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The Ribble Estuary’s Hutton Marsh set for conservation boost

The Preston and District Wildfowling Association (PDWA) have been awarded a £21,000 grant from the Wildlife Habitat Charitable Trust (WHCT) to improve habitat on the protected Hutton Marsh in the Ribble Estuary. The grant will be used to fund habitat improvements for nesting birds, as well as to encourage water voles and otters into the… Read more »

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North Yorkshire firearms licensing decision a breach of statutory duty, says BASC

North Yorkshire Police’s decision to halt all firearm and shotgun certificate grants has been described by the UK’s largest shooting organisation, the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC), as “a clear breach of their statutory duty”. In correspondence with North Yorkshire MPs, BASC has asked that the force is scrutinised and that they resume… Read more »

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Norman Lamb MP calls for probe into honour given to Lord Levy's secretary
MPs question Levy secretary honour

Questions were being asked last night as to why a secretary working for Labour’s chief fundraiser, Lord Levy, was granted an MBE. Jean Cobb received the award in the Queen’s birthday honours in June 2002 in recognition of her work with three charities headed by the peer, who is a close friend of the prime… Read more »

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Mr Prescott said his meetings with Philip Anschutz were "right and proper"
Prescott rejects corruption claims

John Prescott today challenged his critics to prove he had done anything wrong in his meetings with the American billionaire hoping to build Britain’s first super-casino. The deputy prime minister said Conservative MP Michael Gove’s accusation that staying at Philip Anschutz’s Colorado ranch last summer and accepting a gift of a cowboy outfit was corrupt… Read more »