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 firefighters respond to teatime call out.
• Volunteers help Shaftesbury groups start Facebook pages.
• Rose bushes of remembrance proposed for Shaftesbury cemetery.
• Community groups to pay £5k to lower Christy’s Lane curb.
• Shaftesbury Christian charity appeals for Christmas hamper treats.
• Director’s diary – Rosie plans her Shaftesbury Arts Centre show.
• John Cluett’s Dorset hillfort poem.
• Shaftesbury job vacancies.
• Gardener Dirty Nails’ tribute to Trinity churchyard trees.
• Nick Crump’s soundscape – jackdaws and blue tits on Castle Hill.