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Mike Sims finds out more about the meticulous work to restore a 240-acre estate in one of the UK’s largest garden restoration projects Published on 5 Jan 2022
Blooming beauty
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- Mike Sims
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- Mike Sims finds out more about the meticulous work to restore a 240-acre estate in one of the UK’s largest garden restoration projects
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- Blooming beauty
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CLA analysis on the UK Government’s Net Zero Strategy, which sets out nine sector-based reduction plans, and how it will affect members Published on 5 Jan 2022
The net zero transition
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- Susan Twining
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- CLA analysis on the UK Government’s Net Zero Strategy, which sets out nine sector-based reduction plans, and how it will affect members
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- The net zero transition
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CLA North Rural Adviser Libby Bateman celebrates the long-awaited amendments to hare coursing legislation after years of CLA lobbying
Published on 5 Jan 2022
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- CLA North Rural Adviser Libby Bateman celebrates the long-awaited amendments to hare coursing legislation after years of CLA lobbying
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- A CLA win on hare coursing legislation
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CLA welcomes announcement about England’s future agricultural policy, but says focus needs to be on a smooth transition to new schemes and providing support to land managers
Published on 6 Jan 2022
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- Jasmin McDermott
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- CLA welcomes announcement about England’s future agricultural policy, but says focus needs to be on a smooth transition to new schemes and providing support to land managers
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- Land managers 'need support' to access new environmental schemes
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In this blog, CLA Senior Policy Advisor, Fraser McAuley focuses on the year in which the Agriculture Bill is presented to the Senedd, and asks, "what's really happening?" Published on 6 Jan 2022
Will there be fireworks?
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- It’s been over 4 years in the making: as we enter the year in which the Agriculture (Wales) Bill is introduced in the Senedd, CLA Cymru Senior Policy Advisor, Fraser McAuley asks what sort of a watershed this might be.
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- Will there be fireworks?
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CLA Rural Surveyor John Greenshields looks at the opportunities offered by this attractive grant
Published on 3 Dec 2021
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- John Greenshields
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- The Midlands
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- CLA Rural Surveyor John Greenshields looks at the opportunities offered by this attractive grant
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- CLA Midlands Blog: thoughts on the England Woodland Creation Offer
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More measures to tackle hare coursing are welcome, but we need to consider the wider scope of rural crime in Wales. Published on 5 Jan 2022
A welcome crack down on hare coursing, but wider rural crime issues need to be addressed in Wales
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- Rural Crime
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- Wales
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- Tougher powers and penalties to tackle illegal hare coursing is good news for land managers in Wales. However, our police forces need the right level of resources to apply the law - and measures shine a light on other rural crimes which should similarly be addressed
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- A welcome crack down on hare coursing, but wider rural crime issues need to be addressed in Wales
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An office of carbon markets, recommended in a new report, will provide guardianship of credibility in the natural capital market, says the CLA
Published on 5 Jan 2022
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- Jasmin McDermott
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- An office of carbon markets, recommended in a new report, will provide guardianship of credibility in the natural capital market, says the CLA
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- CLA supports recommendation for natural capital governance
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The Country Land and Business Association (CLA), has welcomed government plans to strengthen the powers and penalties available to tackle illegal hare coursing.
Published on 4 Jan 2022
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- Henk Geertsema
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- The North
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- Lobbying win - CLA welcomes legislation to crack down on hare coursing
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Tougher sentencing and strengthened police powers follow years of CLA work and lobbying effort to tackle the despicable crime
Published on 4 Jan 2022
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- Jasmin McDermott
- Campaigns
- Rural Crime
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- Tougher sentencing and strengthened police powers follow years of CLA work and lobbying effort to tackle the despicable crime
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- New legislation to tackle hare coursing announced
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Permanent VAT cut in tourism would add £4.5bn to the economy Published on 19 Feb 2021
CLA calls for permanent VAT cut
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- Jonathan Roberts
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- Rural Powerhouse
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- Making VAT cut permanent would add £4.5bn to economy, CLA research shows
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- CLA calls for permanent VAT cut
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Returning to 20% rate will make rural tourism businesses 'uncompetitive'
Published on 22 Dec 2021
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- Jonathan Roberts
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- Returning to 20% rate will make rural tourism businesses 'uncompetitive'
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- CLA calls for VAT cut to be made permanent