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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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The proposals will be aimed at avoiding 'ghost towns' - where areas with a high student population become almost empty during the holidays.
Govt plan to tackle ‘studentification’ runs into trouble

By Liz Stephens Government plans to cut the number of houses of multiple occupancy (HMOs) in some areas have been met with anger by student groups and property organisations. The government are currently considering giving local councils the power to limit the number of HMOs due to concerns about anti-social behaviour. The proposals will be… Read more »

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An answer to a parliamentary question has highlighted problems with social housing
Extent of substandard social housing revealed

By Gabriel Huntley Almost one in five social housing properties are classed as ‘non-decent’ accommodation, figures released today show. The statistics, which emerged in response to a question in parliament, represent a blow to the government’s aim for 95 per cent of all social housing to reach a decent standard by 2010. Standards of social… Read more »