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BASC was pleased to host the Secretary of State for Defra, Steve Barclay, at the inaugural Northern Gamekeepers’ Conference on Friday 8 March in the historic grounds of the Swinton Estate in Masham, North Yorkshire. The main hall at the Swinton Park Hotel was standing room only as gamekeepers from across the north of England… Read more »
The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has issued a letter to Jim Fairlie, Scotland’s Minister for Agriculture and Connectivity, urging for further amendments to be made at the final stage of the Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Bill. It comes as the Bill nears the final stage of a debate on March 19… Read more »
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The government has launched a new advice line aimed to improve the public’s awareness of their homes environmental impact. A new advice line has been launched by the government today which aims to improve the public’s awareness of how to make homes greener. The Act on CO2 line will give free, impartial and tailored advice… Read more »
Business secretary John Hutton has called for a massive expansion of nuclear power, saying it could be a new North Sea oil for the British economy. In a speech to the union Unite, he said increasing the number of nuclear reactors in the UK could inject £20 billion into the economy, create 100,000 new jobs… Read more »
