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Boris Johnson calls for landowner shale rights
Boris Johnson has entered the fracking debate with a proposal to change the law to give landowners the commercial rights to oil and gas beneath their…
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Countryside is undervalued, says trust
Rural and “opportunity” are words not often associated together, but with 5.5 million people employed in the rural economy, and domestic food and…
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High levels of second home ownership causing 'rural housing crisis'
High levels of second home ownership, low wages and high prices are causing a 'rural housing crisis,' according to a new report. Rural areas face…
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Policymakers urged to value benefits of shooting in countryside
Policymakers are being urged to consider new research highlighting the benefits of shooting in the countryside. The Country Land and Business…
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Want to buy a house in the country? The average worker will need a 150% pay rise
People living and working in the countryside are being pushed out, as house prices in rural areas soar, second homes lie empty and populations become…
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Stop hiding behind Hybrid Bill and negotiate with landowners, CLA says
Successful bio-diversity offsetting depends on HS2 Ltd’s contact with landowners not proposals in the Hybrid Bill, according to the Country Land and…
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Maintenance of flood defences 'only a small part of flood prevention'
IAgrE is behind the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee’s report into the 2013-14 winter floods, launched today, that criticises the…
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Flood funding 'needs to recognise the value of agriculture'
Defra has been called to act on the recommendations of the Efra Select Committee's report into this winter's flooding which severely hit farmland…
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Farmers share their experiences of high speed rail links
Farmers who’ll be impacted by the proposed HS2 have visited Kent to see how the country’s first high speed rail line has affected farm business. A…
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'Farm tax' could mean an end to farming as we know it, says CLA
A £500m farm tax proposal by the Labour Party would mean the end of farming as we know it, according to the Country Land and Business Association…
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