Category: Rural Communities

Tim Bonner: Why roadkill hedgehogs aren’t...

A news report about England’s first official “hedgehogs crossing” road signs this week has highlighted the paradox that...

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Scotland, Rural Communities

8 August, 2024

Circular Economy Bill passed unanimously by...

The Circular Economy Bill was passed unanimously by the Scottish Parliament on 26 June 2024 and became an Act on 8...

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Hunting, Rural Communities

8 August, 2024

Alliance welcomes appointment of Guy...

The Jockey Club has announced that Guy Lavender has been appointed the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Cheltenham...

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Rural Communities, Food and Farming

6 August, 2024

Animal Rising grovels for donations after...

Extreme animal rights group, Animal Rising, have issued a grovelling plea for donations after a Hertfordshire court...

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Rural Communities, Northern Ireland

6 August, 2024

Are Wildfowlers to pay?

A 37-point plan approved by the NI Executive to tackle ongoing issues at Lough Neagh has been published, however, some...

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Wales, Rural Communities, Food and Farming

2 August, 2024

Glorious Game at the Royal Welsh Show

A magnificent feast of game dishes were served up by the talented chefs of Castell Howell, Stewart Williams and Steve...

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Countryside Alliance stand at The Game Fair 2024

Shooting, Hunting, Rural Communities

1 August, 2024

Game Fair 2024 – the countryside comes...

The sun shone over three fabulous days as tens of thousands of country-minded people descended on the august parkland...

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Scotland, Rural Communities, Food and Farming

1 August, 2024

Should shot deer be left to rot in the...

Ecologists have sparked a debate in the Scottish countryside after a new report suggested that the bodies of shot deer...

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Scotland, Rural Communities

1 August, 2024

The exodus of young people in the countryside

New research has revealed that millions of young people living in the countryside are considering moving to a town or...

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Rural Communities

1 August, 2024

National Planning Policy Framework gives...

The new government has released its update of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) for consultation, which...

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Rural Communities, Food and Farming

31 July, 2024

Alliance hits back at a Yorkshire council...

The Countryside Alliance has hit back as a Yorkshire council moved to ban meat and dairy at council events.

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Rural Communities

25 July, 2024

Tim Bonner: Activities involving animals all...

The definition of cruelty is the deliberate infliction of unnecessary suffering and it is difficult to argue that the...

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