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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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NUJ: ‘Left with no choice’
By Peter Wozniak Ed Balls has lambasted the coalition over plans to force some officers to retire in an effort to make savings. The shadow home secretary’s attack comes a day after it emerged three police forces are being allowed to implement a regulation which can enforce retirement for officers with thirty years service. Mr… Read more »
