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The BV’s Dorset Christmas Quiz 2023

1 – Is Dorset Blue Vinnya) Sparkling wine made with the water of the Blue Poolb) Traditional Dorset recipe for blueberry compotec) Veined cheese...

A new William Barnes oak tree for Athelhampton House

On a rainy Sunday at the end of November, a very special Barnes Oak sapling was planted on the gardens of Athelhampton House by...

The Dorset surgeon who rescued the Elephant Man and saved Edward VII

Sir Frederick Treves, who died a century ago this month, was one of Dorset’s most famous men – Rachael Rowe reports On 15 February 1853,...

If you can hang it on a wall, we can frame it!

As Douglas McLeod Period Frames enters its fifth decade in Salisbury, Gay Pirrie-Weir finds out the essentials of the perfect picture frame You might be...

Unwrap Dorset: unique experiences to gift this Christmas

From great bustard tours to dry stone walling – Rachael Rowe presents The BV’s guide to local gifts for the person who has everything. We...

Housing in North Dorset – how to do it better

With elections looming, North Dorset CPRE’s Rupert Hardy challenges unsustainable, unaffordable local housing strategies Sadly, we and others were unable to stop the North Dorset...

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Kool Kid leads the charge

Cheltenham brought solid runs, but Tizzard’s yard heads to Aintree buoyed by a promising next generation, writes Chris Wald March has been something of a...