BASC was pleased to host the Secretary of State for Defra, Steve Barclay, at the inaugural Northern Gamekeepers’ Conference on Friday 8 March in the historic grounds of the Swinton Estate in Masham, North Yorkshire. The main hall at the Swinton Park Hotel was standing room only as gamekeepers from across the north of England… Read more »
The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has issued a letter to Jim Fairlie, Scotland’s Minister for Agriculture and Connectivity, urging for further amendments to be made at the final stage of the Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Bill. It comes as the Bill nears the final stage of a debate on March 19… Read more »
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The anti-Europe United Kingdom Independence Party starts its annual conference today buoyed by its recent success in the Hartlepool by-election. The two-day conference, held at Bristol’s Colston Hall, is guided by the theme of “Celebration”. UKIP is to underscore its recent electoral successes in the European Parliament, London Assembly and local government ballots. On Friday,… Read more »
Democratic Unionist Party leader Dr Ian Paisley has called for a closer union between northern and southern Ireland. On Thursday, the veteran leader held a two-hour meeting with Irish taioseach, Bertie Ahern, at Government Buildings in Dublin. The meeting had it own historic proportions as it was the first time the unionist leader crossed the… Read more »
