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Applications for BASC’s legacy funded scholarship programme aimed at supporting further education opportunities in conservation, land management and gamekeeping have opened for the 2022 intake. The scholarship is directed at assisting students wanting to progress their education in the land management sector. Scholarships this year are in memory of Mr Herbert Heywood, who kindly left… Read more »
The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has raised the importance of recognising the challenges faced by gamekeepers and the physical and mental health benefits of shooting within the Environment Food Rural Affairs (EFRA) committee’s mental health inquiry. The wide-ranging inquiry launched in November 2021 will set out recommendations about how the government can… Read more »
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The government has announced proposals to decarbonise UK homes through which households will be offered grants to install heat pumps. With homes said to account for 13% of the UK’s carbons emissions, the latest proposals aim to ensure that heat pumps are no more expensive to buy and run for consumers than fossil fuel boilers. … Read more »
The prime minister today paid tribute to Sir David Amess, the MP who was tragically killed on Friday, describing him as “one of the nicest, kindest and most gentle individuals to ever grace these benches.” Boris Johnson also revealed that Southend would be accorded city status as a tribute to Sir David – something the… Read more »
