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SGC Group has been appointed as the exclusive distributor for Benelli and Franchi products across the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland.This new partnership, announced on November 29, 2024, is set to commence on January 1, 2025, marking a new chapter for the prestigious brands. A strategic alliance The SGC Group has solidified its position…

A decision by the BBC to review its rural champion role is an “effective suspension” of the job, according to an insider. The role was created 10 years ago after a review, commissioned by the BBC Trust, found the broadcaster’s rural coverage had a “metropolitan bias”.  Dimitri Houtart, who was executive editor for BBC audio…

For as long as there has been complex society, people have used walking sticks for support, protection, status and ceremony. The stick continues to be a crutch in myriad rural pursuits and the art of their production is a cottage industry that has stood the test of time. There is strong evidence of the use…

BASC is holding the police force to account for failing to fulfil a statutory duty in its decision to suspend new applications for firearm and shotgun certificates on the grounds of “unexpected resourcing issues” (News, 20 November).  Furthermore, the force said on its website that applications already received would take a minimum of 24 months…

Hundreds of nominations have been whittled down for the Great British Shooting Awards 2025 and voting is now open to the public.  The awards, supported by headline sponsor HikMicro and category sponsors, Beretta and Hornady, aim to give recognition to the products, organisations and people that make the fieldsports industry tick. Time Well Spent Group…

This week, the streets of London have been filled with the voices of farmers protesting against the recent changes to inheritance tax (IHT) announced in the Autumn Budget. The new rules, set to come into effect in April 2026, have sparked widespread concern and anger within the farming community, highlighting the complex and often fraught…

Despite the freezing rain, an estimated 20,000 people attended a protest in London last week over the changes to inheritance tax for farmers, announced in Labour Chancellor Rachel Reeves’s Budget. Among those at the rally, which stretched from Horse Guards to Parliament Square, was television presenter Jeremy Clarkson, who told the crowd “it’s the end…

As controversial as it might be to say, I am almost at the point where I prefer a day of rough shooting. There will always be a place in my heart for a more formal day with all the traditional trimmings, but the freedom and exertion of a walked-up day appeal to me more and…

Shooting groups are calling on Gloucestershire Constabulary to reverse its “outrageous and unlawful” firearms licensing decision after the force announced it is unable to accept any new applications.  BASC has accused Gloucestershire Constabulary of failing to fulfil a statutory duty by suspending firearms certificate grants. Earlier this month the force took the decision to suspend…

The first case of avian influenza (AI) in non-wild birds this autumn has been confirmed on a commercial poultry farm in Yorkshire. A protection zone of 3km has been put in place around the site and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has said that a surveillance zone covering a 10km radius…