Category: Property law and finance

The value of local knowledge and intelligence

The Dorset Insider, a new sporadic column dedicated to shedding light on local matters with unfiltered honesty and a critical eye. The author –...

Can we fix housing without ruining our countryside?

Welcome to The Grumbler, the new open opinion column in The BV. It’s a space for anyone to share their thoughts freely. While the...

Just how meaningful was that Big Conversation?

Introducing The Dorset Insider, a new column dedicated to shedding light on local matters with unfiltered honesty and a critical eye. The author –...

Hubbub Over HUB: Mampitts Green decision fuels new row

It’s been a long road for Shaftesbury, and though £880k in council funding has been awarded, some residents aren’t celebrating yet When the chance to...

West Wincanton plans – the pros and cons

Is a 650-home development west of Wincanton an unsustainable misuse of good farmland, or “an opportunity to deliver more than housing” A major plan for...

Dismay and delays – Dorset Council’s post-Covid planning debacle

Seth Dellow considers the rise in non-determined applications as councillors demand a louder voice in decision-making In recent months, the government’s Planning Inspectorate has approved...

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Her Majesty the Queen and her love for racehorses

Lucy Procter looks back at The Queen’s lifelong love of horseracing, and her success in the breeding yard https://youtu.be/HZ5fkUCwv9I In September the Thoroughbred racing and breeding...

A Short History of Dorset’s Seaside Arcades from Penny Falls to Pocket Screens

There's a particular sound on Weymouth seafront once the summer crowds have gone home. Coins inch forward on a sliding shelf, hang over the...

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