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Can you balance Dorset Council’s budget?

Dorset residents are being invited to try their hand at balancing the county’s books through a new online simulator launched by Dorset Council this...

equestrian

First runs and winter prep

As the Tizzard yard gears up for winter, Chris Wald reports strong early form – and barn manager Jemma Sargent says there’s nowhere she’d...

Finishing strong, dreaming bigger

From Ballindenisk’s bold fences to Bovington’s ribbons, Team Rimmer’s Basil, Max, Ippo and Jimmy gave Jess their best year yet It’s the end of the...

Lessons from a yearling

DORSET HISTORY

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Wildlife & farming

Here we go again

As milk prices crash (again), Tim Gelfs says it’s time for farmers to stop being ‘price-takers’, and to start learning from Coca-Cola Just when it...

Winter birds to watch out for

Think winter’s a quiet time for wildlife? Hamish Murray from Dorset Wildlife Trust says otherwise – from firecrests to spoonbills, this is birdsong season After...

Pink, parrot, golden or blackening

Bright as boiled sweets and fussy as cats, these fungi reveal Dorset’s ancient meadows – Jane Adams invites you to meet the waxcaps This month,...

Levelling up … the John Deere way

Oats have frustrated George Hosford this year … almost as much as politicians and DEFRA and the Countryside Stewardship Scheme Everyone loves working on the...

Dorset Food & drink

Wake up!

I often write about food production in this unstable world, and today’s world news only reinforces the message. I’m writing this on the last...
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November issue of The BV is here 🙂

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Council tax bailiffs, Dorset COP, falconry, farming, foxes and fierce debate – November’s BV is packed with stories of real Dorset life. Free to...
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A COUNTRY LIVING

Dorset’s very own Batman

Zoologist Steve Masters is helping Dorset’s bats fight back against their spooky reputation – with harp traps and a passion for hand-winged wonders Blood-sucking fiends...

Core values

Tracie Beardsley raises a pint glass to one of Dorset’s youngest cider makers – moving an ancient craft into a thriving 21st-century business While his...

Voice of the showground

In the company of bees

Big bad wolf proof

dorset walks