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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...

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November hot streak

A good month for the Tizzard team, says Chris Wald, with Cheltenham clean sweeps, Ascot perfection and a yard at full stride ahead of...

Pan di Higo

‘This traditional Spanish recipe allows you to recreate these delicious ‘cakes’ that are a specialty of Jaén, Andalusia, using dried figs. A classic recipe,...

Name that village …

BabyBank Gillingham – a little space holding families together

Community kindness still changes lives, says Joanne Platt, who offers struggling families a lifeline from her packed garage in Gillingham All the bills have come...

Can you name that door?

Lost parcels, wrong porches and a dog bin drop-off have turned winter deliveries into a rural guessing game, as North Dorset villagers turn detective For...

Name that village …

Barry came across a third snowy Dorset scene, and thought he might set BV readers a challenge – just for fun, can you name...

DORSET POSTCARDS FROM THE BARRY CUFF COLLECTION: Durweston

This month Barry Cuff has chosen two holiday postcards from more than a century ago Durweston Bridge was built in 1795 for Henry Portman to...

The village that disappeared in days: Then & Now

Tyneham, on the isle of Purbeck, s often referred to as Dorset’s ‘lost village’. It had a population of 23 households in 1086, putting...

£35,000 success secures future of William Barnes Archive

Work to preserve and open up the William Barnes Archive will begin this November, following a major fundraising success by the William Barnes Society....

Dorset’s Henry Maidment: the story behind a 150-year-old plea for help for a Dorset veteran

As Armistice Day approaches, we pause to remember the sacrifices of those who fought for their country. Yet we know that some veterans, like...

Compton Abbas: DORSET POSTCARDS FROM THE BARRY CUFF COLLECTION

This month Barry Cuff has chosen two holiday postcards from more than a century ago This card was sent to Grace Bull in 1911, in...
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The Random 19 Questions

Renowned ethologist, passionate conservationist, inspiring activist … Dr Jane Goodall answers the Random 19 questions

Dr Jane Goodall made her name by quite literally redefining what it means to be human. Through her work with wild chimpanzees in Tanzania,...

Bestselling author Libby Page answers the Random 19 questions

Libby Page is a Sunday Times bestselling author, known for her feelgood novels exploring themes of community, love and connection.Born and raised in Dorset,...

Sonnaz Nooranvary, The Repair Shop’s expert upholsterer, takes on the Random 19

Sonnaz Nooranvary is a British-Iranian upholsterer who lives near Wimborne, best known as the resident upholstery expert on BBC One’s The Repair Shop. At the...

The BV magazine is a monthly digital publication which launched in August 2020, and it is in no way connected with the original, much-loved Blackmore Vale Magazine (owned by Reach PLC, and which ceased publication early the same year), nor with any other, more recently launched printed publication with a similar name. Never the free paper you pick up from the floor of the petrol station, The BV is the half hour read you spend a weekend coffee with.

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Dorset Food & Drink

‘This traditional Spanish recipe allows you to recreate these delicious ‘cakes’ that are a specialty of Jaén, Andalusia, using dried figs....

There’s a strong movement happening across the country right now – people are coming together to fight back and protect our...

Meet our new food writer – Lizzie Crow is a familiar face at just about every food event in the county,...

I often write about food production in this unstable world, and today’s world news only reinforces the message. I’m writing this...

Protein may hog the spotlight, but fibre quietly builds better health – from gut and heart to blood sugar and mood,...

The blueberries in these tasty homemade muffins give a joyous burst of sweet flavour, and when they’re smothered in hot butter,...

Dorset Farming

Reconnecting with food, farming, and the land

There’s a strong movement happening across the country right...

Crops thriving, cows content … questions ahead

Autumn’s been kind at Rawston Farm, says James Cossins,...

When milk prices sour

Milk prices sliding, costs climbing, dairy farmers running out...

Here we go again

As milk prices crash (again), Tim Gelfs says it’s...

Levelling up … the John Deere way

Oats have frustrated George Hosford this year … almost...

In March, 3,400 primary schools learned about British farming through NFU live lessons

The NFU once again used the Science Farm Live project to livestream British farming into primary schools, says county advisor Gemma Harvey As part of...

Dorset Wildlife

Autumn’s red lone rangers

From hedgerows to high streets, young foxes are on...

Winter birds to watch out for

Think winter’s a quiet time for wildlife? Hamish Murray...

Pink, parrot, golden or blackening

Bright as boiled sweets and fussy as cats, these...

Take a wildlife walk at Bracketts Coppice nature reserve

Dormice, kingfishers and fungi await on this quiet 1.5...

The cove feels different this year

Year round, sea swimming at Lulworth usually feels like...

Take a wildlife walk at Bracketts Coppice nature reserve

Dormice, kingfishers and fungi await on this quiet 1.5 mile circular walk, says one of Dorset Wildlife Trust’s North Dorset assistant wardens If you’re looking...

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Rectangle walk from Tarrant Gunville

A simple (moderately rectangular!) loop walk criss-crossing Tarrant Gunville –...

Win Green to Tollard Royal … and back again | 6.3 miles

This is a lovely new variation on one of...

Beautiful North Dorset – Pulham via Holwell | 8 miles

Gorgeous, easy-going circular walk, almost no hills at all,...

Gentle hike with quiet country lanes round Dewlish

This is a lovely, solitary Dewlish circular walk in...

Hardy Monument walk with big views | 10.5 miles

This day's walk (we took more than four hours,...

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