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Concerns that seeking health support could lead to certificate revocation are stopping gamekeepers accessing vital help, GWT warns
Investigation uncovered six shotguns and rifle parts at Alan Sharp's property, along with evidence of 75 falsified licensing checks, as he faces a minimum five-year sentence
Natural England has outlined changes to the 2026 General Licences, which allow landowners and gamekeepers to control certain wild bird species without applying for individual permissions
Shooting contributes £3.3bn to the UK economy, surpassing golf and supporting 67,000 jobs. New European research shows fieldsports generate €180bn and five times more value than football.
Stable Events has cancelled the 2026 edition of The National Shooting Show as it shifts its focus to The Great British Farm-Fest
Major sports and entertainment venues are switching to British wild venison as Levy rolls out game burgers across more than 20 sites
BASC has two national council seats up for election in 2026, a chance for you to give something back to shooting, suggests Conor O’Gorman
Government pressing ahead with consultation on moving shotguns to Section 1, despite warnings of a mass exodus and business collapse
MPs warn that rural communities risk being overlooked as England undergoes its biggest shake-up of local government in half a century.
Hunt Saboteurs demand five-year jail terms for trail-hunters in manifesto condemned as "morally bankrupt", while Reform pledges to reverse Labour’s ban.
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