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BASC has welcomed the announcement by the Secretary of State for Defra of a new general licence (GL45) for the release of game birds (pheasant and red legged partridges) on or near certain Special Protection Areas (SPAs) in England. After the chaos of last year’s announcement at short notice, BASC has achieved significant improvements to… Read more »
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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So-called ‘chronic fatigue syndrome’ costs the UK economy 3.5 billion pounds a year, according to a report by the charity Action for ME. 240,000 people in the UK are thought to have the debilitating condition ME (myalgic encephalomyelitis), which causes exhaustion, muscle pain and memory and concentration problems. It is estimated 15,000 pounds is lost… Read more »
Suckling at a mother’s breast for the first six months of a baby’s life has major positive health impacts for mother and child, according to the Department of Health. This latest guidance out of the DoE, already affirmed by the WHO, comes at the launch of National Breastfeeding Awareness Week. The DoE guidance urges all… Read more »
