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Tim Bonner: The veterinary market faces...
It will have been no surprise to many of you that the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) announced earlier this...
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Alliance welcomes Defra Buy British...
The Countryside Alliance has welcomed the Defra’s announcement that food labels will be made clearer to help consumers...
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Foreign drug gangs target rural communities
Serious organised criminals including those linked to the international drug trade are increasingly preying on rural...
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Holcombe Harriers make history at Crufts
History was made on Sunday 10 March when two hounds from the Holcombe Harriers became the first working harriers from a...
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Countryside Alliance remembers Captain Ian...
The hunting world is in mourning after news that Captain Ian Farquhar LVO, one of the most prominent huntsmen and hound...
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Tim Bonner: Science deniers proven wrong...
At the end of last month a major study was published on nature.com which looked at the effectiveness of the badger...
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Animal activities licensing consultation...
The Welsh Government’s consultation on the licensing of animal activities has come under fire for not allowing...
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To ban or not to ban? Confusion reigns...
Environmental writer Charlie Pye-Smith attended the Alliance Party annual conference in Belfast as an observer on...
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Will Minister Muir stick to evidence and...
Many of us will have been concerned to see the new Agriculture Minister, Andrew Muir meeting, on his first official day...
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New report accuses United Utilities and the...
A new report published yesterday (Tuesday 5 March 2024) accuses United Utilities and the RSPB of wasting millions of...
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Countryside Alliance priorities for the 2024...
Ahead of this year’s Spring Budget due on Wednesday 6 March, last month the Countryside Alliance wrote to the...
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