The Alfred Daily – 7th September 2026

On The Alfred Daily Today: Shaftesbury Events Guide Dorset Council To Review Shaftesbury Car Parking, But Rules Out Overnight Charges Former Shaftesbury Primary Head Paul Lavis Named Acting Trust Chief Executive New Friends Group Launches Fundraiser To Keep Open House Running Wessex Heavy Horse Show Returns To Motcombe's Turnpike Showground Shaftesbury Abbey Hosts First Heritage Craft Weekend Loud Music Keeps Villages Awake Across The Chase Overnight Motcombe's Copperidge Petanque Enjoy Strong Debut Season View From The Hill: Poole Family Surprised By Shaftesbury On First Visit How Shaftesbury Nearly Became A 1960s Ring Road And London Overspill Town Town Crier Phil Ellsworth Returns From Championships Without Silverware Oxfam Bookshop: Gardening, Concorde-Era Guitar Books And A John Martyn Biography