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Firearms licensing delays at untenable level, warns UK’s largest shooting organisation

Delays to firearms licensing are set to reach record highs causing significant complications for certificate holders according to the UK’s largest shooting organisation, the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC). Covid restrictions, regulatory medical involvement and a peak in firearms licensing renewals has caused mass disruption across licensing departments in England and Wales. In… Read more »

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BASC’s scholarship programme opens for 2022 applications

Applications for BASC’s legacy funded scholarship programme aimed at supporting further education opportunities in conservation, land management and gamekeeping have opened for the 2022 intake. The scholarship is directed at assisting students wanting to progress their education in the land management sector. Scholarships this year are in memory of Mr Herbert Heywood, who kindly left… Read more »

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Householders will be given meters to help them save energy
Home metering ‘could help save energy’

People could be given meters in their homes to show exactly how much electricity they use, in new proposals aimed at tackling climate change. The government has launched a consultation on how firms could fit homes with meters and display screens showing exactly how much energy households were using. Gas and electricity companies may also… Read more »

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Gordon Brown says Britain will give strong leadership on climate change
UK to offer ‘strong leadership’ on climate change

Gordon Brown today announced a host of measures to ensure Britain would be a leader in global efforts to tackle climate change. The chancellor’s proposals included an extension of the European emissions trading scheme (ETS), new agreements with developing countries to produce biofuels and the expansion of a global fund to help energy efficiency in… Read more »