There has been extensive discussion about the changes to Agricultural Property Relief, announced in the Budget on 30 October. The government inherited a £22 billion hole in the public finances, and we had to make difficult decisions at the Budget …
In this afternoon's blog we look at widespread coverage of warnings by the British Heart Foundation that poor air quality could cause 160,000 deaths from heart and circulatory disease in the next 10 years and the start of work on a major flood defence scheme in Great Yarmouth.
There is coverage today on FarmingUK, The Pig Site, and the Belfast Newsletter of the introduction of the Direct Payments to Farmers (Legislative Continuity) (DPLC) Bill to Parliament yesterday. This Bill will provide continuity for farmers across all four corners …
In this afternoon's blog we look at further media coverage following the Environment Secretary's speech at the Oxford Farming Conference.
In this afternoon’s (8 January) blog we look coverage from the Oxford Farming Conference, where Environment Secretary Theresa Villiers urged farmers to seize the opportunities to rethink agricultural policy and to be bold and innovative in the proposals they put forward.
In this morning’s (8 January) blog we look at Natural England’s latest proposals to establish new stretches of the England Coast Path on the Cumbria and Lancashire coast.
Yesterday saw the launch of the Donation Generation initiative, which is encouraging millions of consumers across the UK to donate and reuse their unwanted garments instead of sending them to landfill and incineration. It also saw a report by the …
In today's (6 January) blog we look at coverage of our tips to sustainably recycle Christmas trees, the opening of the Farming Recovery Fund and the Environment Secretary responding to concerns about fly-tipping.
Data from the Met Office showing that record temperatures in 2019 have concluded a decade of high temperatures has been covered by the Guardian, BBC News, and the Evening Standard, with Emma Howard Boyd, Chair of the Environment Agency, being …
In today’s (2 January) blog we look at national coverage of Animal Welfare Minister Zac Goldsmith's call for pet owners to mark the New Year by microchipping their pets.
In today’s (31 December) blog we reflect on the Year of Green Action 2019, which has encouraged people to take action to enhance, protect and engage with nature.