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BASC and Natural England meet to talk wildfowling

BASC has recently organised three Introduction to Wildfowling workshops for Natural England (NE) staff. The events were aimed at equipping NE staff with the knowledge and understanding of wildfowling which would ultimately help them make informed, pragmatic consenting decisions on protected and designated sites. More than 40 NE staff, as well as members of local… Read more »

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Eat Game Awards raises record funds for charity

Eat Game is delighted to announce that this year’s Eat Game Awards raised a record amount of donations for the Country Food Trust. The awards, which took place last week, raised £2,255 for the charity, which was once again selected as our charity of the year. With the Eat Game Awards celebrating the contributions of… Read more »

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Ken Follett boosted Ed Balls' campaign with a £100k donation
Balls boosted by author’s £100k donation

By politics.co.uk staff Ed Balls’ bid for the Labour leadership has received a £100,000 donation from author Ken Follett, potentially reshaping the race to become leader of the opposition. The shadow education secretary’s six-figure donation was the largest single donation in the latest round of declarations. Mr Follett contributed the bulk of the £103,000 raised… Read more »

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David Cameron’s partial U-turn on alcohol minimum pricing is an early retreat to mid-term governmental wriggling tactics. Is nothing in the coalition agreement wholly safe? By Alex Stevenson Fifteen months have passed since the then leader of the opposition came out against chief medical officer Sir Liam Donaldson’s backing of a 50p per unit minimum… Read more »