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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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A new rail union has been launched by a group of train drivers who are disillusioned with the main train drivers’ union Aslef. The Associated Train Crew Union (ATCU) was established today following recent problems with Aslef’s leadership, which has seen both its president and its general secretary lose their jobs. In a statement ACTU… Read more »
Police forces in England and Wales are launching a major operation to crackdown on class A drugs. Operation Crackdown is a three-month campaign, co-ordinated by the Home Office and the Association of Chief Police Officers, targeting local class A drug markets through the country. Thirty-two police forces will be focusing on closing drug dens, disrupting… Read more »
