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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Some local council offices will open today in an attempt to push through last-minute applications to extend existing alcohol licences, the BBC reports. Businesses have until midnight on Saturday to apply for an automatic extension to provide alcohol, hot food and entertainment after closing time at 11pm, but it is estimated that almost 50,000 firms… Read more »
Bankruptcies have hit a 45-year high, according to new figures from the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI). Analysts attribute the increase to a large rise in mortgage repossessions and bad debts being reported by numerous consumer lenders. Today’s figures reveal 15,394 individual insolvencies in England and Wales between April and June this year, the… Read more »
