Sign inOpen the app
Artwork for The Alfred Daily
News

The Alfred Daily

Keri Jones

Essential daily news, conversation and information for Shaftesbury and the villages of the Cranborne Chase and Blackmore Vale areas of North Dorset and South Wiltshire.

SubscribeListen in podnodRSS feedShow website
  • 102 episodes
  • Updated Sunday

Episodes102

Newest first
  • June 1 · 56 min

    The Alfred Daily – 2nd June 2026

    On The Alfred Daily Today: Shaftesbury What's Ons More Bins, Less Space, More Cost: King Alfred's Kitchen Owner Questions New Recycling Requirements Could A Street-By-Street Solar Scheme Work In Shaftesbury? Community Appeal Launched As Motcombe Faces Development Pressure Coombe House Farm Opens To The Public For The First Time Thirteen Gardens Open Their Gates Across Motcombe St Denis Lodge Recruiting Cleaner And Care Assistant Italian Visitors Say Gold Hill Was Worth The Journey Donkeys And Shetlands Last Home Launches Shepherd's Hut Breaks Higher Green Farm Arts Announces Summer Workshops Jan Walls Celebrates The Beauty Of June In Dorset Gardens From Bath To Poole: Ideas For A Day Or Evening Out Fly-Tipping Blights Dorset Lanes As Residents Urged To Stay Vigilant

  • May 31 · 58 min

    The Alfred Daily – 1st June 2026

    (Episode 2263) On The Alfred Daily Today: Shaftesbury What's Ons Tesco Asked To Help Resident After Trees Block TV Signal Dachshund Rescue Show Draws Dog Lovers From Across The Country Dorset Day Celebrates County Traditions, Food And Folklore Parents Urged To Check Free School Meal Eligibility Changes Walking Football, Home Library Service And Cost-Of-Living Help Highlighted Andrea Jenkins Says Open Studios Put Artists Back At The Centre Tourists Discover Gold Hill After Seeing It Online Appeal For Witnesses After Salisbury Street Collision Nancy's Bookshelf: Photography, Hay-On-Wye And An Indian Epic Dorset Blind Association Shop Thanks Donors After Busy Spring Your Gadgets And Devices Questions Answered By Graham Lord Compton Abbas Airfield To Mark 82nd Anniversary Of D-Day Children's Society Collectors To Take To Shaftesbury High Street Paul Barwick To Explore The PC Yvonne Fletcher Case

  • May 26 · 59 min

    The Alfred Daily – 27th May 2026

    On The Alfred Daily Today: Shaftesbury What's Ons Guide Raised Voices And Legal Warnings At Mampitts Hub Committee Meeting Yellow Thunderstorm Warning Covers Shaftesbury After Hot Weather French Mill Rise Studio Tour Offers Art, Ceramics And Blackmore Vale Views Riverdance, Carmen And Tosca Feature In Motcombe Hall's Biggest Programme Kathy Morgan Praises Shaftesbury's Foxgloves And Hedgerow Honeysuckle What's On Within An Hour Of Shaftesbury This Thursday Save The Children Summer Fair Marks 25 Years In East Knoyle Andrea Hands Found Debit Card To Tesco Customer Services Boatwrights Q&A Covers Selling Stress, Rural Heating And Tenant Rules

  • May 18 · 57 min

    The Alfred Daily – 19th May 2026

    On The Alfred Daily Today: Blackmore Down Residents Ask Why Dorset Council Has Not Enforced Original Estate Plans Shaftesbury's New Mayor Andy Hollingshead Voted In At Annual Council Meeting Birdsong From Town Hall Balcony Will Remember Shaftesbury Artist Nick Crump Shaftesbury FC Launches New Under-8s Team After Growing Club Buzz Scottish Folk Singer Simon Kempston Brings Global Touring Stories To Ashmore Visitors Praise Shaftesbury After Gold Hill Weekend Stay Jan Walls Says Recent Rain Has Given East Stour Gardens A Lift Shaftesbury Area Roadworks Bring Closures, Diversions And Delays Events Within An Hour Of Shaftesbury For Wednesday The 20th Of May

  • May 17 · 56 min

    The Alfred Daily – 18th May 2026

    On The Alfred Daily Today: Second Home Windfall Sparks Questions Over Dorset Housing Cash Distinguished Gentleman's Ride Fills Compton Abbas Airfield With Classic Bikes And Big Hearts Film About Sheep, Wool And Rural Life Comes To Hawker's Farm Knife Crime Falls Across Dorset As Police Renew Weapons Surrender Campaign Mayor Virginia Edwyn-Jones Reschedules Charity Wing Walk After Weather Cancellation Rain Fails To Stop Four Villages Spring Fete Crowd In Charlton Colour Run Returns To Donhead Sports Club With More Paint And Water Cannons Shaftesbury Ghost Walks Return With Tales Of Tragedy And Mystery Road Closures Continue Around Motcombe, Semley And Melbury Abbas Bath Visitors Discover Gold Hill Ahead Of Coppleridge Wedding Celebration Swedish Children's Classics And Musical Books Arrive At Oxfam Bookshop Shaftesbury FC Under-14s Reach Dorset League Cup Final

  • May 16 · 59 min

    The Alfred Daily – 17th May 2026

    On The Alfred Daily Today: 17th May 2026 Shaftesbury What's Ons East Knoyle Pub To Reopen Part-Time As It Goes On The Market Motcombe Bench Tribute For 'Mayor Of Motcombe' Tom Crabb Semley Road Closure Sparks Fresh Business Fears Mystery Grass Letters Baffle Shaftesbury Residents Pub Roof Sign Debate Reignites Park Walk View Row New Team Members Wanted At Shaftesbury's Half Moon Stairlift Work Closes Shaftesbury Town Hall Offices Shaftesbury Families Invited To Giant Inflatable Fundraiser Simon Kempston To Perform Intimate Ashmore Concert Little Pickles Market Returns To Shaftesbury Visitors Fall In Love With Gold Hill Charm Dorset Arts Week Set To Launch Across SP7 Area Belle Street Singers Reflect On Sequels, Spin-Offs And Snow Machines Ted Winter Reads Short Story Kindness Blooms