Royal Mail has shelved plans to impose a blanket ban on the carriage of knives which would have unfairly penalised the shooting community and hundreds of small businesses across the country. The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) wrote to Royal Mail’s chief executive pointing out that the ban would severely impact retailers across the… Read more »
The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has written to the Minister for Green Skills, Circular Economy and Biodiversity, Lorna Slater, ahead of a major consultation into deer management changes in Scotland. The consultation which closes on Friday 29 March, raises six key themes around deer management changes. BASC has serious concerns regarding many… Read more »
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Charles Clarke has praised the work of police and security services in the wake of the London bombings but said it would be “absolutely foolish” to suggest the risk had been eliminated. Speaking following a meeting with Metropolitan police commissioner Sir Ian Blair, the home secretary said investigations into the July 7th and July 21st… Read more »
The number of deaths by alcohol has gone up by almost one fifth in the last four years in England and Wales, figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) show. In some parts of the country, the increase was almost 50 per cent, although London experienced a drop of 4.2 per cent over the… Read more »
