April 9, 2009
Battle to cut plastic bag use
APRIL 9, 2009: A new government campaign is focused on reducing the mountain of plastic bags that UK shoppers use and throw away.
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April 6, 2009
Rural thefts rising
APRIL 5, 2009: Insurance claims figures revealed a 14.7% increase in thefts from homes in the UK countryside in 2008, says a leading company. One of the biggest targets was theft from domestic heating oil…
April 5, 2009
Climate change: treasured landscapes under threat
APRIL 5, 2009: England’s most familiar landscapes, their wildlife and habitats, will experience wide-ranging changes in the face of climate change, says Natural England, and significant changes to the way we manage our land are…
April 4, 2009
Children ‘detached from nature’
APRIL 4, 2009: Woodlands, countryside and parks have become out of bounds to a generation of ‘cotton wool kids’ with fewer than ten per cent playing in such places, according to new research results revealed…
April 3, 2009
Call to protect landscape
APRIL 3, 2009: Protecting beautiful landscapes for everyone has to be at the heart of government thinking, according to the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE).
March 22, 2009
Pig task force meets
MARCH 20, 2009: Pig farmers, meat processors, retailers, and the government have agreed to work on areas of common concern for the benefit of consumers and the industry itself.
March 21, 2009
Sheep become YouTube stars
MARCH 20, 2009: A group of Welsh sheep farmers have become a big hit on YouTube after their video of ‘extreme shepherding’ was put onto the video website.
March 20, 2009
Bovine TB vaccine test planned
MARCH 20, 2009: Farmers will be asked to help catch and inject badgers as DEFRA steps up its fight against bovine tuberculosis, according to a report in Farmer's Weekly.
March 15, 2009
Large eggs ’cause hens more stress’
MARCH 13, 2009: Consumers have been urged to avoid buying large eggs because hens suffer stress and pain while laying them, according to warnings endorsed by animal welfare experts.
March 14, 2009
Odd story of a little pony
MARCH 13, 2009: A Shetland pony with very short legs has cost the taxpayer thousands of pounds - because passers-by think she is sinking in mud and keep ringing the emergency services.
March 13, 2009
Petition to grow veg on White House lawn
MARCH 13, 2009: Nearly 85,000 people have signed an online petition calling for part of the White House lawn to be turned into a vegetable patch.
