Tim Bonner: Lead ban moves closer
Two years ago the Alliance, along with eight other rural organisations, called for the voluntary phase out of lead shot...
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Lead ammunition restriction - Health and...
On 6 May, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) published its restriction dossier for the use of lead in ammunition. It...
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The Game Chef: A forkful of sunshine
In this article from the spring 2022 issue of My Countryside magazine, The Game Chef shares his favourite recipes that...
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GL43 conditions to remain the same for...
Following a meeting that was attended by the Countryside Alliance and other shooting organisations, Defra produced an...
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New General Licences set to launch in Wales...
Changes to General Licences 001, 002, 004 and 005 for Wales will come into effect on the 1st of July 2022 and we urge...
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Consultation on lead ammunition to be...
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has announced that they will launch a six-month public consultation on...
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Rod Liddle is as untroubled by facts as by...
In an open letter to The Times, Adrian Blackmore has responded to an opinion piece by Rod Liddle which was published in...
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Poles apart. The RSPB's words and their...
The RSPB has recently appointed a part time Upland Conservation Advisor in the belief that the post will be used to...
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Aim to Sustain issues rebuttal to RSPB and...
In response to the open letter written by the RSPB and WWT to the joint signatories of a statement by shooting...
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Online Safety Bill: Tell us your story
With the Online Safety Bill receiving its first debate in the House of Commons on Tuesday 19 April, the Countryside...
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Tim Bonner: Should we be shooting woodcock?
There is nothing that separates the hunter from the uninitiated public quite as much as the idea of loving the thing...
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Countryside Alliance letter published in the...
Our Director of Shooting, Adrian Blackmore, has responded to a recent newspaper article which reported that the RSPB...
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