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Dorset community news
Unearthing the Anglo-Saxons of Iwerne Minster
A cemetery of Saxon burials lies hidden beneath a Dorset village – and it is revealing stories reaching back more than 1,200 years
It’s not...
Dorset community news
Planning isn’t fair – but your views can make a difference
Dorset’s future is being drawn up now – and unless residents speak up, crucial local knowledge and concerns will be left out of the...
New issue of The BV
Read September’s BV right here
Planning urgency, Saxon skeletons, opinionated locals, a 700-year-old murder case and it's Dorset County Show weekend – this month’s BV is big, bold and...
The BV Podcast
Imported dogs, rural pressure and Minette Batters’ roadmap for farming | BV podcast
August’s BV podcast – from lockdown dog imports and unregulated rescues to a planning system stretched to its limits, and the voices still shouting...
Dorset community news
Dorset Council reveals draft Local Plan – 50,000 new homes by 2040
Dorset Council has published its Local Plan Options Consultation 2025, setting out where thousands of new homes, employment land, traveller sites – and even...
Gillingham & Shaftesbury Show
Heavy horses and high drama at G&S Show
It’s the second Wednesday in August, so of course it must be time for the Gillingham & Shaftesbury Show. After a scorching heatwave for...
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