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Planning overhaul call
The Government needs to overhaul the land use planning system to cope with future housing needs and the green agenda, its chief scientist has warned. According to PublicPropertyUK.com, the government’s chief scientist Professor John Beddington has warned that the current land use system – which dates back to the Second World War – is not fit for purpose.
 
Madonna buys land
Madonna has reportedly bought up farmland in order to extend her £6m New York state horse ranch. The Daily Express says that the singer has paid £1.25m for an extra 23 acres of land to indulge in her hobby. The star learn her love of land-ownership while married to film director Guy Ritchie in 2000. they lived together at Ashcombe in Dorset. After the marriage ended in 2008, the star returned to New York and purchased the Wild Ocean Farm in Bridgehampton.
 
Are you old money?
BBC2 is researching a new three-part documentary series called ‘Money’. Its aim is to explore attitudes towards money and to paint a portrait of spending habits in the 21st Century. It is interested in talking to people whose lifestyle is more modest than their surroundings and is especially keen to contact people who have substantial properties but are struggling with the upkeep. If you fall into this category and would like to hear more about the series, contact Tara O'Kelly tara.okelly@bbc.co.uk.

 

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Vets back badger cull PDF Print E-mail
Written by Alf Maxwell   
Monday, 18 January 2010 07:25

The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has welcomed a pilot badger cull in Wales . 

Last Updated on Monday, 18 January 2010 07:30
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New initiative to counter Scottish poaching PDF Print E-mail
Written by John Vaughan   
Thursday, 14 January 2010 17:10

 Poaching is a crime

A fresh initiative to counter poaching of deer and salmon poaching and also by hare coursing, will be launched by Fergus Ewing MSP, Minister for Community Safety, at the Birnam Institute, Birnam, by Dunkeld, Perthshire on Monday 18th January at 2.00 pm. A new poster and leaflet to heighten public awareness of these crimes and report suspicion and evidence of them, has been produced for a new drive by the Police and other agencies and organisations under the Partnership for Action against Wildlife Crime. 

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Deer Initiative launches best practice guide PDF Print E-mail
Written by Charlie Jacoby   
Friday, 04 December 2009 09:00


Left-right: Judith Webb, Jane Rabagliati and the CLA's William Worsley

The CLA has hosted the launch of the Deer Initiative's Best Practice Guidance at its headquarters in London. The Guidance sets out ways to manage deer effectively in areas where populations are high.

Last Updated on Friday, 04 December 2009 09:31
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Otis Ferry speaks out PDF Print E-mail
Written by Alistair Macgregor   
Thursday, 15 October 2009 05:53

Otis Ferry 

In a televised countrysports debate at Harper Adams, Joint Master of the South Shropshire and foxhunting freedom fighter Otis Ferry describes what it’s like to break into the Chamber of the House of Commons – what he felt at the time and how he surprised he was at public reaction. 

Last Updated on Thursday, 15 October 2009 05:59
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Recession hits shooting PDF Print E-mail
Written by Charlie Jacoby   
Tuesday, 06 October 2009 08:51

Commercial shoots have been affected by the recession - many are putting down fewer birds, expecting to sell fewer let days and anticipating that income will fall - according to the survey of lowland and upland shoots by Smiths Gore's research department.

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