Inside Out East - 01/11/2010

Alex Dolan meets the villagers who want their homes back. When news broke that a second runway would not be built at Stansted, they hoped to be able to buy back their properties. They want a 50 year moratorium on further attempts to build the runway so that they can rebuild their communities. But so far their dream is far from coming true. We reveal the land and properties currently owned by the airport authority BAA, and ask what will happen to them in the future. Hare numbers have fallen from four million to around 800,000 in a century. That's despite an action plan aimed at doubling hare numbers by this year. Richard Daniel visits a farm in Hertfordshire where the Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust are trying to provide the right habitat for this beautiful creature, and Richard Daniel takes a boat to Havergate island where the wild hares are so tame you can almost touch them. David Whiteley meets two sisters from Podington in Northamptonshire who find love for farmers. The women were raised on a farm and after a drunken night, nursing hangovers and without a man, they hatched a plan to start a niche online dating agency called 'Muddy Matches'. It's a site for those with strong connections to the country who are looking for love. You could be a farmer, a stable girl, or an angler - as long as you're a bit 'muddy', you're in. David follows hopeful muddy singles in their quest to find a muddy match.