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How do I get a grip?

A local expert from Citizen’s Advice provides timely tips on consumer issues. Q: ‘I’ve struggled with my money this year and have already spent too...

Yarrells School celebrates Mrs Covell’s 80th Birthday

The school community of Yarrells, near Poole, came together to celebrate the 80th birthday of its proprietor, Mrs Natalie Covell. Known for her unwavering...

Ten years of reading easy

Ten years of reading easy

The Read Easy Blackmore Vale North team is marking its 10th anniversary, having held its first meeting in November 2014. Over the past decade,...

The BV shortlisted for the biggest prize in regional journalism

We can’t quite believe it—the shortlist for the 2025 Regional Press Awards is out, and The BV has made the cut for News Brand...

THEN AND NOW: Okeford Fitzpaine

Step back in time with our ‘Then and Now’ feature, where vintage postcards from the Barry Cuff Collection meet modern-day reality. Explore the past...

Frozen Dorset

This month Barry Cuff has chosen two postcards with a suitably wintery feel – Sherbornians skating on the frozen lake in 1907, and the...

Godmanstone | THEN AND NOW

Step back in time with our ‘Then and Now’ feature, where vintage postcards from the Barry Cuff Collection meet modern-day reality. Explore the past...

Mid-century modern Blandford | POSTCARDS FROM A DORSET COLLECTION

This month Barry Cuff has chosen two postcards with scenes no doubt familiar to older locals – Blandford Forum a little more than 60...

Motcombe: Then and Now

Step back in time with our ‘Then and Now’ feature, where vintage postcards from the Barry Cuff Collection meet modern-day reality. Explore the past...

A note from the seaside: POSTCARDS FROM A DORSET COLLECTION

This month Barry Cuff has chosen two postcards more modern than usual, and scenes no doubt familiar to older locals. Both were sent by...
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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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Tucked away in the heart of Tarrant Monkton near Blandford, The Langton Arms is a standing symbol of rural Dorset. Surrounded...

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Shaftesbury-based chef and food writer Philippa Davis celebrates the wonderful food and drink of Dorset in a new six-part television series...

Since 2012, Sturminster Newton Cheese Festival has helped to generate almost £400,000 for charities. More than £260,000 of this has been...

Ingredients 200g digestive biscuits 50g melted butter 400g cream cheese 75ml double cream Heaped tbsp caramel sauce 50g icing sugar Fudge pieces & caramel sauce to finish Method Line the...

You can easily make this pavlova dairy-free by substituting the cream for a non-dairy alternative, and it is naturally gluten free....

Dorset Farming

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Watch where you put your finger …

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The serious matter of brooms

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Inheritance tax uproar shakes rural Britain

The recent budget has ignited rural anger and exposed...

Growing Christmas – one tree at a time

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A bugger’s muddle

A swift look at the baking aisle in your local supermarket will tell you that the UK egg industry is in crisis. Andrew Livingston...

Dorset Wildlife

Have yourself a sustainable Christmas

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Our ancient neighbours

Wildlife writer Jane Adams explores the fascinating history and...

Fantastic fungi in Dorset

Dorset Wildlife Trust’s conservation officer Mariko Whyte takes a...

A firework of cinders

An early dawn drive captures the magic of mist,...

Wild Woodbury celebrates three years of rewilding success

From free roaming cattle to thriving wetlands – rewilding...

A firework of cinders

An early dawn drive captures the magic of mist, light and a sudden, spectacular dance of jackdaws for wildlife writer Jane Adams I’m driving to...

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