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BASC has welcomed the announcement by the Secretary of State for Defra of a new general licence (GL45) for the release of game birds (pheasant and red legged partridges) on or near certain Special Protection Areas (SPAs) in England. After the chaos of last year’s announcement at short notice, BASC has achieved significant improvements to… Read more »
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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By Doireann Ronayne Government attempts to consult on post office closures are seen as “window dressing” by the public, according to a damning new report by an influential committee of MPs. In a damning indictment of the government’s treatment of the post office network, the committee of public accounts found the financial benefits of closures… Read more »
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