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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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Britain is now the world leader for offshore wind power after the completion of two wind farms off Skegness. Energy firm Centrica has completed construction of its Lynn and Inner Dowsing farms, taking the capability to 597MW – enough to power approximately 300,000 homes – and putting Britain above Denmark in the offshore wind stakes…. Read more »
Business secretary Lord Mandelson was in sardonic mood over the Corfu controversy this morning as he faced a grilling from MPs in Westminster. His comments drew laughter from MPs as shadow chancellor George Osborne found himself accused of attempting to solicit a donation from Russia’s richest man while on holiday. It follows attention on Lord… Read more »
