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The BV Magazine wins prestigious NMA’s Regional Publication of the Year 2024

We are thrilled to announce that The BV has been awarded the prestigious NMA's Regional Publication of the Year 2024! This amazing accolade is...

Royal Bath & West pre-show magazine 2024

Introducing the Royal Bath & West Show Pre Show Magazine for 2024! Dive in and find out what you can do, see and explore at...

It started with a letter from John Makepeace …

From Housework at The Sherborne to artists at the brewery, Dorset Art Weeks are packed with inspiration, exploration – and a boost to the...

Supper at Pleck is back

Editor Laura tried the seasonal pop-up which transforms a family home into a sociable culinary destination with Alex Woodhouse at the helm In 2021, COVID...

Five generations of wellies at the door

Tracie Beardsley catches up with renowned Dorset farmer Wakely Cox, whose family have farmed in Puddletown for almost a century Outside the farmhouse door, wellington...

Bill Batty-Smith | 30th March 1929 – 30th March 2024

Remembering a steadfast leader and community champion in North Dorset William (Bill) Batty-Smith died on his 95th birthday, 30th March 2024. Familiar to many as...

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The grass that’s too green

Ever-hopeful of an end to the wet weather, Lucy Procter has her work cut out with poached fields and the dangers of spring grazing Wet...

Read March’s BV here

Welcome to March's The BV - we've got potholes and developers (though it's moderately tricky to create an issue without them, if I'm honest),...