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Win a £100 National Trust book bundle!

We're really excited to celebrate the launch of the National Trust's latest title - Wild Escapes by Sian Anna Lewis! Wild Escapes: Incredible Places...

Cranborne Chase: A Secret Landscape

It has been called a ‘secret landscape’ – and not just because there doesn’t seem to be a sign anywhere directing you to ‘Cranborne...

Win tickets to SturLitFest!

Attention, book lovers! The Sturminster Newton Literary Festival is back, and this year it's bigger and better than ever! The festival is expanding to...

The Countess of Carnarvon answers the 19 random questions

Countess Carnarvon, the chatelaine of Highclere Castle, will be giving a talk at the Exchange in Sturminster Newton this month about her latest book,...

BOOK CORNER by Wayne Winstone, of Winstone’s book shop in Sherborne

I am writing this in February and it still feels cold enough to enjoy a good fire – and of course some good reading...

Wonders for a nature-loving brain

BV readers have long been fans of our wildife writer Jane Adams, and the power of her words. Her column is a favourite of...

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Put your heart into endurance rides

How do you go about preparing for one of the equestrian world’s most fulfilling events? Local endurance rider Claire Fowler explains. Endurance riding is a...

Angela Rebecca Teasdale

5th October 1976 – 14th December 2025 Angie passed away suddenly at home on Sunday 14th December, aged 49 years. Devoted wife to Roger, proud...

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