The BV Magazine

About The BV Magazine

The BV – the digital Blackmore Vale magazine – sits in its own space between a free local newspaper and a glossy regional magazine. It has swiftly become a trusted powerful voice that covers in-depth community news and issues, combined with entertaining local expert columnists on all aspects of life in a modern rural community. You can of course subscribe to the BV so that it arrives automagically in your inbox every month, but it’s not ‘subscription-only’ – anyone can read it from anywhere at any time, it’s freely available to view. The BV has swiftly become the local must-read for intelligent, easy-reading goodness – no tabloid headlines, simply reliable reporting on the most important North Dorset issues, and unstinting support for local independent small businesses and community causes. Alongside the insightful and in-depth local news & issues, we have a brilliant team of hugely experienced Dorset columnists, all of whom have had great success in the wider world. Whether you’re looking for farming, equestrian, art, wildlife, a rescue dog or local property market news, we’ve got you covered. The BV is the natural, modern successor to the original Blackmore Vale Magazine – it’s a ‘glossy’ monthly digital magazine for North Dorset and beyond. We sit comfortably in our own niche; important local issues and news, along with contemporary rural living. Nationally-important art alongside farming, unique Dorset walks sit with wildlife and the Dorset forager, who leads naturally to the amazing local Dorset food & drink. Not to mention the pages of jobs, property news and insider tips, business news, all in a glorious high res glossy magazine format with a strong high-end visual aesthetic. Among our columnists are one of the top five wine merchants in the UK, the CEO of Dorset Chamber, a member of the Guild of Food Writers, a world-renowned Thoroughbred horse breeder, a rising national star in Three Day Eventing working out of an internationally-renowned olympic yard, a popular author with seemingly-limitless knowledge of local history – and regular contributions from the 23-years-editor of the original Blackmore Vale Magazine, Fanny Charles… We don’t do print – we’re only digital, fully interactive and always free. The BV magazine is published by Bluebean Publishing Ltd. We’re Laura & Courtenay Hitchcock, and we’re in Sturminster Newton, Dorset (give us a call if you want our postal address; we work from home, so we don’t advertise it for obvious reasons!). We’re basically a two-man crew at BV towers, but sub-editors Fanny Charles & Gay Pirrie-Weir keep things straight (and grammatically correct), and a brilliant team of local freelance journalists work alongside the expert columnists to help make the magic happen every month.

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