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:

• Eighty Shaftesbury drama students to record cancer charity CD.
• Fontmell Magna Hall becomes hub for homeworkers.
• MP on lockdown closure of Shaftesbury’s ‘non-essential’ shops.
• Melbury Abbas Parish aims to protect green spaces.
• News from Shaftesbury’s Weldmar outlet.
• Shaftesbury Town Council rejects reduced fees for Town Hall traders.
• The rare breeds of Melbury’s Woodfrys Farm
• Nick Crump records blue tits on a feeder on Breach Lane.