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Part Time Gardener Required | nr Maiden Bradley

Knowledgeable gardener sought for 3 acre garden near Maiden Bradley, approximately two days per week.  You must have the experience and ability to maintain...

A sticking plaster budget from a ‘rurally ignorant’ Chancellor

The Chancellor’s budget is urban-centred, will hit small businesses hard, potentially threatens the future of small family farms across the region, has nothing for...

ANNOUNCING The BV Reader’s Photography Charity Calendar 2025

We're thrilled to introduce the very first BV Readers' Photography Charity Calendar, celebrating Dorset's beauty through the eyes of our talented photographer readers! After...

From local agri-legend Matthew Holland to baby-saving Dr. Michael Fernando | BV Podcast

In this episode of the BV Podcast, hosts Terry Bennett and Jenny Devitt bring us conversations with three Dorset locals, each with their own...

Community saddened by abrupt closure of local garden centre

Thorngrove Garden Centre, having been at the heart of Gillingham for more than 50 years, has been closed to the public, though it currently...

Dorset voices, big issues: housing, farming and hidden science

Welcome to the first October episode of the BV Podcast! In this episode, hosts Jenny Devitt and Terry Bennett cover key stories from Dorset. After...

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Four riders … 25 fences … No regrets.

Fast, fearless and faintly unhinged, team chasing turns sensible riders into adrenaline junkies and horses like The Sass Queen into absolute legends It’s fair to...