Monthly Archives: May 2014

Dog Wars 2: the battle for Rodden Meadow

Posted on May 13, 2014 by Miles King

who could have done that? It wasn’t my dog….. Following Sunday’s dog blog, as if on cue, this story pops up, albeit in the Mail. A retired haulier and beef farmer bought a 29 acre meadow in the middle of Frome, … Continue reading →

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Gone to the Dogs

Posted on May 11, 2014 by Miles King

I grew up with dogs. We had a succession of Welsh collies. Kirsty was a family pet before I was born, but sadly died young. Meg accompanied me through childhood into teenage years – I will always remember going up … Continue reading →

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Boris talks up HS2, pretends he doesnt “get” Ancient Woodland.

Posted on May 3, 2014 by Miles King

French High Speed Railway By VincentdeMorteau (Own work) [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html) or CC-BY-SA-3.0-2.5-2.0-1.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)%5D, via Wikimedia Commons   Last week Mayor of London Boris Johnson had an extended and I have to say very interesting interview published in Total Politics magazine … Continue reading →

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