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In the studio with Rozanne Bell

Fleeing political violence, Zimbabwean Rozanne Bell turned her rebellious energy into a successful painting career The adopted daughter of English parents who had relocated to...

Vale of the Solar Panels

At the end of July, Dorset Council approved the development of a 190-acre solar farm in the Blackmore Vale. Rachael Rowe reports There’s no doubt...

August’s BV is here!

The BV is quite the jam-packed treat this month – from the biggest local issues to the maddest local history, from a guide to...

Unchanged charm – the Milton Abbas Street Fair is 50

On the date of its ancient predecessor, the 50th anniversary street fair bears more than a passing resemblance to the first one in 1973 In...

Historic 1834 Map of Sherborne Finds New Home

A sprawling map of Sherborne, meticulously illustrated and dating back to 1834, has found a new home at the Dorset History Centre, thanks to...

Girl Friday

Sophie Giles swapped working on an industrial estate for life as an island girl – Tracie Beardsley met Brownsea Island’s youngest ranger On her lunch...

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Heroic horsewoman runs the London marathon (aged 77) for the charities that saved her life

This month, Shena Kozuba-Kozubska will be running her second London Marathon. It’s likely to be even tougher than the one she did 30 years...