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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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Efforts by Burma’s military junta to help people in the wake of the devastating cyclone that struck a week ago have been criticised by the foreign secretary. David Miliband said aid efforts by the country’s officials have been “inadequate to the scale of the disaster” and warned the situation is turning into a “humanitarian catastrophe… Read more »
The Conservative party is set to win the Crewe and Nantwich by-election, a new poll suggests today. Conducted by ICM on behalf of the Mail on Sunday, results from the survey saw 43 per cent in favour of the Tories and 39 per cent for Labour in the north-west constituency. Not only does this represent… Read more »
