The Alfred Daily is a 30-minute radio programme for Shaftesbury and the surrounding area, being broadcast 7 days-a-week. On The Alfred Daily today:

• Shaftesbury nursing home devises tool to measure residents’ happiness.
• Carnival community says goodbye to Ray Humphries MBE.
• Survey asks residents whether Dorset Council offers value for money.
• How animal bones give clues to the past – Shaftesbury archaeology talk tonight.
• Planet Shaftesbury speaker to share vision for wildlife-friendly farming.
• Takeaway message – David Griffin Shepherd of La Fleur de Lys.
• Gardening with Dirty Nails – garlic, potatoes and a kestrel.
• Soundscapes – a raven on French Mill Lane.