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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 Ian Dunt Students and teachers demonstrated in cities an d schools across the country today to battle government plans to cut the EMA payment. The Educational Maintenance Allowance, which is paid to 16-18 year olds from low-income households who stay on in education, is set to be scrapped as a money saving measure. The… Read more »
By Alex Stevenson Labour has selected the candidate who will attempt to hold Oldham East and Saddleworth for the party after Phil Woolas’ general election victory was overruled by an election court. Debbie Abrahams, a public health consultant who unsuccessfully fought the adjacent Colne Valley seat in May, was selected by the local party yesterday…. Read more »
