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:

• Why a Donheads couple have opened a travel bookstore in Semley.
• Will you pay more council tax to support Dorset Police?
• New arrangements for Shaftesbury Rotary’s North Dorset Cycle Ride in 2021.
• Town Council supports Shaftesbury Abbey plans for enhanced teaching facilities.
• Changes to North Dorset train services because railway staff are self-isolating.
• Planet Shaftesbury’s electric vehicle expert discusses Bell Street car charging plan.
• East Stour medicinal herbalist Julie Wood on the magic of mistletoe.
• Shaftesbury what’s ons.
• Mid-morning bird song on Budden’s Lane.