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Response to BBC Trust Chris Packham decision
The Editorial Standards Committee of the BBC Trust has published its findings into a complaint that was made by the Countryside Alliance in response to an article that was published…
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Hunting kicks on despite prejudice
Countryside Alliance Chief Executive Tim Bonner writes: You may have seen reports this week that the Government was ‘pushing’ for a vote on the Hunting Act. Whilst I am sure…
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Submit evidence to inform the grouse shooting debate
Countryside Alliance Chief Executive Tim Bonner writes: An online petition on Parliament’s website calling for driven grouse shooting to be banned has now reached the threshold required for a petition…
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Countryside Alliance welcomes the acquittal of Mark Doggrell
The Countryside Alliance has welcomed the acquittal of the Mark Doggrell case after a three day trial at Taunton Crown Court. This afternoon (Wednesday, 21st September), the jury at Taunton…
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Annual report, online ballot and signed accounts
The Countryside Alliance’s 2015 annual report is now online. Part of the annual report is a postal ballot and proxy form where members can approve our accounts and appoint Messrs…
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Former hunt sab has some choice words for the anti-hunting lobby
Miles Cooper has written for the Countryside Alliance magazine: In the interview “From Hunt Sab to Hunt Master” published in the Summer edition I stated my belief that the Hunting…
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Lib Dems discuss digital exclusion
The Countryside Alliance hosted a fringe event on digital skills at the Liberal Democrat Party Conference in Brighton on Monday 19 September. The event, entitled Tackling Digital Exclusion in the…
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Nominate now in the 2016 Rural Oscars
The 2016 Rural Oscars are now officially “open for business” so please nominate now. These are the twelfth annual Countryside Alliance Awards which were launched to give rural businesses and…
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Education to the fore with This is Hunting UK
James Barclay, founder of This is Hunting UK, rounds up his summer hard at work educating the public about hunting. Holiday meets’, hound parades and kennel open days are deeply…
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