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The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has donated £15,000 to the Wiltshire-based Great Bustard Group to further its work in re-establishing the species into the wild. The Great Bustard Group was set up in 1998 to explore the possibility of re-establishing the Great Bustard as a self-sustaining species on Salisbury Plain. … Read more »
Kent-based shotgun coach Tom Friar has won the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) Shotgun Coach of the Year award, being presented the shield at this year’s Weston Park County Fair. Usually found teaching at the Kent and Sussex Shooting School and West Kent Shooting School, Tom Friar has been volunteering with BASC… Read more »
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Campaign group, Abortion Rights, has welcomed the vote last night by MPs to keep the time limit for abortion at 24 weeks. Campaign co-ordinator, Louise Hutchins, called the vote “a huge victory for women overall”, stating she was “very pleased politicians listened to the needs of women”. Speaking to politics.co.uk, Ms Hutchins said: “This was… Read more »
The Conservatives claim taxing companies on foreign profits could lead to an exodus of businesses from the UK, resulting in a £160 million loss in taxes. Research by PricewaterhouseCoopers for the Tories finds that exempting foreign profits from tax would contribute to a simpler and more competitive tax system and “could well be revenue neutral… Read more »
