http://www.cla.org.uk/rss/News_National.xml Rural News from the CLA en-gb Mon, 20 May 2013 11:35:36 GMT Copyright: © 2013 CLA, http://www.cla.org.uk http://www.cla.org.uk Construction of the CLA Game Fair has started at Ragley Hall - with the first batch of workers arriving to build the show on the 500-acre site in Warwickshire. Mon, 20 May 2013 GMT http://www.cla.org.uk/RSS/NN/1013819/ The CLA has warned the Government that extra regulations on landlords could lead to a housing shortfall in the private rented sector. Fri, 17 May 2013 GMT http://www.cla.org.uk/RSS/NN/1013798/ The CLA Game Fair is calling for nominations for the CLA Best New Product or Service Award - celebrating innovation in the countryside. Tue, 14 May 2013 GMT http://www.cla.org.uk/RSS/NN/1013785/ Rising unemployment, shrinking profits and plummeting confidence in countryside businesses has thrown the rural economy to the brink of a further recession, according to a new survey by the CLA and Smiths Gore. Mon, 13 May 2013 GMT http://www.cla.org.uk/RSS/NN/1013779/ The CLA has said the Government's Mobile Infrastructure Project (MIP), which aims to improve mobile phone coverage, must focus on rural areas where coverage is at its worst. Mon, 13 May 2013 GMT http://www.cla.org.uk/RSS/NN/1013777/ The CLA is celebrating success over reduced planning regulations which will make it easier to bring agricultural buildings back into productive use. Thu, 09 May 2013 GMT http://www.cla.org.uk/RSS/NN/1013768/ The CLA today welcomed formal recognition in the Queen's Speech that compensation provisions will be bought forward for rural landowners whose businesses and properties have been frozen by the High Speed Two (HS2) rail line. Wed, 08 May 2013 GMT http://www.cla.org.uk/RSS/NN/1013758/ The CLA Game Fair is launching a CLA Gundog of the Year competition. Tue, 07 May 2013 GMT http://www.cla.org.uk/RSS/NN/1013738/ Exhibitor sales are showing the CLA Game Fair is the place to be for businesses looking to benefit from a presence at the world's largest countryside show. Thu, 02 May 2013 GMT http://www.cla.org.uk/RSS/NN/1013702/ The CLA today (30 April) said it is disappointed by the decision to pass an EU-wide ban on neonicotinoid pesticides despite a lack of field-based research into the effects of the chemicals on bee health. Tue, 30 Apr 2013 GMT http://www.cla.org.uk/RSS/NN/1013663/ If you've always wanted to try falconry, fishing, clay-shooting or off-roading, the CLA Game Fair at Ragley Hall, Warwickshire, from 19-21 July, is your chance to have a go! Thu, 25 Apr 2013 GMT http://www.cla.org.uk/RSS/NN/1013638/ The CLA said today (22 April) that Environment Secretary Owen Paterson was right to protect woodland by culling squirrels on his land. Mon, 22 Apr 2013 GMT http://www.cla.org.uk/RSS/NN/1013568/ The CLA today (18 April) welcomed Defra's announcement to help farmers remove dead stock from the snow with funding of £250,000. Thu, 18 Apr 2013 GMT http://www.cla.org.uk/RSS/NN/1013523/ The CLA has called for the temporary exemption for burying thousands of perished livestock to be extended until the end of April. Fri, 12 Apr 2013 GMT http://www.cla.org.uk/RSS/NN/1013456/ One lucky visitor to this year's CLA Game Fair will land £10,000 in an exciting new fishing competition, Fish for a Fortune. Wed, 10 Apr 2013 GMT http://www.cla.org.uk/RSS/NN/1013430/ Visitors to this year's CLA Game Fair - the world's biggest countryside show - can enjoy the experience in style with the creation of the VIP Lodge, a fantastic new dining and hospitality area. Wed, 03 Apr 2013 GMT http://www.cla.org.uk/RSS/NN/1013341/ The CLA has urged the Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) to change new guidance which could see landlords having to move into their rental properties to obtain an energy grant. Wed, 27 Mar 2013 GMT http://www.cla.org.uk/RSS/NN/1013300/ The CLA today (26 March) welcomed the Government's Chalara Management Plan and said it would work closely with Defra to ensure the commitment to tackling tree pests and diseases is at the top of the Environment Secretary's agenda. Tue, 26 Mar 2013 GMT http://www.cla.org.uk/RSS/NN/1013298/ An "Equestrian Sunday" will take place at this year's CLA Game Fair at Ragley Hall in Warwickshire. Mon, 25 Mar 2013 GMT http://www.cla.org.uk/RSS/NN/1013291/ The CLA said today (20 March 2013) that the Council of Ministers' decisions on CAP reform have bolstered the proposals. Wed, 20 Mar 2013 GMT http://www.cla.org.uk/RSS/NN/1013240/