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A hive of progress as North Dorset’s Honey Bee Centre nears completion

Years of planning and volunteer effort have turned a corner of a Shillingstone field into a purpose-built Honey Bee Centre, with education firmly at...

Celebrating Dorset, rebuilding trust

In 2018, Love Local Trust Local was created to bring something back into our local community that many felt had gone missing: trust. As producers,...

How the seasons in Blackmore Vale change your daily commute

Most drivers treat country lanes the same year-round, but Blackmore Vale's seasonal shifts demand different approaches to stay safe. From summer's dust clouds to...

The BV’s Christmas Quiz 2025

This year, we’re feasting our way around the globe. Every question is a Christmas dish from somewhere in the world – don’t worry, it’s...

A Dorset Christmas Lament, 1874

I daresay the season of goodwill has arrived, though you would hardly know it from the state of affairs in our parish. The roads,...

Abbey104 Album of the Month: AVTT/PTTN

Supergroups are all the rage. The success of Boygenius, the hyper-successful collaboration of indie-folk heavyweights Phoebe Bridgers, Lucy Dacus and Julien Baker, has inspired...

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Triumphs and Tough Decisions for Toots

Toots Bartlett reflects on the highs and hurdles of the 2023 eventing season, with decisions to make about her talented horses’ futures And just like...

Roman Society award for east Dorset volunteers

The East Dorset Antiquarian Society (EDAS) has received the prestigious Britannia Award from the Roman Society, recognising their ‘outstanding voluntary contribution to Roman archaeology...

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