The Alfred Daily – 19th February 2026

On The Alfred Daily Today:

Your Local News From Shaftesbury For Thursday 19th Feb

Shaftesbury What's On: Soup Lunches, Snowdrops, Walks And Bingo

Motcombe Retired Firefighter Kev Kaye Warns Fire Station Closures Could Cost Lives

Serious A350 Crash Near Motcombe Turn In Semley

Shaftesbury Bookshops Reach South West Final Of British Book Awards - Kitchen Table's Sarah Rudder Overjoyed

Fringe And Shaftesbury In Bloom Told To Leave Barton Hill Base - Urgent Hunt For New Storage

Lent Lunches Return To Shaftesbury Town Hall Friday - Jill Hunt Explains

Hope Charity Expands After Financial Struggles Nearly Forced Closure Last Year

Star-Studded Othello And Royal Ballet Giselle Bring Covent Garden To Motcombe

Tesco Shoppers Help Shaftesbury In Bloom Secure £1,500

Dinah's Hollow Row Deepens As Drivers Ignore Diversions

First-Time Visitors Call Shaftesbury 'Absolutely Beautiful'