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January’s issue is out now 🙂

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We know, we know – we're late this month. We did warn everyone ... but we missed us too. On the plus side, it's...

Dorset Council budget relies on Council Tax to fund rising care costs

The BV puzzles – January 2026

Batters review dismantles the ‘0.6% myth’ and warns farming is being priced out of survival

Black Pug Books

equestrian

Equestrian Dorset

Lessons from a yearling (pt2)

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In the second part of her series, Tamsin Doar is heading out for a mooch, cautiously trying out loading, and surpassing all expectations at...
Equestrian Dorset

W is for Winter…

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Jess Rimmer leans into winter training, a new horse and an alphabet game that somehow ends in Tenerife sunshine and bacon turnovers OK. It’s officially...

November hot streak

Festive fun and top-class racing this winter at Wincanton Racecourse!

DORSET HISTORY

FROM THE BV...

Wildlife & farming

Our Darkest Hour?

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As Westminster turns a blind eye to rural Britain, NFU chairman Tim Gelfs argues that farmers must take their case to the people One of...

A splash of yellow in December

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Jane Adams enjoys her chance meetings with a grey wagtail, Wimborne’s winter dancer There’s a bird I always associate with the colder months. I shouldn’t,...

George Hosford’s had enough – and so has the Grumbler

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What happens when the people who own the land stop caring about it? In this final episode of the year, George Hosford returns with...

Ploughing up old problems – and new ones

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George Hosford muses on profit-driven big agribusiness, vicious mink and the rediscovered therapy of a day behind the plough A letter landed in my lap...

Dorset Food & drink

Dorset community news

The BV’s Christmas Quiz 2025

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This year, we’re feasting our way around the globe. Every question is a Christmas dish from somewhere in the world – don’t worry, it’s...

A View From the Saddle: two riders, one ridiculous adventure

Pan di Higo

Reconnecting with food, farming, and the land

Spiced Pumpkin Cornbread

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January’s issue is out now 🙂

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We know, we know – we're late this month. We did warn everyone ... but we missed us too. On the plus side, it's...

latest jobs

A COUNTRY LIVING

A Country Living

Black Pug Books

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She wrangled Queen, Frost and the Rolling Stones – 50 years on Victoria Sturgess runs Black Pug Books with the same wit, grit and...
A Country Living

Flying in the fear factor

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Armed with hawks, falcons and fierce dedication, Dorset’s Ryan Ashworth blends old-world falconry with modern pest control – and finds wild beauty The poet WB...

Dorset’s very own Batman

Core values

Voice of the showground

Bud, bloom, berry … repeat

dorset walks

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