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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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Two Britons have walked the full length of the Red Army’s Long March and found it 2,200 shorter than hitherto believed. Though modern Chinese history is unlikely to be revised, the two British backpackers retraced the famous steps of the Red Army’s Long March, and found it shorter than expected. Ed Jocelyn, 35, and Andy… Read more »
Former Tory defence secretary Michael Portillo has explained his shock decision to bow out of Westminster politics at the next general election. Mr Portillo’s announcement yesterday came as Michael Howard took up the reigns of the Conservative Party. The MP for Kensington and Chelsea was widely expected to take up a new post in Mr… Read more »
