Local Government
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 »
Eat Game is delighted to announce that this year’s Eat Game Awards raised a record amount of donations for the Country Food Trust. The awards, which took place last week, raised £2,255 for the charity, which was once again selected as our charity of the year. With the Eat Game Awards celebrating the contributions of… Read more »
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Government-led initiatives to revive deprived areas have been “high risk” and achieved mixed results, the National Audit Office (NAO) has found. The Pathfinders housing market renewal programme targeted nine areas across the midlands and north of England in a bid to make them more appealing to communities. The NAO found house prices in the nine… Read more »
The Liberal Democrats today said they would scrap Whitehall-driven targets and pave the way for a new “renaissance” in local and regional government. Local government spokesman Andrew Stunell said: “The Labour government has picked up from where the Tories left off by stripping more and more powers from local councils. “Local people know best what… Read more »
