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The Ribble Estuary’s Hutton Marsh set for conservation boost

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 »

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North Yorkshire firearms licensing decision a breach of statutory duty, says BASC

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 gave a muted performance to delegates in Birmingham
Sketch: Subdued Cameron turns down the volume

David Cameron’s quiet delivery was to blame for the lack of spark which wrapped up his party’s conference in Birmingham. By Alex Stevenson The Conservative party has come a long way in the last year. September 2009 saw David Cameron hailed as the next prime minister, ready to lead a Tory government after five years… Read more »

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Sadiq Khan is hoping to be elected to the shadow Cabinet
Khan faces rap over election ‘rule-breaking’

By politics.co.uk staff Sadiq Khan will face the judgment of a Commons watchdog tomorrow over allegations he broke rules during the election by sending parliamentary letters to his constituents. Mr Khan, a rising star in the Labour ranks who masterminded Ed Miliband’s ascent to the Labour leadership, used official Commons notepaper and envelopes to send… Read more »