Aggravated trespass amendment
We welcomed the amendment to the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill, tabled by Lord Garnier at Committee Stage,...
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Chalk streams in the spotlight
With well over three quarters of the world's chalk streams located in England, these fantastic, biodiverse ecosystems,...
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Pointless delay to poaching crackdown
Illegal hare poaching is a blight on rural communities and damaging to the conservation of one of the British...
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Tim Bonner: National Trust faces trail...
At the National Trust's AGM last Saturday, a motion put forward by a member to ban trail hunting on Trust land was...
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Countryside Alliance releases commentary on...
On Friday, 29 October, the Scottish Government announced a consultation on further proposals relating to the use of...
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Fly-tipping gang who caused misery in...
The Countryside Alliance has praised a local council for its action and called on others to follow suit, after a...
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Advice issued to mark the start of Gundog...
Sunday 31st October marked the start of Gundog Theft Awareness Week 2021. Popular working breeds such as spaniels,...
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Countryside Alliance responds to National...
The Countryside Alliance has been actively campaigning against a members' resolution which proposed to ban lawful...
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New legislation to allow penalty notices in...
On 28 October the House of Commons debated and passed the Second Reading of the Animals (Penalty Notices) Bill. This...
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Scottish Government launch consultation on...
On Friday, 29 October, the Scottish Government announced that a consultation will take place on proposals to strengthen...
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This Halloween, support the Great British...
This Halloween, be sure to support a local pumpkin grower. I've always been a fan of Halloween, since as far back as I...
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Tim Bonner: Poaching, rustling and dog theft...
One of the many damaging aspects of the romantic image of rural Britain that still pervades in some parts of society is...
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