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:

• Fontmell Magna Parish Council discusses ways to reduce drivers’ speed.
• Jon Corry tries Park Walk Tai Chi.
• Dorset and Wiltshire Fire Service discourage release of Chinese lanterns at New Year.
• Wildlife-friendly gardener Dirty Nails remembers Coppice Street’s sycamore and snowdrops.
• Shaftesbury what’s ons.
• A poem by Catherine Simmonds – inspired by Wincombe’s roosting rooks.
• Soundscapes – forty goldfinches at Rolt Millennium Garden.