Category: News

The BV becomes Dorset Life – a new chapter begins

If you’ve been reading The BV for a while, you’ll know we’ve never stood still for long. What began in 2020 as a local,...

North Dorset writer publishes new book on Britain

Dorset author Harry Bucknall has published a new book charting a 6,500-mile journey across Britain.A Road for All Seasons, released on 19th March, follows...

Victor Ernest Eason

30 March 1938 - 01 April 2026 EASON - Victor Ernest 1st April aged 88. Beloved husband of Valerie. Adored father, step-father, grandfather and great...

Rural fire cover under threat

Cuts will kill, warns Fire Brigade Union, as rural communities rally to fight proposed station closures and loss of engines The decision to close eight...

Two Dorset farmers get the Golden Buzzer

When Jeremy Clarkson’s Farmers’ Choir hit the Golden Buzzer, two Dorset voices were at the heart of a performance carrying more than harmony The Hawkstone...

The assault on rural England

In this open letter, Trevor Bailey, a long-standing rural development advocate, sets out his case that government policy is driving an unprecedented assault on...

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Steering lives, not just horses, at RAC Saddle Club

At Bovington Saddle Club, yard manager Steph Buchanan has spent three decades quietly transforming lives – not just of horses, but of people too Anyone...

Classroom Teacher required by Fairmead School (Mudford Road, Yeovil, Somerset. BA21 4NZ)

Full & Part Time Classroom Teachers MPS/UPS + 1 SEN September 2026 or potentially earlier Fairmead School is a special school for young people aged 4–16...