The Marine and Coastal Access Bill is, at present, incompatible with the right to a fair hearing (under the Common Law and Article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights) according to a report by the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights.
With over 400 dogs and handlers and a new working element, the south west team ran the most successful BASC Gamekeepers’ Rings at Crufts since its inception.
The wonderful weather contributed to higher numbers of competitors than seen in previous years and with over 800 completed runs the team were busy from start to finish.
Matthew Gibbs from the Buckland Tout-Saints Hotel near Kingsbridge, Devon organised a fantastic end of season social day on 18 February.
The Westcountry Game Fair 2009 was blessed with great weather ? which doesn?t always happen at this show!
France has reported an outbreak of H5N1 LPAI in decoy ducks on a premises in Calvados and a second outbreak of H5 (not N1) in decoy ducks in Pas-de Calais.
The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has requested a meeting with the Home Office and the National Police Improvement Agency to discuss how to resolve ongoing problems with government figures on firearms and shotgun certificates.
BASC south west?s flagship event, the Westcountry Game Fair, will be held at the Bath & West Showground on 14-15 March 2009.
A teenager from Mid-Wales and her dog “Mustwork Make My Day” have taken the top honours in the gamekeeping classes at Crufts 2009.
