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Planning Your Trip to the Gillingham and Shaftesbury Show: Where to Stay and What to See

There is something uniquely British about voluntarily spending a significant portion of your August weekend standing in a field in Motcombe, surrounded by pristine...

The BV becomes Dorset Life – a new chapter begins

If you’ve been reading The BV for a while, you’ll know we’ve never stood still for long. What began in 2020 as a local,...

From fire engine funding battles to a fierce defence of rural England | BV Podcast

From fire engine funding battles to a fierce defence of rural England (by way of a silk loom), April’s podcast is rooted in Dorset...

Shaftesbury Food Festival returns for 2026

Highlights this year include the annual cheese race – enjoy the spectacle of people racing 23kg cheeses UP Gold Hill – plus MasterChef stars,...

Yeovil nursing home rated ‘Outstanding’ by care regulator

A specialist nursing home in Yeovil has been rated ‘Outstanding’ by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), following its latest inspection. Cooksons Court provides nursing care,...

Final call for young netballers – Bryanston trials close soon

Young netballers across Dorset and the South West have just a short window to apply for trials at a new Netball Centre of Excellence...

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It’s a new home for Cattistock point-to-point this season

As the 100 year old Point-to-Point racing (amateur steeplechasing) season begins, Sara Greenwood introduces the new home of the Cattistock course. Point-to-Point horse racing, steeplechasing...

The Attention Economy: How Digital Industries Compete for Your Free Time

Nothing online seems to cost much any more, yet the companies giving it away are worth more than ever. That contradiction has a straightforward...

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