Minister and MLA challenged on hunting with...
Recently we have seen the Minister for the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Andrew Muir, state...
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Tim Bonner: Will a new Scottish First...
Over the past few years Scottish politics sometimes seems to have been obsessed with rural issues. From hunting and...
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Tim Bonner: The political importance of...
This month, Chief Executive of the Countryside Alliance and Eat Wild Board member, Tim Bonner, wrote a guest opinion...
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TCAF marathon team completes 2024 event in...
Seven runners raising funds for The Countryside Alliance Foundation (TCAF) completed the TCS London Marathon on Sunday...
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Entrants for Alliance national hornblowing...
The names of those taking part in the national horn-blowing competition vying to win the Countryside Alliance Challenge...
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Chairman of Rural Crime Partnership...
David Orpwood, Chairman of the Thames Valley Police Rural Crime Partnership, responds to the Countryside Alliance's...
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NI Executive passes first budget following...
The Northern Ireland Executive has passed its first budget following the restoration of government. Despite an extra...
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Humza Yousaf resigns as First Minister
It was announced at midday today that First Minister Humza Yousaf has resigned but will remain in place until a new...
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Defra is reviewing GL45 in light of newly...
In March, Defra issued its new general licence GL45, which covers the release of gamebirds in and near to 29 of the 31...
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New masters gather ahead of start of season
New masters of hounds from hunts across the country gathered at Stratford Racecourse on Saturday 20 April to learn more...
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Greens forced out of the Scottish Government
The Scottish Green Party has been ejected from the Scottish Government this morning (25 April) by the First Minister,...
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Tim Bonner: Wolves, foxes and the fate of...
Culling wolves is not an issue the Alliance has to deal with directly as a result of their extinction on our islands in...
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