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Winners announced for BASC Ladies’ 2021 Star of Shooting Awards

The three winners of the 2021 BASC Ladies’ Star of Shooting Awards have been announced. For the second year, the awards were split into three categories: Target Shooting, Game and Gamekeeping, and Field to Fork. More than 100 nominations were received. Laura Boswell, from Northamptonshire, took the Target Shooting category, Zoe Roper-Smith, from Norfolk, the… Read more »

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Firearms licensing service improved after criticism

The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has been made aware that several firearms licensing departments that had previously stopped grant applications have revised their policy after criticism from BASC, press coverage and intervention by MPs. Licensing departments in North Yorkshire, Thames Valley, Kent and Northamptonshire had all previously announced that grant applications for… Read more »

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Final debate took place in Birmingham
8m watched final leaders’ debate

By politics.co.uk staff Eight million people watched the final leaders’ debate last night. Overnight viewing figures confirmed the final 90-minute debate, hosted by the BBC in Birmingham, achieved nearly double the 4.1 million audience of Sky’s debate last week. The larger than expected audience, which took place on the crucial election issue of the economy,… Read more »

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The campaigns spread out from Birmingham this morning
Parties hit the campaign trail to keep up debate momentum

By politics.co.uk staff All three major parties hit the campaign trail today in a bid to maintain the momentum from last night’s TV debate. Looking increasingly tired and weary, the three men set off with a message to voters that they won last night’s debate. Gordon Brown, Peter Mandelson and Harriet Harman were in Birmingham… Read more »