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Shrill carder bee causes a buzz on the Gwent Levels
Nation.Cymru
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August 4, 2025
A Shrill Carder Bee on Bridewell Common in Mat 2025. Photo Lowri Watkins Martin Shipton Six years after Gwent Wildlife Trust acquired their Bridewell Common nature reserve on the Gwent Levels, a small bee is making quite a buzz. This summer, the...
House of Lords urges stronger nitrogen controls across agriculture
The Scottish Farmer
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August 1, 2025
The report, Nitrogen: Time to Reduce, Recycle, Reuse, warns that reactive nitrogen, largely from farming, transport and wastewater, is damaging air, water and soil quality and contributing to premature deaths and biodiversity loss. Baroness...
Pictured: Father, 43, who 'killed his wife and two children in triple murder-suicide' in Northern Ireland
Daily Mail
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July 29, 2025
A father suspected of killing his wife and children before turning the gun on himself has been pictured following his death. Ian Rutledge, 43, was the only suspect in the shooting of his family at a property on Drummeer Road in Maguiresbridge, Co...
Government farming policies need climate change resilience, urges NSA
The Scottish Farmer
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August 1, 2025
The NSA urges farmers to consider climate resilience measures in their farming systems and plans. The announcement comes in the wake of this week’s Met Office warning that the UK is experiencing a 'notably different' climate to just a few decades...
£150m in farming grants now fully allocated
Farmers Weekly
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August 1, 2025
All £150m of capital grant funding has now been allocated, following a record-breaking five weeks in which more than 8,000 farmers submitted applications for support. The rapid uptake marks the fastest response to a government farming grant to...
Jeremy Clarkson announces Diddly Squat farm will be closed for two months after devastating double blow
Daily Record & Sunday Mail
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August 1, 2025
Jeremy Clarkson was dealt a double blow this week as he revealed a heartbreaking loss. The star announced on Thursday his Diddly Squat farm has been struck by a “devastating” outbreak of TB, and it's now been revealed that it will be closed for...
More than 170 people stood up to save this 'popular' farmhouse gym - now it's gone
Manchester Evening News
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August 1, 2025
A ‘popular’ and beloved gym in a grade-II listed farmhouse is set to close and become flats — despite more than 170 objections. Little Box Gym, which opened on St Werburgh’s Road in Chorlton in February 2017, faces an uncertain future after...
Farmers fear biosecurity job cuts will leave industry exposed
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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July 31, 2025
Farmers fear proposed cuts to research and development roles at the NSW Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) could leave the state vulnerable to biosecurity and climate threats. The NSW government on Tuesday announced...
Jeremy Clarkson says his farm could be locked down for TWO MONTHS after TB outbreak - as he reveals one of his dog's puppies has died
Daily Mail
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August 1, 2025
Jeremy Clarkson today announced he could have to lock down his farm for two months after an outbreak of TB - and also revealed how one of his pet dog's puppies has died. Yesterday the TV presenter told fans he faced culling his beloved herd of...
UK Generator Drax Extends Buybacks With Investments on Hold
Financial Post
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July 31, 2025
“The large increase in the buyback program looks well-funded through the regulatory cash inflow in 2027 and is unlikely to constrain Drax’s ability to pursue growth opportunities,” Ahmed Farman, equity analyst at Jefferies International Limited...
These 5 East Midlands market towns are the cheapest in Britain for first-time buyers, according to Lloyds
NottinghamWorld
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August 1, 2025
The five towns have been recognised for their reasonable house prices Five East Midlands market towns are among the ‘most affordable’ in Britain, according to new analysis by property experts. In its annual report on housing affordability in...
Jeremy Clarkson's Diddly Squat farm to shut for two months after TB outbreak - and his dog has died
Birmingham Live
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August 1, 2025
Jeremy Clarkson's beloved dog has died as Diddly Squat is forced to close for TWO MONTHS over a TB outbreak. The 64-year-old confirmed the tragic loss of his beloved pooch after the "devastating news" of the outbreak yesterday. ITV Who Wants To Be...
Solar farm approved despite 'harm' to countryside
BBC
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Andrew SpenceLocal Democracy Reporting Service ShareSave East Riding of Yorkshire Council turned down the application for the Carr Farm Solar Farm development in Beverley in December Plans for a new solar farm have been approved following an...
Best golf betting sites in the UK: Top golf bookies for 2025
The Sun
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August 1, 2025
GOLF has experienced a surge in popularity among UK bettors in recent years, with punters drawn to its unpredictable action and hectic tournament calendar. The four majors keep bettors throughout the year, and the PGA Tour ensures there is always...
Exactly where to go on the British coast - and where to avoid: ROGER MORGAN-GRENVILLE has walked the entirety of it and these are the best beaches, islands and most gorgeous walks
Daily Mail
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August 1, 2025
Arriving in Cape Wrath in 2022, the culmination of my 1,000-mile walk from the bottom to the top of Britain, I expected to feel elated. Instead, I sat eating a damp cheese and pickle sandwich, wrestling with a strange sense of grief. I had walked...
Britain’s Living Infrastructure: 250,000 Ha of Peat and Forest Restored for Climate, Culture & Care
Intelligent Living
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July 31, 2025
What if the future of climate resilience, mental well-being, and heritage preservation came not from machines but from moss, trees, and earthworms? In one of the most ambitious green restoration efforts ever launched in the UK, the National Trust...
Britain and Spain show Virginia why energy debates are more complicated than some in politics want them to be
Cardinal News - Virginia
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July 31, 2025
Talking points come, talking points go, but Virginia’s energy crisis remains. Two international events over the past few weeks have complicated some of the easy arguments being made on both sides of our energy debate — or, perhaps, ought to...
Green light for massive SSE wind farm in North Sea
Windpower Monthly
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August 1, 2025
The Scottish government has granted permitting approval for a 4.1GW North Sea wind farm planned off the country’s east coast. UK-based renewables developer SSE announced it had received approval for its 4.1GW Berwick Bank offshore wind farm on...
Farmers pay tribute to Maimie Paterson following lifetime of service to agriculture
Farmers Guardian
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July 30, 2025
Breed societies and farmers have paid tribute to a ‘stalwart' farming figure, Helen ‘Maimie' Paterson, who died on Sunday, July 27. Aged 77, she died at home in Dunblane following a ‘short illness'. Ms Paterson had previously served as president...
Farmers twice denied victory by a single run in CI league
Jersey Evening Post
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July 31, 2025
ONE could be forgiven for thinking the heart-rate levels of local cricket fans might settle down slightly after the end of T20 action and resumption of the Channel Island League, but a hectic weekend produced three head-turning results. The CI...