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Inside this issue you will find good people, good dogs, good horses, good motorbikes,...

Commemorating the 80th Anniversary of the D-Day Landings

The Sturminster Newton Literary Festival 2024 D-Day Project is looking for contributions from local people whose family members took part in the military invasion...

Braced for foaling season

As the due dates passed, everyone at The Glanvilles Stud was on tenterhooks for the delivery of the first foal, says Lucy Procter January saw...

Eye opening careers fair for North Dorset

Last week saw the annual North Dorset Careers Fair at The Exchange in Sturminster Newton, run by Dorset Careers Hub. More than 700 local...

The Prep Advantage

Simon Ridley, the new head of Bryanston Prep, says a prep school education opens new doors for children, whatever their interests We all know every...

Stourpaine | Then and Now

Step back in time with our ‘Then and Now’ feature, where vintage postcards meet modern-day reality. Explore the past and present on the same...

A rare look at Winterborne Zelston

This month Barry Cuff has chosen a couple of postcards of Winterborne Zelston: ‘I have been collecting since 1974, and I have only ever...

Sturminster Marshall | Then and Now

The original toll round house stood in the angle between the Blandford and Wimborne roads, with the Poole road going off to the right....

A wander through Colehill Wimborne | POSTCARDS FROM A DORSET COLLECTION

This month Barry Cuff has chosen a couple of postcards of Colehill near Wimborne Minster. Sent initially to Titchfield, this postcard was forwarded on to...

The forgotten slaves of the West Country

Dorset’s forgotten ordeal: Rupert Hardy explores the impact of Barbary pirate invasions on local seafaring and family histories In recent years, many have focused on...

Lydlinch | Then & Now

Step back in time with our ‘Then and Now’ feature, where vintage postcards meet modern-day reality. Explore the past and present on the same...
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The Random 19 Questions

Paul Atterbury, Antiques Roadshow expert, answers the Random 19

From puppeteer’s son to TV authority: one of the nation’s favourite experts talks antiques, art, and Andy Pandy Paul Atterbury is a writer, lecturer, curator,...

The Random 19 with writer Louisa Adjoa Parker

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From hen parties to Gruffalo-themed painting, Sophie’s Pottery Cafe has swiftly become a community hub for fun creativity It was obvious there...

The alchemy of cookery with a 17th century adventurer and the secrets of some old Dorset kitchens – Fanny Charles Fifty years...

I personally love the texture of a good bagel – slightly chewy and dense. As you’d expect, nothing beats home baked...

Rachael Rowe visits the Gillingham hotspot that has transformed from Moto Corsa dealership to mussels and marshmallows among the motorbikes With motorbike...

Rachael Rowe visits the cosy hub of community, coffee, and culinary delights which is building a reputation for its fresh fare...

Celebrating the quality and diversity of food and drink in Dorset (with a pinch of Wiltshire and Somerset) with Fanny Charles When...

Dorset Farming

Much ado about many things

Though there’s been TB testing at Rawston this month,...

Beware the tractors in town | Farm Tales

The public perception challenge: how British farmers’ protests could...

NFU Education reached half a million schoolchildren in 2023

Sowing seeds of agricultural knowledge, the NFU programme is...

Beware the slurry shuffle | Farm Tales

Dorset’s daring rescues – but Andrew Livingston points out...

From hedges to hay

From kitchen classrooms to hedge health: farmer George Hosford...

The Gillingham & Shaftesbury Show is to become a two day show!

North Dorset's annual agricultural Gillingham & Shaftesbury Show is a beacon in the local calendar, and has traditionally been a single day event on...

Dorset Wildlife

Beyond fetch; Lucy Nolan’s training the dog owners | BV Podcast

One in three of us yearns to throw in...

Join the Birdwatch: is your garden bird-friendly?

Employ My Ability offers vocational training for students with...

The littlest fox

The commonly found tawny mining bee doesn’t sting, isn’t...

A pungent predicament

Polecats have quietly been making a secretive but fragrant...

Letters, cold swims and Polecats | BV Podcast

The first of this month's podcasts has, of course,...

A pungent predicament

Polecats have quietly been making a secretive but fragrant return, says wildlife writer Jane Adams – but there are hybrid hurdles to overcome Who hasn’t...

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