Category: Dorset Politics

Blandford’s Crown Meadows plan – an act of philanthropy or a Trojan horse?

PLANS to site up to 40 caravans as temporary homes for Ukrainian refugees on land known locally as Crown Meadows on the western boundaries...

Missions vs pledges in 2024

Over the past couple of months both the Tories and the Labour Party have started to set out their stalls for the next general...

The real power of the consumer

Attempting to tidy my overburdened desk recently, I discovered a copy of Ethical Consumer magazine. The cover picture showed a Lego family, standing on...

Time to stop the hand wringing

The big issues of the week leading up to this month’s BV publication have been the Windsor Framework and the Cost of Living (neatly...

Not quite so discontented yet

The Windsor Framework isn’t just good news for businesses, says MP Simon Hoare. It shows a return to adult politics and better relationships I am...

The BV talks to Tim Laycock and gets the inside track on the Council Tax levy

The third and final episode of February's BV podcast - in this episode Jenny gets to listen to the wonderful Tim Laycock's Random 19...

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The grit behind the glamour

This month Jess talks to head groom Stacey Blunn to find out just how she keeps Team Rimmer on track – and on time This...

Planning Your Trip to the Gillingham and Shaftesbury Show: Where to Stay and What to See

There is something uniquely British about voluntarily spending a significant portion of your August weekend standing in a field in Motcombe, surrounded by pristine...