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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A group of 81 refugees – identified by the United Nations as the most vulnerable – will on Monday arrive in the UK. The group, from the war torn countries of Liberia and the Congo, have been given sanctuary in the UK as part of an international refugee resettlement programme run by the United Nations… Read more »
216 years of publishing history ends on Monday, as The Times switches to a tabloid format. The decision to go fully compact – after trials in London and around the country – was made after sales of the newspaper jumped 4.5 per cent. Although the weekday and Saturday editions of The Times will change, the… Read more »
