[Many locals, mind you, say that Weymouth's journey of upward mobility began years before the Olympic announcement - and worry that young families will be priced out of a booming property market.] The change really started with the closure of the naval base in 1997, and the closure two years later of the Royal Naval Air Station, ... Portland had for years been seen as a dumping ground for social problems and the housing was not considered up to much.
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