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BASC welcomes significant improvement on GL43

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 »

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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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Green activists celebrate as BAA forced to sell Stansted

By politics.co.uk staff Green activists are celebrating the news Stansted will be forced to sell three of its airports – throwing into doubt plans to build a new runway at Stansted. The Competition Commission has ordered BAA to sell its airports at Gatwick, Stansted and either Edinburgh or Glasgow. The three airports must be sold… Read more »

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Stansted legal challenge slapped down

By politics.co.uk staff The high court has rejected a legal challenge to expansion at Stansted airport. Campaigners say the decision is even more significant than the government’s move to build a third runway at Heathrow, because it sets a legal precedent. The legal action challenged three aspects of the government’s planning decision: the increase in… Read more »