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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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Cameron leaves ‘nat’ option open

By Alex Stevenson David Cameron has refused to rule out seeking nationalist support in a hung parliament. The Conservative leader was asked whether he would seek help from Scottish National party (SNP) and Plaid Cymru MPs during a question-and-answer session at Coca-Cola’s factory in Outwood, Yorkshire. If the Tories were the largest party but unable… Read more »

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After 13 years out of government, the Conservatives finally have a realistic opportunity to return to power. Success is by no means guaranteed. David Cameron’s troops will have to fight for every vote as the struggling economy polarises British politics and galvanises Labour’s activists. Fluctuating opinion polls have shown this contest is by no means… Read more »