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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...

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...

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...

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 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...

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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November hot streak

A good month for the Tizzard team, says Chris Wald, with Cheltenham clean sweeps, Ascot perfection and a yard at full stride ahead of...