Listen To Alfred

This time on Alfred, the podcast for Shaftesbury, The Vale and Chase areas of North Dorset and West Wiltshire: The new Shaftesbury Café Club that’s being set up prevent people from feeling lonely. Alfred meets the woman bringing Coffee Companions to Shaftesbury. (00:24) Dorset Council turns down a new estate at Enmore Green. Alfred reports from the packed meeting, where campaigners were surprised by the new council’s decision but also delighted that the Shaftesbury Slopes will stay green - for now. (07:48) The story of Shaftesbury’s original pop-up art shop. We meet Kate Toms, the artist behind ‘Art in May’, now in its 19th year. (12:48) The power of the handpans. We check in with the sound therapist offering Shaftesbury people an emotional experience through his music. (22:20) A new CCTV camera in Shaftesbury town centre could identify where people causing late night noise are coming from. Councillor Derek Beer tells Alfred more. (29:48)