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The Ribble Estuary’s Hutton Marsh set for conservation boost

The Preston and District Wildfowling Association (PDWA) have been awarded a £21,000 grant from the Wildlife Habitat Charitable Trust (WHCT) to improve habitat on the protected Hutton Marsh in the Ribble Estuary. The grant will be used to fund habitat improvements for nesting birds, as well as to encourage water voles and otters into the… Read more »

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North Yorkshire firearms licensing decision a breach of statutory duty, says BASC

North Yorkshire Police’s decision to halt all firearm and shotgun certificate grants has been described by the UK’s largest shooting organisation, the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC), as “a clear breach of their statutory duty”. In correspondence with North Yorkshire MPs, BASC has asked that the force is scrutinised and that they resume… Read more »

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The culture secretary has blocked the appointment of an ally of Mayor of London Boris Johnson
Boris appointment blocked by Bradshaw

By politics.co.uk staff The culture secretary has blocked the appointment of an ally of Mayor of London Boris Johnson to the Arts Council it was revealed today. The mayor put forward Veronica Wadley, former editor of the London Evening Standard as a candidate for running the Arts Council’s London office. However, her appointment was blocked… Read more »