On The Alfred Daily Today: Shaftesbury What's Ons Guide Friends Outline Bigger Healthcare Ambitions For Shaftesbury Motcombe Music Festival Adds Second Stage For Its Biggest Year Yet Dead Lamb Photograph Reopens Debate Over Dogs On Fontmell Downs Shaftesbury Residents Report Late-Night Doughnut Driving In Angel Square K-Pop Inspires Shaftesbury Performing Arts Summer At TLW Dance New Shaftesbury Creative Club Opens For Adults Who Want To Try Art Again Four Villages Fete Book Sale Nears One Thousand Donations Manchester Visitor Says Shaftesbury's Gold Hill Was Worth The Trip Belle Street Singers Wonder Who In Shaftesbury Is Turning 100 Nicolette Gunn Reads The Wooden Bowl In Alfred's Creative Writing Slot

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The Alfred Daily – 10th May 2026

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The Alfred Daily – 9th May 2026

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