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Trevor Carsbrook

12th April 1946 - 18th May 2025 Formerly of Blandford Forum Dorset. Passed away at his daughers home in Newbury Berkshire after a short illness, surrounded...

New bus services roll in for North Dorset – just weeks after local backlash

In March, The BV was the only news outlet in the county to report on a damning House of Commons inquiry which ranked Dorset...

Over 9,000 knitted flowers transform the Museum of East Dorset for Dementia Awareness Week

A spectacular sea of handmade forget-me-not flowers has bloomed across the Museum of East Dorset in Wimborne, as the award-winning museum marks the start...

Blandford & Sturminster Ladies crown season with Vase victory

In an edge-of-the-seat final that went to the wire, Blandford & Sturminster Ladies faced Southampton University Ladies 3s in the Hampshire Senior Ladies Vase. Nerves...

Wimborne’s Forget-Me-Not Factory: 8,500 flowers, one extraordinary community effort

More than 8,500 hand-knitted and crocheted forget-me-not flowers have been created by the people of Dorset as part of a community campaign led by...

Turning 100, farming fury and a fond farewell

This episode will stay with you – from a century of stories told with grace by Jim Freer, to George Hosford’s blistering takedown of...

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Mama mare, here you go again

Breeding from your mare is a step many owners consider – Sara Greenwood shares the pitfalls and her experienced tips to make it work Your...

Fresh eyes at the Museum of East Dorset

There’s a new face among the artefacts at the Museum of East Dorset. Millie Lake, 29, has joined as the museum’s new Curator –...

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