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A Country Living
Milking a clean image
Meet Dorset’s soap star Kirsty Hearne – creator of a thriving cottage industry selling goats’ milk and the soaps she makes from it
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Blackmore Vale magazine death notices
Gillian Matthews – the pioneering Paralympian who inspired others for 60 years
Gillian Matthews, who redefined athleticism, leaving an indelible mark on Paralympic history and on grassroots disability sports, has died, aged 87
When Gillian Matthews fell...
Local History
The mysterious journey of AlanTuring’s documents, from Sherborne to America – and back
An astonishing tale of undercover archivists, FBI involvement and the triumphant return to Britain of the stolen Turing documents
“He does not seem to have...
Blackmore Vale What's on
Ukrainian dance company’s “infinity tour” comes to North Dorset
Stranded in the west after the Russian invasion, Kyiv City Ballet is on a never-ending tour and will stop off in Shaftesbury in October
In...
Dorset Art and Antiques
From desperation to media sensation – how one Tweet saved Anna
Anna Hamilton’s quiet social media plea turned into an overnight sensation, shifting her from financial despair to overwhelming success
“I hate doing this, but I...
Blackmore Vale magazine death notices
Looking back | Roger Guttridge – 5th May 1950 to 8th August 2023
Readers of The BV will be saddened to hear of the death of Roger Guttridge, the Dorset writer and local historian whose articles have...
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