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:

• NHS announce £20m for new Shaftesbury hospital facility.
• Abbeyfield chairman urges Dorset planners to amend housing proposal.
• Shaftesbury underground – the train carriage buried beneath the town centre.
• Audience will direct Port Regis music teacher’s Shaftesbury Fringe show.
• Grant funds online events for Shaftesbury library users.
• Volunteers complete massive Melbury Abbas litter pick.
• Latest free books at Mampitts Road exchange.
• Soundscapes – a chiffchaff on Gascoigne’s Lane.