http://www.cla.org.uk/rss/News_East.xml Rural News from the CLA en-gb Mon, 21 May 2012 15:50:42 GMT Copyright: © 2012 CLA, http://www.cla.org.uk http://www.cla.org.uk Graham Downing, a freelance writer, publisher and consultant specialising in country sports is the new chairman of the Suffolk branch of the Country Land and Business Association (CLA). Tue, 22 May 2012 GMT http://www.cla.org.uk/RSS/RN/1010208/ CLA East regional director Nicola Currie said: "The Nitrates Directive is one of the most prescriptive pieces of environmental legislation to hit farmers and land managers over the past 10 years. Thu, 17 May 2012 GMT http://www.cla.org.uk/RSS/RN/1010190/ On Tuesday 22 May, new events venue Bruisyard Barn, near Saxmundham in Suffolk, will launch its corporate entertaining offer with the regional Country Land and Business Association (CLA) as its first guests. Wed, 16 May 2012 GMT http://www.cla.org.uk/RSS/RN/1010183/ A landowners' organisation has urged the Government to learn from the mistakes it made at Weymouth Bay in Dorset when rolling out another 190 miles of coastal path around Norfolk, Cumbria, Dorset, Kent, and in the North East. Tue, 15 May 2012 GMT http://www.cla.org.uk/RSS/RN/1010154/ The CLA has welcomed a rights of way consultation by Natural England that will enable land managers to put their legitimate concerns forward and cut red tape. Mon, 14 May 2012 GMT http://www.cla.org.uk/RSS/RN/1010152/ Do you run a family business and work with members of your family? Thu, 10 May 2012 GMT http://www.cla.org.uk/RSS/RN/1010120/ Charles Gooch, who farms in Elmstead Market, near Colchester is the new chairman of the Essex county branch of the Country Land and Business Association (CLA). Thu, 10 May 2012 GMT http://www.cla.org.uk/RSS/RN/1010117/ The Country Land and Business Association (CLA) has welcomed the Government's intention to appoint a Groceries Code Adjudicator - the long-awaited "Supermarket Ombudsman". Wed, 09 May 2012 GMT http://www.cla.org.uk/RSS/RN/1010114/ The Country Land and Business Association (CLA) has strengthened its policy team in London by appointing an Agricultural Adviser from a well-known Suffolk farming family. Tue, 08 May 2012 GMT http://www.cla.org.uk/RSS/RN/1010074/ A rural business organisation is supporting a move to get everyone in Lincolnshire a quick internet connection. Tue, 01 May 2012 GMT http://www.cla.org.uk/RSS/RN/1010007/ Today (24 April) is the 80th Anniversary of the mass trespass of Kinder Scout by walkers which triggered the creation of the National Parks with open access. In 2000 the so called 'Right to Roam', the colloquial but misleading name for the Countryside Rights of Way (CRoW) Act, extended open access to mountain, moorland, heath and downland. Tue, 24 Apr 2012 GMT http://www.cla.org.uk/RSS/RN/1009909/ Investment in agricultural and rural businesses could be lower over the next 12 months leading to restricted growth, according to a new survey by the CLA and Smiths Gore. Mon, 23 Apr 2012 GMT http://www.cla.org.uk/RSS/RN/1009885/ A Landowners' group has backed the Church of England's decision to campaign against increased VAT on alterations to listed buildings. Wed, 18 Apr 2012 GMT http://www.cla.org.uk/RSS/RN/1009842/ A North Norfolk landowner has thanked rural membership body, the CLA, for its advice on dealing with travellers setting up home on his land. Wed, 11 Apr 2012 GMT http://www.cla.org.uk/RSS/RN/1009784/ A rural business body says it is concerned about the impact the drought gripping East Anglia will have on crops this year. Thu, 05 Apr 2012 GMT http://www.cla.org.uk/RSS/RN/1009753/ As the wedding season starts to get into full swing, the Country Land and Business Association (CLA) in the East is calling for greater awareness of the dangers of releasing balloons. Thu, 05 Apr 2012 GMT http://www.cla.org.uk/RSS/RN/1009744/ A warning has come from rural watchdog, the CLA, who said it expects Easter to signal the start of another year of waste being dumped illegally in gateways, fields and hedgerows and on private land. Wed, 04 Apr 2012 GMT http://www.cla.org.uk/RSS/RN/1009741/ Rural motorists are struggling to cope with the rising cost of fuel, but have no choice but to continue driving because countryside public transport is so lacking, the CLA in the East has claimed. Mon, 02 Apr 2012 GMT http://www.cla.org.uk/RSS/RN/1009718/ Rural affairs body, the CLA, said today (Tuesday, 27 March) that the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) is a 'shot in the arm' for planning in rural areas. Tue, 27 Mar 2012 GMT http://www.cla.org.uk/RSS/RN/1009677/ The equine sector generates a turnover of around £5billion a year for the rural economy - but it is also one of the most fragmented sectors and without the right policy and advisory framework its economic potential will remain underexploited. Thu, 22 Mar 2012 GMT http://www.cla.org.uk/RSS/RN/1009641/