Picturesque greenbelt field to be bulldozed for nearly 200 homes - despite being rejected by council
'Democracy is doomed if this is how things are going to be done,' one long-time local said
'Democracy is doomed if this is how things are going to be done,' one long-time local said
The artefact, which dates to more than a millennium ago, features 16 runic characters arranged from left to right around its surface
Council officials warned that losing the holes to erosion 'would severely [affect] the viability of the golf club'