30 councils join town hall rebellion against...
Thirty town halls across the country have openly rebelled against the family farm tax in a campaign supported by the...
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Government imposes 157% shotgun fee increase
The Home Office published on 15 January 2025 its new fee structure for firearms licensing. Only two days previously, on...
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Rogue rewilding in Scotland
The illegal release of two lynx into the Cairngorms National Park last Wednesday (8 January) was thought to be either...
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Countryside Alliance voices dominate Boxing...
Boxing Day saw reports of huge support for hunts up and down the country. Pictures of crowds gathering to greet hounds...
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Defra mandates bird housing in Eastern...
From noon on 23 December, all bird keepers in Suffolk, Norfolk, Lincolnshire, the East Riding of Yorkshire and the City...
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Celebrity culture versus BBC impartiality
The Countryside Alliance has accused the BBC of being “addicted to a culture of celebrity among its own presenters” in...
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The Countryside Alliance Guide to Boxing Day...
Boxing Day meets will be taking place across the country on Thursday, 26 December 2024.
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Tourism Tax set for Wales in 2027
The Welsh government has announced its intention to bring forward the tourism tax proposal by 2027, for both adults and...
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Avian Influenza - Latest Updates
16 December 2024 Following a number of findings of highly pathogenic avian influenza in wild birds and detections in...
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Government waters down commitment to build...
The government has announced an overhaul of the National Planning Policy Framework, setting out the government’s...
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Another council joins ‘town hall rebellion’...
Another council has overwhelmingly voted to support local farmers during an impassioned debate against the government's...
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The countryside must stand together against...
Writing for the Shooting Times, Tim Bonner reflects on the government's policies announced within the Budget.
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