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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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Reykjavik, Iceland. The county was one of the first victims of the financial crisis
MPs attack FSA over Iceland investment

By politics.co.uk stafff The Financial Services Authority (FSA) should investigate the advice councils received which led them to invest in Icelandic banks, an influential committee of MPs has found. The communities and local government select committee wants the FSA to take a more active role in the advice which led to local authorities having £1… Read more »

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Territorial Army training cuts abandoned
Brown retreat on TA training cuts complete

By Alex Stevenson An intervention against proposed Territorial Army training cuts from No 10 has resulted in another humiliating U-turn for the government. Gordon Brown spoke to defence secretary Bob Ainsworth and chief of the general staff General Sir David Richards yesterday before agreeing to scrap a proposed £20 million reduction. Conservatives are hailing the… Read more »