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Government Urged To Boost Support For Killing 'Menace' Grey Squirrels
Government Urged To Boost Support For Killing "Menace" Grey Squirrels
Environment
A group of Tory MPs are calling on the government to increase the grants provided to landowners to trap and cull grey squirrels, and further support other methods of squirrel population control to protect the "precious" native red squirrel.
Tory MP Urges People To 'Think Carefully' Before Buying Puppies
Environment
Tory MP Urges People To "Think Carefully" Before Buying Puppies
Environmental Leaders Are Confident About Labour's Green Agenda
Environment
Environmental Leaders Are Confident About Labour's Green Agenda
Rural Voters Feel Labour Doesn’t 'Get' Them, Says Shadow Environment Secretary
Environment
Rural Voters Feel Labour Doesn’t "Get" Them, Says Shadow Environment Secretary
Iceland Boss Accuses Rishi Sunak Of 'Neo-Trumpian' Climate Politics
Environment
Iceland Boss Accuses Rishi Sunak Of "Neo-Trumpian" Climate Politics
Environment Watchdog Has Financial Interest In Companies It Regulates
Environment
Environment Watchdog Has Financial Interest In Companies It Regulates
Lib Dems Are On Labour's Case To Make Water Companies Not-For-Profit Community Projects
Environment
Lib Dems Are On Labour's Case To Make Water Companies Not-For-Profit Community Projects
The House Live
Rural voters are trusting Labour again – we must not let them down
Environment
By Keir Mather MP
Rural voters are trusting Labour again – we must not let them down
Thames Water is collapsing – there’s only one way to save it
Environment
By Barry Gardiner MP
Thames Water is collapsing – there’s only one way to save it
Air pollution is hitting minority ethnic and low income communities hardest
Environment
By L'Myah Sherae and Lord Woolley
Air pollution is hitting minority ethnic and low income communities hardest
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Tories Are Hopeful Rishi Sunak Can Swerve Local Elections Backlash From MPs
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Tory Hopes Are Hanging On The West Midlands Mayoral Race
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North West Could Become A 'Sea Of Red' At General Election
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The Minette Batters interview: 'I’m fed up with agriculture being deemed low-skilled, low-paid'
Environment
By Tali Fraser
The Minette Batters interview: 'I’m fed up with agriculture being deemed low-skilled, low-paid'
Brexit thrust farmers into the centre of political debate for the first time in generations. Minette Batters tells Tali Fraser what it’s been like to be in the eye of the ‘tornado’
Steve Reed interview: 'There’s a definite perception Labour doesn’t get rural voters'
Environment
By Sienna Rodgers
Steve Reed interview: 'There’s a definite perception Labour doesn’t get rural voters'
Shadow Defra secretary Steve Reed talks to Sienna Rodgers about Labour’s drive to win back rural voters, how the party plans to show respect for the countryside, and his recipe for the perfect roast potato
Rural Voters Feel Labour Doesn’t 'Get' Them, Says Shadow Environment Secretary
Environment
Rural Voters Feel Labour Doesn’t "Get" Them, Says Shadow Environment Secretary
Rural voters feel the Labour Party does not "get" them, shadow environment, food and rural affairs secretary Steve Reed has said in an interview with The House magazine.
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Environment
By Blue Cross
Blue Cross welcomes government inquiry into greyhound racing
Leading pet charity Blue Cross welcomes news from the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee that it is to launch an inquiry into the welfare of greyhounds used for racing.
Partner content
Environment
By Energy Technologies Institute
Using sustainable biomass as an energy source could reduce the cost of meeting the UK’s 2050 carbon targets but energy and agricultural policies need to be joined up – ETI report
Using sustainable biomass as a source of energy could reduce the cost of meeting the UKs 2050 carbon targets by more than 1% of GDP helping to make low carbon energy more affordable for consumers and businesses, according to new report from the Energy Technologies Institute (ETI).
Partner content
Environment
By British Veterinary Association
Unique vet film to premiere at BVA Members’ Day
Today the British Veterinary Association (BVA) and ITN Productions release a 2-minute preview of Veterinary View, a first-of-its-kind programme celebrating vets and the veterinary profession that will premiere in full at BVAs annual Members Day in Edinburgh on Thursday (24 September).
How the UK can manage competing demands on its landscape Partner content
Environment
By Campaign to Protect Rural England
How the UK can manage competing demands on its landscape
The Campaign to Protect Rural England, the John Muir Trust and the National Trust hosted a discussion between MPs and experts at the Lib Dem conference on UK landscape pressures.
Partner content
Environment
By AHDB Beef and Lamb
Project highlights importance of lamb vaccinations
Producers are being reminded to vaccinate lambs before the autumn sets in following the results of an AHDB Beef Lamb-funded post mortem project.
Partner content
Environment
By AHDB Beef and Lamb
Recruitment underway for next generation of beef experts
Recruits are being sought for a new industry training scheme to further develop expertise in the English beef sector.
Partner content
Environment
By Woodland Trust
Top trunks do battle for nations’ votes in Tree of the Year contest
A tree with links to Joseph of Arimathea, one of Game of Thrones most iconic locations and a tree said to have been visited by William Wallace are among the contenders shortlisted in the Woodland Trusts Tree of the Year contest.
Partner content
Environment
By Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons
Veterinary surgeons asked to submit CPD records in audit of compliance
As the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) undertakes its second annual audit of continuing professional development for veterinary surgeons, it is reminding members that undertaking CPD is a professional obligation.
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Environment
By Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons
Vets host ground-breaking mental health conference for the medical professions
The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) has joined forces with Maudsley Learning to host a ground-breaking conference to address mental health issues across the medical professions.
Partner content
Environment
By British Gas
British Gas brings to life the wonder of a warm and working home in new winter campaign
The British Gas Warm Working campaign was launched today (Sunday 20th September) during ITVs X Factor (London) and Downton Abbey (rest of UK) ad breaks.
Partner content
Environment
By Nuclear Industry Association
NIA welcomes Chancellor’s civil nuclear commitment
The Nuclear Industry Association (NIA) welcomes the Governments support for the Hinkley Point C project as a major step in securing a Final Investment Decision.
British vets launch LGBT group Partner content
Environment
By British Veterinary Association
British vets launch LGBT group
British vets have announced the formation of a new LGBT group which will meet at the British Veterinary Association headquarters in London at the end of September.
Partner content
Environment
By British Veterinary Association
Vets come together to support LGBT colleagues
Vets across the country are coming together to back a new initiative that will support lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender colleagues in the veterinary professions and provide a support network promoting fairness and equality for all.
Replace Britain’s rural boilers to offset energy efficiency funding cuts, urges UKLPG Partner content
Environment
By Calor Gas
Replace Britain’s rural boilers to offset energy efficiency funding cuts, urges UKLPG
Britain’s ageing, rural boilers must be replaced in order to improve energy efficiency, according to industry experts.
Partner content
Environment
By Campaign to Protect Rural England
Ministerial support for Our Green Belt campaign
Housing and Planning Minister Brandon Lewis has responded to our letter marking the 60th anniversary of the Green Belt, recognising the support for the Green Belt shown in our survey, and emphasising the Governments commitment to protecting Green Belt.
Partner content
Environment
By Calor Gas
Replace Britain’s rural boilers to boost household energy efficiency, urges UKLPG
Following announcements that the government is set to make substantial cuts to household energy efficiency funding, LP Gas trade association, UKLPG, is urging ministers to consider a future rural boiler replacement programme following Parliaments return from recess this week.
Partner content
Environment
By Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons
RCVS consults the profession on competences for recent graduates
This week the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) has launched a consultation asking members of the profession for their views on a new set of Year-One Competences the knowledge, skills, attitudes and behaviours that the College believes a veterinary surgeon should possess on the completion of the Professional Development Phase (PDP).
Partner content
Environment
By British Veterinary Association
Vets and farmers play a key role in achieving Northern Ireland Brucellosis free status
Following the EU declaration that Northern Ireland is Officially Brucellosis Free (OBF) (9 September) the British Veterinary Association and BVA Northern Ireland Branch commend the hard work of farmers, ministers and local vets in eradicating this disease affecting both animals and humans from Northern Ireland.
Partner content
Environment
By Mott MacDonald
Mott MacDonald designing £19 million Sheffield Lower Don Valley flood defence project, UK
Mott MacDonald has begun design work on the Sheffield Lower Don Valley flood defence project, one of the largest flood protection schemes in the UK.
Partner content
Environment
By AHDB Beef and Lamb
National advertising campaign to promote lamb and beef
A new 1 million TV and online advertising campaign is being launched this autumn to promote Quality Standard Mark (QSM) and Red Tractor lamb and beef.
Partner content
Environment
By Energy Technologies Institute
Importance of innovation to help the UK meet its carbon targets highlighted in new ETI report
The UK needs innovation to help meet its carbon targets, but successful low carbon innovation should not just focus on technological breakthroughs, according to a new report by the Energy Technologies Institute (ETI).
Partner content
Environment
By Energy Technologies Institute
ETI appoints TRL to lead integrated energy and transport project to encourage wider adoption of plug-in vehicles
The Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) has appointed TRL, the UKs Transport Research Laboratory, to lead its Consumers, Vehicles and Energy Integration (CVEI) project
Partner content
Environment
By Woodland Trust
Help the Woodland Trust track autumn’s arrival across the UK
The Woodland Trust is looking for signs of autumn from people acrossthe countryas it tracks the arrival of the season on its Natures Calendar survey.
Partner content
Environment
By AHDB Beef and Lamb
New steak guide aims to revolutionise menus
A new guide to help chefs and foodservice operators maximise their profits from a range of steak cuts and provide menu inspiration has been developed by AHDB Beef Lamb.
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