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CA Award winners represent the very best of Rural Britain

Rural Communities

23 March, 2017

CA Award winners represent the very best of...

Our Chief Executive Tim Bonner writes: Yesterday was one of the highlights of the Countryside Alliance's year, our...

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MPs to debate mobile coverage in rural areas

Rural Communities

20 March, 2017

MPs to debate mobile coverage in rural areas

Please find attached a briefing note ahead of the Westminster Hall Debate on "Mobile coverage in rural areas" (Neil...

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"Food marked as British must come from British farmers"

Rural Communities

17 March, 2017

"Food marked as British must come from...

Our Chief Executive Tim Bonner writes: Rural issues have been at the forefront of debate in Parliament this week from...

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Rights of Way - Local Access Forums - get involved

Rural Communities

15 March, 2017

Rights of Way - Local Access Forums - get...

Back in 2000 the Countryside and Rights of Way Act was passed. This Act not only introduced "the right to roam" but...

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Minister supports calls for extending country of origin labelling

Rural Communities

14 March, 2017

Minister supports calls for extending...

On Tuesday 14 March MPs debated the future of food labelling in a Westminster Hall Debate led by Julian Sturdy MP...

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Spring 2017 membership magazine now online

Shooting, Hunting, Rural Communities

14 March, 2017

Spring 2017 membership magazine now online

The Countryside Alliance's Spring 2017 magazine is now online. Below is the Editor's welcome letter outlining the...

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Parliamentary debate on country of origin labelling

Rural Communities

13 March, 2017

Parliamentary debate on country of origin...

Below is a briefing note ahead of the Parliamentary debate on country of origin labelling (Julian Sturdy,...

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Countryside Alliance calls for immediate solutions to rural broadband woes as it labels proposed BT

Rural Communities

10 March, 2017

Countryside Alliance calls for immediate...

Today (March 10) Ofcom announced that BT has agreed to separate legally from Openreach. Openreach will become a...

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Chancellor must support rural businesses in the Budget

Rural Communities

3 March, 2017

Chancellor must support rural businesses in...

Countryside Alliance Chief Executive Tim Bonner writes:

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Countryside Alliance calls for local authorities to get tough on fly- tipping

Rural Communities

2 March, 2017

Countryside Alliance calls for local...

The Countryside Alliance has called for local authorities to make waste disposal easier as the latest Defra figures on...

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Countryside Alliance says "countryside should play its role" in Digital Strategy

Rural Communities

1 March, 2017

Countryside Alliance says "countryside...

The Countryside Alliance has called for rural connectivity parity so that the countryside can play its part in the...

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The best of the West in the Rural Oscars

Rural Communities, Countryside Alliance Awards

28 February, 2017

The best of the West in the Rural Oscars

Congratulations to the newly announced Rural Oscars Champions for the South West. The regional winners in the 2016...

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