Category: Dorset Food & Drink

So mushroom for sweet chestnuts

As the summer crops hang on a little longer and the autumn season begins, October is the best month for foraging, says expert Carl...

Have you seen the Truckle Truck?

A vintage van was the unlikely solution for cheesemonger Carolyn Hopkins – now she’s an unmissable regular sight at local markets. Rachael Rowe reports Carolyn...

A postcard from Italy

A trip to Italy has wine merchant Sadie Wilkins thinking about avoiding the tourist traps and searching out the genuine local offerings Last week I...

Almond Croissants – so so worth it

I recently found out that almond croissants are one of our brilliant BV Editor’s faves (true fact - Ed) so I thought they might...

Looking sweet in the meadow (and on the roadside too)

September is a month of abundance, even after a summer drought, says foraging expert Carl Mintern as he enjoys the literal fruits of the...

Is this the perfect autumnal bake? Simple-but-perfect apple turnovers

The hot and sunny summer will have been a blessing for all the parts of our lovely county that benefit from the tourist trade....

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Mud, rain, mud …

Lucy Procter is in the midst of the highs and lows of managing a rain-soaked foaling season ‘I’m just so over this wet weather! When...

A cruel father found guilty in 1905

Southern Times and Dorset County Herald - Saturday 07January 1905Charles Stay, a tramp, was charged with wilfully exposing three children, Charles, 16, Elizabeth, 11...

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