From Thatcher’s press pack to Strictly’s dance floor – ahead of his visit to Sturminster Newton, John Sergeant shares shocking biscuit news
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Among the worst-served areas for rural transport, a House of Commons inquiry hears that failing bus networks are widening social inequality.
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BT’s switch from analogue to digital has left one elderly Wincanton couple without a landline during medical emergency
In January, 77-year-old Kate Nutbeam received
From farm accidents to heart attacks … here are the stories of some of the many people who owe everything to the ‘hospital
Newly opened at Sturminster Newton, the Vale Family Hub offers vital community support for North Dorset residents
The new Vale Family Hub for North
While delivering humanitarian aid in Ukraine, Eddy Scott from Shaftesbury suffered major injuries during a drone attack
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In a remarkable interview, Rachael Rowe spoke to Eddy Scott in Kyiv about his...
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Dorset Doddlers go the extra mile for local families
The highly-anticipated Vale Pantry Family Hub Food Bank Run returned on Saturday 22nd February. It’s an event that has become a cherished tradition over...
An extraordinary portrait
Dorset artist Jack Dickson features on Bill Bailey’s BBC series, creating a powerful portrait of railway worker Rizwan Javed MBEJack Dickson, a member of...
Why is Dorset’s culture a competition?
The Grumbler – the open opinion column in The BV. It’s a space for anyone to share their thoughts freely. While the editor will...
Bryanston School’s charities weekend raises £20,000!
One of the most eagerly anticipated events in the Bryanston school calendar, the A2 Charities Weekend, once again brought the whole community together, raising...
The woman who built a museum
In recognition of International Women’s Day, it feels fitting to look back this month at MED’s founder – Hilda Coles was a woman ahead...
Spetisbury | Then & Now
Step back in time with our ‘Then and Now’ feature, where vintage postcards from the Barry Cuff Collection meet modern-day reality. Explore the past...
Fontmell Magna | POSTCARDS FROM A DORSET COLLECTION
This month Barry Cuff has chosen two postcards sent from Fontmell Magna, by the same person and to the same person, sent just a...
Weddings: then, now and back again
From parish churches to country barns – have modern weddings come full circle to their historic roots?Today, we think of a ‘traditional’ wedding as...
Out of the Archive – the Blackmore Vale Motorcycle Club
Following the profile of Blackmore Vale Motorcycle Club last month (Revving through history, The BV Jan 25), Francis Custard has kindly given The BV...
Love in triangles – the Bloomsbury set in Dorset
Dorothy Parker famously said of the Bloomsbury Group that “they painted in circles, lived in squares, and loved in triangles.” While this group of...
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The Random 19 Questions
Cook, farmer and gardener Julius Roberts answers the Random 19
From city chef to Dorset farmer – meet the Instagram sensation who’s working to reconnect a modern audience with their foodJulius Roberts is the...
Actor and top actors’ agent Kerry Gardner takes on the Random 19
His own acting career may have peaked with Up Pompeii!, but as a theatrical agent Kerry Gardner went on to shape the careers of...
The Random 19 with writer Louisa Adjoa Parker
Louisa Adjoa Parker is a writer and poet of English - Ghanaian heritage who lives in Dorset. Louisa hasbeen highly commended by the Forward...
The BV magazine is a monthly digital publication which launched in August 2020, and it is in no way connected with the original, much-loved Blackmore Vale Magazine (owned by Reach PLC, and which ceased publication early the same year), nor with any other, more recently launched printed publication with a similar name. Never the free paper you pick up from the floor of the petrol station, The BV is the half hour read you spend a weekend coffee with.
Dorset Island Discs
When every day is a fantastic day
Nick Heyward looks back on rough school days, dreaming of stardom, David Bowie, naming Haircut 100 … and the joy of reading in the...
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Dorset Cultivation Event Returns in 2025 – The Ultimate Live Action Machinery Show
The Dorset Cultivation Event is set to be the...
Farming’s future needs more than a freebie
Andrew Livingston says LAMMA revealed more than just the...
Frustrations grow with flawed flood plans
George Hosford on beavers, bureaucracy … and Ronnie, the...
Dorset Farming
Breathtaking views are a farmer’s nightmare
Dorset’s ancient hill forts may offer stunning views to their thousands of visitors, but they bring a challenge for farmers. By Andrew LivingstonWith the...
Dorset Wildlife
Is it wildlife vs. development?
Imogen Davenport, Dorset Wildlife Trust’s director of nature-based solutions,...
Troglodytes troglodyte – the king of the birds
Wildlife writer Jane Adams greets one of the UK’s...
Graveyards: an excuse for weeds or a space that nature needs?
Rachael Rowe investigates how Dorset’s living legacy of churchyards...
Troglodytes troglodyte – the king of the birds
Wildlife writer Jane Adams greets one of the UK’s feistiest, loudest and most industrious birds as he survives winter before building a haremI’m filling...
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