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Listen To Alfred - Life In Shaftesbury - Episode 30

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Sinopsis

This time on Alfred, the podcast for Shaftesbury, The Vale and Chase areas of North Dorset and West Wiltshire: Praise for Shaftesbury locals from a 93-year old, after his precious photos are returned with his lost wallet. Tony Hawkins is delighted. And there’s great news about his Town Hall tea dances, too! (00:23) New Year’s honours for Motcombe’s ‘King and Queen’. Alfred chats with Liz Pocock, BEM and John Blashford-Snell, CBE. (04:13) An uphill struggle - the challenge of creating a cycleway between Motcombe and Shaftesbury. Alfred talks with Shaftesbury councillor John Lewer and Motcombe councillor Peter Mouncey about an off-road bike link. (12:14) Why a busy North Dorset road will close for three months. Dorset County Council hopes that technology will stop the traffic jams and delays for drivers in Melbury Abbas. (20:00) Dr Marie Stopes - the Dorset woman who changed opinion on parenting and relationships. And why she was both loved and loathed. We preview a Shaftesbury lecture about her life. (30:16)