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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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London Greens have reacted with dismay to the news that tube fares in London are likely to rise. In a radio interview yesterday, the London Mayor, Ken Livingstone, said that prices for the tubes, buses and congestion charge would have to rise – potentially above the rate of inflation – to fund investment for the… Read more »
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has fined the Bank of Ireland (BoI) for breaching anti money laundering regulations. The £375,000 fine relates to “suspicious” cash transactions worth approximately £2 million that are currently being investigated by the police. The Bank was fined specifically for not having systems in place to detect the high-risk transaction. Philip… Read more »
