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In a remarkable interview, Rachael Rowe spoke to Eddy Scott in Kyiv about his...

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Wessex Water court case should worry us all

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 –...

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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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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.

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This simple and not-too-sweet loaf bake requires no fancy equipment – just a little time to steep the dried fruit before...

Rachael Rowe spoke to two of Dorset’s artisan chocolatiers who are facing tough choices – but refusing to compromise their productChocoholics...

Newly opened at Sturminster Newton, the Vale Family Hub offers vital community support for North Dorset residents‘How did we get here?...

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Greenwashing land grabs

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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

Is it wildlife vs. development?

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Knock, knock …

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A wetland revival

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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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Troglodytes troglodyte – the king of the birds

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