Environment
05 Nov 2012
Fears grow over deadly tree disease
A BAN on the import of ash trees to combat the threat of ash dieback could be too late to stop the disease spreading across the UK. Experts fear the...
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18 Oct 2012
Ramblers forge path to better access
WALKERS are learning the skills they need to join the growing ranks of footpath volunteers in Oxfordshire. Oxfordshire County Council’s Countryside Access Team has teamed up with South Chilterns Path...
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17 Oct 2012
Council gives away trees for planting
A FREE tree scheme is being made available to farmers and rural landowners in Leicestershire. Since it was set up in 2008, the Leicestershire County Council scheme has helped enhance...
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20 Sep 2012
Government warning on wind farms
WIND farms in the countryside must generate more benefits for local communities, the government has warned. Wind turbines should bring broader benefits alongside eco-friendly electricity, suggested energy secretary Ed Davey....
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27 Aug 2012
Protect green belt, ministers urged
RURAL campaigners have called on the government to maintain its pledge to protect the green belt. The Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) has produced a special briefing and map highlighting...
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21 Aug 2012
Residents have say on conservation
SIX rural communities across County Durham are the latest to have their say on local conservation. Durham County Council is in the process of carrying out conservation character appraisals on...
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01 Aug 2012
Joining forces against fly-tipping
LANDOWNERS have joined forces with a local authority to make it easier to remove fly-tipped waste from private land. The partnership between the Country Land and Business Association and Suffolk...
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13 Jul 2012
Plan to reduce rural speed limits
MANY rural roads could see their speed limits reduced from 60mph to 40mph under new guidance to local authorities. Updated speed limit guidance to help local authorities improve safety on...
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02 Jul 2012
Backlash against rural wind turbines
RURAL communities are stepping up campaigns against the siting of wind turbines in the countryside. They include Lincolnshire County Council, which wants to call a halt to the “unrestrained invasion”...
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18 Jun 2012
Campaigners target roadside litter
RURAL campaigners have renewed calls to make it easier to fine people for littering from cars. It follows research by a car breakdown and recovery company Green Flag, which shows...
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