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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 »
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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One in three of Britain’s beaches were too dangerous to use this summer because of water pollution, the government had admitted. Monitoring data from the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) reveals 35 per cent of Britain’s 207 beaches failed to meet European guidelines for water quality this summer. Exceptionally wet weather in… Read more »
North-west Conservative MEP Den Dover has been expelled from the Tory party and looks set to face a criminal investigation after an inquiry found him guilty of expense abuses. Mr Dover, who was previously MP for Chorley, was ordered to repay £500,000. The expulsion comes a day after David Cameron withdrew the whip from Mr… Read more »
