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Entries are now open for the gamekeepers’ classes at Crufts 2023. The classes, which are hosted by BASC, are open to gamekeepers, owners of working gundogs, gundog teams and young handlers, and will be held on Gundog Day, Thursday 9th March 2023, at the NEC in Birmingham. Postal entries close on 9 January 2023, and you can… Read more »
Banning snares including modern humane cable restraints in Wales will remove an essential conservation tool and could result in local extinctions, the UK’s largest shooting and conservation organisation has warned. The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC), which has its head office in north Wales, is now calling on the Welsh Government to rethink proposed… Read more »
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New figures from the Office of National Statistics show an increase in the number of people in employment, as well as a fall in the numbers claiming Jobseekers’ Allowance. Job vacancies are also up, the redundancy rate down, and there is a slight increase in average earnings. The number of people in employment rose by… Read more »
Record highs in gas and oil prices have prompted a committee of MPs to launch an investigation into their effects on companies and households. The Trade and Industry Select Committee has announced that it will look into the issue following a recent report by Ofgem, which stated that consumers face a combined increase in power… Read more »
