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BASC and Natural England meet to talk wildfowling

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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Eat Game Awards raises record funds for charity

Eat Game is delighted to announce that this year’s Eat Game Awards raised a record amount of donations for the Country Food Trust. The awards, which took place last week, raised £2,255 for the charity, which was once again selected as our charity of the year. With the Eat Game Awards celebrating the contributions of… Read more »

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Government, unions and business join to tackle problem of long working hours
Minister battles long working hours

A new drive to give Britons more flexibility in the workplace and to cut the long-hours working culture was announced today by the employment minister. Gerry Sutcliffe pledged to work with business and unions to improve people’s work-life balance by ensuring they work “smarter rather than longer”. Figures from the Department of Trade and Industry… Read more »

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Anti-truancy measures ‘having little effect’

At least 70,000 pupils are still skipping school every day despite the government spending £1 billion on anti-truancy methods, a new report reveals. Rates of unauthorised absence have remained unchanged for the past decade, research by New Philanthropy Capital (NPC) finds, while permanent exclusions have increased by one fifth since 2000. The government has made… Read more »