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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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Eat Game Awards raises record funds for charity

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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Tessa Jowell says London 2012 Olympic games will be on budget
Olympic costs ‘up by £900m’

The cost of the Olympic park in London has already risen by £900 million to £3.3 billion, the culture secretary has confirmed. Tessa Jowell failed to give details of the final budget for the London 2012 games, saying it was currently under review and would be published shortly. However, she insisted they would be delivered… Read more »

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VAT was not included in the Olympic 2012 bid
Tax row escalates over 2012 Olympics

Ministers have admitted the 2012 Olympics could face a tax bill of as much as a billion pounds that was not included in the original bid. Sport minister Tessa Jowell told the Commons yesterday that the original file for the Olympic bid did not include VAT costs. This morning chancellor Gordon Brown said the bill… Read more »