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A Country Living
Meet the master hut-maker shepherding success
Tracie Beardsley meets Richard Lee, Dorset craftsman, founder of Plankbridge and pioneer of a global revival of shepherd’s hutsIn a moment of quiet reverie,...
Dorset Island Discs
Reggae, Strauss and Gershwin – it must be Dorset Island Discs
Pauline Batstone has spent a lifetime working with ex-offenders as a probation officer, and spends retirement working for her communityPauline Batstone was born a...
Dorset Farming
The weight of accusation
Farmer James Cossins looks back at the strain of the last month – caused almost entirely by a complaint about his animal careAs I...
Dorset Farming
There’s been a complaint …
With our national newly-sanitised view of ‘Countryfile-d’ farming, complaints about animal welfare are on the increase, reports Andrew LivingstonBritish winter is synonymous with sideways...
News
The truth behind the rumours
Following a local outcry based on inaccurate information, BV editor Laura spoke to Luke Rake, principal of Kingston Maurward college about the rumoursNews that...
Dorset sport
Highest honour in motorsport recognises local man’s bravery
Steve Tarrant, who suffered life-changing injuries at Goodwood in 2000, has been awarded for his courage and commitment. Rachael Rowe reports‘You haven’t seen the...
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Joe Tizzard on Cue Card, the Gold Cup and a Guinness or two
Ahead of the Cheltenham Festival, editor Laura spoke to the ultimate insider Joe Tizzard: from festival memories to Gold Cup predictions, he shares his...
March in the garden
With longer days on the horizon, it’s time to sow, plant, prune, and mulch – but Pete Harcom says don’t be fooled, frosty nights...
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