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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Manchester United and England star Wayne Rooney is children’s choice for Prime Minister, according to a new poll. The teenage prodigy came out ahead of novelist JK Rowling’s character Harry Potter, former Busted singer Charlie Simpson, McFly star Danny Jones and current PM Tony Blair. Big issues for children in the run-up to the general… Read more »
In a controversial move, speed cameras have been introduced on the M4 between junctions 14 and 18. This section of motorway is one of the busiest in the UK and the police are using mobile camera units to bring down driver speeds to the legal limit of 70 miles per hour. Drivers found to be… Read more »
