The Government responds to Wild Justice's...
On 16 January the Government published its response to the petition to ban grouse shooting, launched by Wild Justice on...
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Tim Bonner: Labour continues to misfire
The last time fees for firearms licences were reviewed was in 2014 so none of us can argue that it was not time for an...
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Government imposes 157% shotgun fee increase
The Home Office published on 15 January 2025 its new fee structure for firearms licensing. Only two days previously, on...
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2025 – what to expect from a shooting...
LEAD RESTRICTIONS In December 2024, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) published their final proposals to the...
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Defra mandates bird housing in Eastern...
From noon on 23 December, all bird keepers in Suffolk, Norfolk, Lincolnshire, the East Riding of Yorkshire and the City...
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Tim Bonner: Lead ammunition and licensing -...
The politics of shooting is not box office material, but this week has seen two announcements that will have a...
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Lead ban - the Health and Safety Executive's...
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) have published their final proposals on the restriction of lead in ammunition in...
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Buck, buck, goose – don’t be a turkey this...
As feast days go, Christmas is the most significant to a majority of British families – even if Easter holds most...
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Scottish Countryside Alliance hosts Deer...
The Scottish Countryside Alliance alongside other stakeholder organisations, including Scottish Land & Estates,...
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Deer vs Humans – on a collision course?
Anyone who drives through rural England should be familiar with the sight of deer grazing in fields alongside the roads...
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Tim Bonner: Why grouse moors, not the RSPB,...
The RSPB has renewed calls for grouse shooting to be licensed in England. Its justification is that apparently “many...
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Wild Justice calls for grouse shooting to be...
The petition by Wild Justice to ban grouse shooting, which was launched on Friday 22 November, is just the latest in a...
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