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The BV named the UK’s Regional News Site of the Year 2024 at Press Gazette’s Future of Media Awards

We are utterly bowled over to have been named the Regional News Site of the Year at one of the UK's most prestigious media...

Bucked in the Yarn

Three small Somerset villages had a huge impact on global exploration and trade – Rachael Rowe talks to Professor Terry Stevens “Nothing much ever happened...

Charles Church, master of the equestrian portrait

From washing dishes in Newmarket to Royal commissions, leading equestrian artist Charles Church answers the 19 random questions Interview by Sally Cooper Charles Church’s reputation as...

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...

Bees at risk: can we stop the hornet invasion?

Asian hornets pose a growing threat to Britain’s pollinators and to agriculture – experts call for public help to stop their rapid spread by Andrew...

David versus Goliath

Controversy in Henstridge: Council overrides local opposition and greenlights 130-home development despite safety concerns and infrastructure challenges by Rachael Rowe When 266 residents formally write to...

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21-year-old jockey Alice Procter faces spinal injury after fall

After Alice’s devastating fall at Cartmel racecourse, her dad Doug Procter talks to editor Laura Hitchcock about living every parent’s nightmare I hadn’t spoken to...

Our insect balance sheet is in the red

Few indicators are as revealing as insects. After decades observing them, DWT’s Hamish Murray has a sober assessment of Dorset’s natural balance For more than...