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Thursday 17 DecemberONE of the most historic milestones in the opening up of the British countryside was celebrated yesterday: the 60th anniversary of the Queen’s Assent being given to the 1949 National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act.
Red-letter year for National Parks topped by launch of plans to expand them
Thursday 17 DecemberTHE Campaign for National Parks (CNP) is delighted at this week’s planned launch by Natural England of proposals to expand the Lake District and Yorkshire Dales National Parks, on the 60th anniversary of the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949 which created them.
NFU slams pre-budget report
Tuesday 15 DecemberWITH the world anti-global warming conference underway in Copenhagen, the NFU yesterday issued an angry press statement claiming that the Government was planning cuts to farmers and market gardeners who had introduced new technology.
Copenhagen: land managers are a vital part of the solution, says CLA
Tuesday 15 DecemberTHE CLA presented a key paper in conjunction with the European Landowners’ Organisation (ELO) at the Copenhagen Climate Change Conference on Friday 11 December.
Government “cover up” on windfarm noise
Monday 14 DecemberGOVERNMENT officials suppressed a damning report on the noise caused by wind turbines in order to push ahead with the building of hundreds of on-line windfarms in England, a report in the Sunday Times alleged yesterday (December 13).
Wanderlust pooch is a Friend of the Three Peaks
Monday 14 DecemberA PUB dog that frequently escapes from his home to walk the Yorkshire Dales Three Peaks has been given a special honour.