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Hardy Monument walk with big views | 10.5 miles

This day's walk (we took more than four hours, with some nice stops along the way) sets out along the South Dorset Ridgeway with...

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...

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Beautiful, record-breaking Honeysuckle!

Breeding stock sales, tracking horses and the glory that is the matchless Honeysuckle - Lucy Procter reflects on November at the Glanvilles Stud. Here on...

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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