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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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Chancellor Gordon Brown addressed the TUC Congress this afternoon, defending the tough economic decisions of the last six years and insisting that the government is determined to press ahead with public sector reforms. He claimed that the government’s ‘long term’ approach to the economy was necessary to sustain the stability that makes social and industrial… Read more »
Two men have been prevented from boarding a plane at Stansted Airport today after knives were found in their hand luggage. Essex Police said the men were trying to board a Ryanair flight to Oslo in Norway. It is not clear whether the two men were travelling together or if they have any links to… Read more »
