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The CLA and RSPB are launching their joint vision for the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) tonight (27 January) in the European Parliament, through their respective European bodies, the European Landowners’ Organisation and BirdLife International.
[In_Your_Area/North West/Regional News] - [January 28th, 2010]
Draft regulations produced by Defra and Environment Agency have ignored the views of the industry and would deter farmers from installing anaerobic digestors which turn farm waste into valuable energy, says the CLA. The CLA’s rural economy experts say...
[In_Your_Area/North West/Regional News] - [January 21st, 2010]
The announcement by Consumer Minister Kevin Brennan that Government is to introduce an ombudsman to enforce the Groceries Supply Code of Practice is long overdue, says the CLA in the North. Now, say the rural economy experts, the key is its quick and...
[In_Your_Area/North West/Regional News] - [January 21st, 2010]
The CLA says that Food 2030 - the Government’s new food strategy announced by Environment Secretary Hilary Benn - recognises the importance of food security but needs more on actual delivery. Douglas Chalmers, Director CLA North said: “Food 2030...
[In_Your_Area/North West/Regional News] - [January 12th, 2010]
Responding to Lord Mandelson's announcement today that Government is to provide £1 billion of investment into next generation access broadband, Angus Collingwood-Cameron, Director CLA North East, said: "Clearly we welcome the acknowledgement that,...
[In_Your_Area/North West/Regional News] - [January 12th, 2010]
Douglas Chalmers, Director CLA North has praised rural communities for working together in the adverse weather conditions currently throwing the countryside into chaos. As well as those who make sure their neighbours are safe, businesses that open...
[In_Your_Area/North West/Regional News] - [January 7th, 2010]
Lobbying by the CLA has led to major improvements of PPS4 (Planning Policy Statement 4: Planning for Sustainable Economic Growth), unveiled recently by the Department for Communities and Local Government. The CLA fought hard over several years to get...
[In_Your_Area/North West/Regional News] - [January 6th, 2010]
The CLA is today (Friday, 11 December) presenting a key paper in conjunction with the European Landowners’ Organisation (ELO) at the Copenhagen Climate Change Conference. The paper, entitled The Climate Change Challenge and the Land Manager: a...
[In_Your_Area/North West/Regional News] - [December 11th, 2009]
The CLA is once again calling for people to think local as they prepare for Christmas, saying that buying Christmas presents and festive food locally will not just benefit the local economy at a crucial time, but will also make Christmas shopping more...
[In_Your_Area/North West/Regional News] - [December 9th, 2009]
The CLA yesterday (Wednesday, 2 December) 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. Launching the...
[In_Your_Area/North West/Regional News] - [December 3rd, 2009]
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