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:

• Ashmore jigsaw maker ‘hasn’t stopped’ with lockdown and now Brexit.
• Shaftesbury’s snowy hill features in press worldwide.
• The story of a Shaftesbury institution – Hine and Parsons.
• Rachel Diment on Shaftesbury’s top snowdrop sites.
• Councillor wants better walking links with St Mary’s School.
• Nick Crump and Tom Perrett prepare RSPB Birdwatch on Breach Common.
• Feeling better in lockdown – Shaftesbury wellness expert Laura Langley.
• Soundscapes – swans eating pondweed in Fontmell Magna.