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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 »
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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Gordon Brown received an early boost in his campaign to be Labour leader and prime minister, after a poll showed Labour’s approval ratings have closed on the Conservatives’ in the past month. Despite shedding hundreds of seats – and control of Scotland – in this month’s elections, a Times/Populus poll shows Mr Brown is seen… Read more »
Nominations for the Labour leadership opened today and it has become clear that Gordon Brown will face a challenger. It was confirmed today that John McDonnell will launch a challenge to Mr Brown’s assumed coronation after Michael Meacher agreed to step down. The two left wing rivals had decided only one would seek to get… Read more »
