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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
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Newly opened at Sturminster Newton, the Vale Family Hub offers vital community support for North Dorset residents
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While delivering humanitarian aid in Ukraine, Eddy Scott from Shaftesbury suffered major injuries during a drone attack
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Question: if you pay someone to do a job and they don’t complete it, should you be able to refuse to pay the whole...
Gillingham student delivers powerful Articulation speech
Tucked into the rolling chalk and flint-filled fields near Salisbury is an iconic art institution. NewArtCentre was once known simply as Roche Court –...
Wessex Group raises £5,000 for Marie Curie
Wessex Group has donated £5,000 to Marie Curie, the UK’s leading end-of-life charity, following a year of dedicated fundraising efforts. Each year, employees 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...
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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Frustrations grow with flawed flood plans
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North Dorset's annual agricultural Gillingham & Shaftesbury Show is a beacon in the local calendar, and has traditionally been a single day event on...
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Is it wildlife vs. development?
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Troglodytes troglodyte – the king of the birds
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Graveyards: an excuse for weeds or a space that nature needs?
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