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The Preston and District Wildfowling Association (PDWA) have been awarded a £21,000 grant from the Wildlife Habitat Charitable Trust (WHCT) to improve habitat on the protected Hutton Marsh in the Ribble Estuary. The grant will be used to fund habitat improvements for nesting birds, as well as to encourage water voles and otters into the… Read more »
North Yorkshire Police’s decision to halt all firearm and shotgun certificate grants has been described by the UK’s largest shooting organisation, the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC), as “a clear breach of their statutory duty”. In correspondence with North Yorkshire MPs, BASC has asked that the force is scrutinised and that they resume… Read more »
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David Cameron claimed the progressive agenda in his monthly press conference this morning. He spoke first on plans to reform the NHS, saying they do not amount to an institutional upheaval and are “not moving round the furniture”. He said there had been too much “institutional tinkering” in the last few years. After announcing plans… Read more »
Progress in the NHS has been hampered by two major reorganisations since reforms were introduced in 2000, a report concludes today. The study from the Audit Commission and Healthcare Commission advises that nationally-imposed changes to the structure of the NHS should be avoided to allow progress to take place. It also says that progress could… Read more »
