Category: Rural Matters
Rural Matters
Dorset gains extra time for Local Plan
Dorset CPRE and Dorset Deserves Better Alliance ask for more consultation as council delays Local Plan, says Rupert Hardy, chair of North Dorset CPRE
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Rural Matters
Where now for Dorset’s small village shops?
Village shops benefitted from the ‘stay local’ message during the pandemic, says Rupert Hardy, chair of North Dorset CPRE – but tougher times lay...
Dorset community news
The business of Nocturnal Manoeuvres in the Dark
There’s an opportunity for eco-tourism to benefit both our rural landscape and the local economy, says Richard Miles, Dark Skies Adviser for Dorset CPRE
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Local History
The Battle of Hambledon Hill
The fascinating history of compassion, bravery and pitched battle in Dorset during the Civil War is told by Rupert Hardy, chair of North Dorset...
Rural Matters
Would you consider a Prefabricated home?
We’ve come a long way since the temporary post-war emergency housing gave prefabricated a bad name, says Rupert Hardy, chair of North Dorset Council...
Rural Matters
Huge growth in community-led projects…
...but we need more volunteers and more progressive action from town councils copying successful schemes elsewhere, insists Rupert Hardy, chair of North Dorset Council...
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