Category: Dorset Politics

Second homes – a pointless cash cow policy

This month Conservative and LibDem Councillors approved proposals for a 100 per cent premium on council tax for second homes.With around 5,500 households on...

A plea for prudence: please do no more harm

Depending on whether you are an early and avid reader of this fine magazine, or you have let the politics section languish for a...

Protest, protest and again – protest

Along with the looming spectre of unstoppable climate change, the urgent need to resolve the crisis in Gaza stands out at the moment. The...

Farming, community and ‘no’ to a ghetto

Simon Hoare MP’s March musings: championing British farming, lambing season, community advocacy and Government collaboration For this month’s column I thought I would look at...

Letters, cold swims and Polecats | BV Podcast

The first of this month's podcasts has, of course, all the letters and politics. Experience the unique camaraderie of cold water swimming in one...

The crucial livestock export ban

Local funding reforms gain momentum, and Chris Loder MP reflects on his personal commitment to animal welfare The Animal Welfare (Livestock Exports) Bill is a...

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‘We marvelled at her natural maternal instinct’

A complicated foaling left the newborn orphaned, but with medicines and good husbandry we found a foster mare, says Lucy Procter. January is a significant...

Four riders … 25 fences … No regrets.

Fast, fearless and faintly unhinged, team chasing turns sensible riders into adrenaline junkies and horses like The Sass Queen into absolute legends It’s fair to...

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