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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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Michael Howard has backed calls for an inquiry into the death of David Kelly
Howard backs Hutton inquiry

By politics.co.uk staff The chance of an inquiry into the death of David Kelly became markedly more likely today, after Michael Howard joined those calling for it to take place. The former home secretary and Tory party leader admitted that shortcomings in the official report into the weapon inspector’s death had been on his mind… Read more »

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Audit Commission faces the axe
Bitter Audit Commission sees irony in its demise

By Alex Stevenson The Audit Commission’s chairman has seen the irony in Eric Pickles’ decision to axe his organisation. Michael O’Higgins said it was ironic that local authorities were being given extra responsibilities precisely because the Audit Commission’s oversight had helped them improve their performance. His barbed message came after communities secretary Eric Pickles confirmed… Read more »