Category: Rural Matters

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 needsThe provision of...

The forgotten art of hedgerow life cycles

With new incentives for sustainable farming, hedgerows are crucial – Andrew Livingston talks to hedge expert John Calder‘Hedges are the single most important ecological...

Badbury Rings: King Arthur’s greatest victory?

North Dorset CPRE’s Rupert Hardy travels through the enigmatic past of the Iron Age fort and its mythical connection to King ArthurBadbury Rings, the...

Is it consistent with policy?

Secretary of State calls in controversial plan for 490 homes outside Blandford – to the delight of North Dorset CPREFelicity Buchan, Minister for Housing...

Motcombe Community Shop sails on

A long-time supporter (and judge) of Dorset’s village shops, North Dorset CPRE chairman Rupert Hardy visits Motcombe’s thriving community storeCOVID was kind to village...

Local action to Stop the Drop

From roadside rubbish to recycling innovations, Rupert Hardy takes a look at the seemingly neverending battle against litter in the UKLittering in Britain is...

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NORDCAT Community Transport to close after 23 Years

NORDCAT (North Dorset Community Accessible Transport), the Sturminster Newton-based charity that has provided transport services to elderly and isolated residents for over two decades,...
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47 Healthy Cows Slaughtered – James Cossins’ TB heartbreak

In the first BV Podcast of 2025, Terry and Jenny get straight on with tackling some of rural Dorset’s biggest issues. We start, as...

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