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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'

The Alfred Daily – 18th February 2026

On The Alfred Daily Today: Half-Term Fun In Shaftesbury: Football, Crafts, Bingo, And The Snowdrop Lantern Procession Mayor Criticises Dorset Council Communication Over Christy's Lane Development Change Alex Armstrong Memorial Fund Donates Hospital Welcome Box For Families Botanical Candle Company Seeks Two Part-Time Team Members In Shaftesbury Shaftesbury Cricket Club Invites Children To "Give Cricket A Go" This Spring Family Business Behind Morrisons Daily And Elite Garages Grows With Major Purchase Chelsea Appeals For Help After DPD Delivery Goes Missing In Shaftesbury Tiny West Stour Moves Towards Its Own Neighbourhood Plan Shaftesbury Carnival Shares Record £7,500 And Plans Ahead For 150th Year BV Dairy Launches "Bike The Hedgerows" Challenge For Prostate Cancer UK Dorset Council Approves Changes At Gold Hill, Long Cross, Kingsman's Lane, And Wincombe Business Park One-Hour Drive Ideas For Thursday Night Entertainment Around The Region Virginia Hayward Hamper Sale Offers "Fill A Box" Bargains On Saturday Morning Half-Term Visitors Praise Gold Hill Museum After Finding The "Mummified Moggy" Matt's Property Questions: Insurance After Exchange, Pantries, Fixtures, And Smart Home Accounts

The Alfred Daily – 17th February 2026

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The Alfred Daily – 16th February 2026

On The Alfred Daily Today: Shaftesbury What's On Including Shaftesbury Snowdrop Festival Homefield Resident Says Rural View Has Become A 'Tip' Behind His Bungalow Wiltshire To Close The A350 Overnight For More Tarmac Patching Near Semley Hollow Compton Abbas Old School Hall: Villagers Launch Bid To Buy The Building Ludwell Pothole Rescue: Community Rally Around Stranded Driver Holidaymakers From Indonesia Call In At Gold Hill What The Cranborne Chase National Landscape Partnership Does And How You Can Help John Parker's Take On The Cranborne Chase: The Work Behind The Signs As You Drive Out Of Shaftesbury Shaftesbury Fringe Considers Park And Ride And Martin's Law Security Measures Motcombe Volunteer Jill Jenkinson Heads To Uganda With Mobility Aids Tree Down On The B3081 At Tollard Royal: Road Reopens After Fast Clearance Countryside Alliance Awards: Motcombe Village Shop Learns Its Finalist Rivals Police Confirm Report Of A Deliberate Car Fire On King Alfred's Way John Blashford-Snell Costa Rica Talk: Tickets On Sale For Motcombe Fundraiser TrafficNews: Spread Eagle Hill Works, B3081 Night Works, A303 Closure And More Oxfam Bookshop Round-Up: Sheet Music, Anatomy Cards And A Vintage Typewriter

The Alfred Daily – 15th February 2026

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