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ROKiT choir: raising voices, lifting spirits

With his joyful, no-audition ROKiT choir, Mark James invites everyone to ditch the sheet music and discover the power of easy, communal, feel-good singing When...

December’s BV – and a formal apology from the BV Team.

After a year-long internal review, we regret to report that The BV has repeatedly caused unexpectedly high levels of enthusiasm across rural Dorset. Findings include: •...

Win a 55″ Smart TV worth £400 for Christmas!

****NOW CLOSED**** EB Marsh & Son have very generously offered one lucky BV reader the chance to win a fantastic £400 LG 55" 4K Ultra...

Dorset’s hidden poverty, real power, and a cadet you won’t forget | BV Podcast

November’s podcast has hidden poverty, climate ambition, a teenage cadet scaling caves – and a parish power shift no one voted for. It’s a...

There’s nowhere Else for Christmas

‘Cost-wise, there’s not that much difference between a supermarket and us at the moment,’ Julian says. He’s standing behind the counter at Else Family...

Two Wimborne icons unite in landmark electrical merger

Two of Wimborne’s oldest family-run businesses are joining forces in a landmark merger that marks a new era for local independent retail. Holmans of Wimborne,...

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Getting back under the saddle

Laura Wilson watched a therapist treat her horse – and gave up accounting to train as a McTimoney animal chiropractor My event horse Cookie had...

Rhys James brings new tour to Swanage

Comedian Rhys James will bring his latest stand-up show Chop Logic to The Mowlem in Swanage on Thursday 24th September.Known for appearances on Mock...