Category: Rural Matters

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 –...

Protecting Dorset: housing targets damagingly destructive

Unrealistic targets double the build rate, threaten greenfields and ignore affordable homes and local infrastructure, says CPRE’s Rupert Hardy Labour swept to power this summer...

St Basil’s mysterious,extraordinary font

The allure of a mysterious Saxon font in Toller Fratrum’s tiny church has fascinated artists for a century, says CPRE’s Rupert Hardy n 1934, the...

Is this the way forward?

Community Land Trusts offer hope for Dorset’s housing crisis, creating lasting, affordable homes in protected landscape, says Rupert Hardy Housing was a major campaign issue...

Dorset’s affordable housing crisis?

Dorset CPRE conference criticises government targets, calling for 1,300 homes a year and increased investment in social rent to meet local needs The provision of...

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RDA Auction of Promises with buffet supper

Every Tuesday evening and Friday morning during term time, Luccombe Riding Centre in Milton Abbas comes to life with a special kind of energy....

Letters to the Editor March 2026

This month’s cover photo wasn’t meant to be symbolic. After our usual heated tussle and group vote, we finally plumped for the bright, buttery...