http://www.cla.org.uk/rss/News_National.xml Rural News from the CLA en-gb Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:39:04 GMT Copyright: © 2012 CLA, http://www.cla.org.uk http://www.cla.org.uk Rural homes and businesses are still being ignored by major telecommunications companies competing to roll out faster speeds to areas that already have a good broadband service, the CLA said today (6 February). Mon, 06 Feb 2012 GMT http://www.cla.org.uk/RSS/NN/1009154/ The CLA today (3 February) welcomed Ed Davey to his new role as Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change and urged him to learn about the role farmers and land managers can play in helping to fight climate change. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 GMT http://www.cla.org.uk/RSS/NN/1009142/ Government policy on flood defence does not recognise agriculture, food production and land management, the CLA has warned. Wed, 01 Feb 2012 GMT http://www.cla.org.uk/RSS/NN/1009095/ Landowners and occupiers affected by the High Speed Two rail line from London to the Midlands and North are to be offered an initial £1,000 access payment to allow contractors to enter onto private land in the initial stages of route development. Wed, 01 Feb 2012 GMT http://www.cla.org.uk/RSS/NN/1009087/ The CLA today (26 January) said the Government's plan to boost access along the coastal path at Dorset's Weymouth Bay is "unnecessary" because adequate access is already provided by the South West Coast Path. Thu, 26 Jan 2012 GMT http://www.cla.org.uk/RSS/NN/1009042/ The Government today (26 January) announced its intention to change the law to clamp down on scrap metal theft in the wake of the CLA's "Scrap the Cash" campaign. Thu, 26 Jan 2012 GMT http://www.cla.org.uk/RSS/NN/1009040/ The CLA has said the Government's first ever Climate Change Risk Assessment (CCRA) published today (26 January) will help land-based businesses adapt to climate change. Thu, 26 Jan 2012 GMT http://www.cla.org.uk/RSS/NN/1009038/ The CLA today (25 January) said the Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) must end the uncertainty in the renewables industry rather than continuing to appeal against the High Court's ruling that its plans to cut solar FIT payments on projects completed after 12 December 2011 were unlawful. Wed, 25 Jan 2012 GMT http://www.cla.org.uk/RSS/NN/1009026/ The CLA today (20 January) expressed its disappointment at the Government's decision to object to MP Graham Jones' Metal Theft (Prevention) Bill. Fri, 20 Jan 2012 GMT http://www.cla.org.uk/RSS/NN/1008992/ The CLA today (19 January) supported the Government's continued commitment to fighting bovine TB as Defra confirmed two pilot areas for badger control. Thu, 19 Jan 2012 GMT http://www.cla.org.uk/RSS/NN/1008959/ CLA President Harry Cotterell has told the Commons' Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Efra) Committee there are huge resource issues to meeting the challenges set out in the Natural Environment White Paper. Thu, 19 Jan 2012 GMT http://www.cla.org.uk/RSS/NN/1008934/ The CLA today (10 January) said the Government's decision to forge ahead with the High Speed Two (HS2) rail line between London and the Midlands and North must include reform of compulsory purchase laws to give fair compensation to owners of homes, land and businesses along the route. Tue, 10 Jan 2012 GMT http://www.cla.org.uk/RSS/NN/1008841/ More than £50,000 was donated to countryside charities in 2011 by the CLA Charitable Trust. Mon, 09 Jan 2012 GMT http://www.cla.org.uk/RSS/NN/1008817/ The CLA today (6 January) said Home Office Minister Lord Henley had accepted its suggestion to "take the cash out of scrap" in his statement that the scrap metal industry could face tougher regulation as the Government gets serious about cracking down on metal theft. Fri, 06 Jan 2012 GMT http://www.cla.org.uk/RSS/NN/1008788/ The CLA today (4 January 2012) welcomed Secretary of State Caroline Spelman's recognition that in many cases the countryside has been abandoned by government. Wed, 04 Jan 2012 GMT http://www.cla.org.uk/RSS/NN/1008744/ The CLA has written to Secretary of State for Climate Change Chris Huhne explaining why European landowners support a 30 percent cut in greenhouse gas emissions in the fight to mitigate climate change. Tue, 03 Jan 2012 GMT http://www.cla.org.uk/RSS/NN/1008713/ Rural businesses and communities are putting a reliable broadband connection at the top of their Christmas and New Year wish list, according to the CLA. Thu, 22 Dec 2011 GMT http://www.cla.org.uk/RSS/NN/1008688/ The CLA today (22 December) congratulated Farming Minister Jim Paice for turning round the beleaguered Rural Payments Agency (RPA) and making sure that so many single farm payments have been made ahead of target. Thu, 22 Dec 2011 GMT http://www.cla.org.uk/RSS/NN/1008685/ The CLA today (22 December) called on the Government to end the uncertainty facing the renewable energy sector after a High Court decision ruled that changes to the Feed-in Tariff for solar power were "legally flawed". Thu, 22 Dec 2011 GMT http://www.cla.org.uk/RSS/NN/1008683/ The CLA said today (21 December) the economic well-being of the countryside has been given a fighting chance of survival following the recommendation that the "presumption in favour of sustainable development" should be "like a golden thread" running through the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF). Wed, 21 Dec 2011 GMT http://www.cla.org.uk/RSS/NN/1008671/