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Forty years on: the Bourton Village Video

A window to 1983 – a time when the village suffered endless traffic jams, but there were two pubs and two shops … and...

The Stur half marathon and 5k thank yous!

The race is over, and there were 360 entries, with 319 finishers in the half marathon – a fantastic turnout! Thomas Corbin of Poole...

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Midas by WunderhorseCommunion The UK has gone Oasis crazy. News of their re-formation (and the widespread frustration of ticket-hunters) has been huge news for weeks...

Jackie Upton King, 1944-2024

When friends and family gathered to celebrate Jackie Upton-King’s 80th birthday on a weekend in Lyme Regis recently, they had no idea that it...

Chamber CEO faces fear of heights for hospice charity skydive

Dorset Chamber’s chief executive, Ian Girling, is preparing to conquer his lifelong fear of heights … by leaping from a plane at 10,000 feet!As...

Speed, spitfires & supercars

Buckle up, Dorset – the 2024 Clayesmore Classic & Supercar Sunday was one for the record books! An estimated 5,500 people turned up to...

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Enter the Spice Merchant

Soupy dinners, a lorry full of mice and a dreamy back end – Basil begins his first season with Jess Rimmer with power, promise...

Dorset’s secret soldiers and George Hosford on the failing TB system | BV Podcast

From secret Dorset saboteurs preparing for Nazi invasion to the 19th-century TB tests still dictating modern farming,  February’s BV podcast is a deep dive...

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