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BASC stands up for pest control against legal challenge

The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) will once more stand up for lawful pest control activities as anti-shooting group, Wild Justice, launch new legal attack. According to Wild Justice they are seeking legal action against the general licence to prevent serious damage to livestock, foodstuffs for livestock, crops, vegetables, fruit, fisheries or inland… Read more »

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BASC welcomes review of habitat management course

The announcement that the new T Level responsible for educating future gamekeepers and land managers has been paused to reassess its specialist course structure has been warmly welcomed by the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC). The new course, Habitat management (land and water), has been earmarked to replace the current land & wildlife… Read more »

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Public to ‘get smarter’ on energy meters

By politics.co.uk staff All homes will have a smart meter installed by 2020 to help improve energy efficiency, the government has announced. A consultation on the introduction of the meters, which will allow consumers to see how much energy they are using and help save them money, has been launched today. Several million businesses and… Read more »

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Another step towards Kingsnorth

By Alex Stevenson New coal-fired power stations form part of Britain’s “low-carbon future”, Ed Miliband told the Commons this lunchtime. His pledge came as he outlined proposals to MPs for the construction of new conventional coal-fired stations, including Kingsnorth. Mr Miliband said permission would be granted on the condition they can be retrofitted with carbon… Read more »