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Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig stops at Grundy County Fair
Sun Courier - Iowa
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Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig, left, poses for a photo with this year’s recipients of the $1,000 Every Day Tractor Ride Scholarships — Carter Liston, Claire Diamond and Will Rogers — and their parents after announcing the winners at the...
Tesco, Sainsbury's, Asda, Lidl shoppers warned over UK supermarket change that's 'inevitable'
Birmingham Live
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August 1, 2025
UK supermarket shoppers face skyrocketing grocery bills in a change across stores that is "inevitable". Retail chiefs and grocery analysts have shared details over how surging food prices pose an "inevitable"' threat to consumers. Nearly £300 will...
Group cycling 1,000 miles to Scotland to raise urgent funds for St Helena Hospice
Gazette & Essex County Standard
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The ‘Wrinkled Wheels’ will cycle from Land’s End to John o’ Groats in September – about 1,000 miles by road. The aim is to raise urgently needed funds for St Helena Hospice which is facing a financial crisis after government increases to the...
The cheapest seaside village in England - full of abandoned £40k homes nobody wants
Daily Express
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August 1, 2025
Horden is the cheapest seaside village in England (Image: Craig Connor/ChronicleLive) Residents of England's cheapest seaside village say it is suffering as scores of family homes lie empty while dozens more face being demolished. Horden and...
Former FUW president recognised for his service to Welsh agriculture
Farmers Guide
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August 1, 2025
1st August 2025 Author: Aleksandra Cupriak Glyn Roberts, former president of the Farmers’ Union of Wales (FUW), was honoured with the prestigious FUW Internal Award at this year’s Royal Welsh Show, which recognises his service to Welsh...
Reform’s tales of wasteland Britain won’t work. There’s a far larger market for hope | Gaby Hinsliff
The Guardian
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August 1, 2025
Sheer joy. That’s how it felt watching England’s Lionesses romping gleefully across the pitch after their victory in Basel – not just because they won but because of the way they did it, with an exuberance and a resilience and an obvious love of...
UK Tax Round Up - July 2025
JD Supra - California
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August 1, 2025
Welcome to July’s edition of our UK Tax Round Up. Apart from the draft legislation and accompanying material released on 21 July as part of “L-Day” (legislation day), July was a fairly quiet month for UK tax developments. There was an interesting...
The city centre named the worst in UK and where London ranks
MyLondon
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August 1, 2025
Residents in a city centre branded Britain's worst for vacant shops have fought back against the criticism. Earlier this month Newport was declared the city with the highest number of empty units across the UK by think tank Centre for Cities. At...
Head of gang which ran cannabis farm from former nightclub in Coventry is jailed for more than six years
Coventry Observer
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THE HEAD of an organised crime group who posed as a property developer to run a cannabis farm at a disused nightclub in Coventry has been jailed for more than six years. Roman Le, 38, from Birmingham, headed a gang who operated a multi-million...
Vital road linking Scotland to Northern Ireland 'neglected' by the SNP as campaign launched to upgrade route
Scottish Daily Express
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July 31, 2025
A vital road which links Scotland to Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK has been left "neglected" by the SNP Government as a campaign was launched to upgrade it quickly. The A75 carries traffic to Cairnryan and Stranraer and is used by...
Popular farmhouse garden packed with fruit and veg near Shrewsbury to open for charity this weekend
Shropshire Star
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August 1, 2025
The owners of Moat Hall, a farmhouse near Shrewsbury dating back to 1580, will be throwing open their garden gate to the public for enthusiasts to take a peek at their vegetable patch, flower beds and shrubberies this weekend. Helen and Martin...
Scotland Greenlights SSE’s 4.1 GW Berwick Bank Offshore Wind Farm
Offshore Wind
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July 31, 2025
The Scottish government has granted a consent order for SSE Renewables’ Berwick Bank in the UK, which, if fully developed, would become the world’s largest offshore wind farm. The Section 36 consent determination by Scottish ministers approves the...
UK programme pushes for seed certification, variety release in Nigeria
Abuja Inquirer
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July 31, 2025
A UKAID Climate-resilient and agricultural market development programme, Propcom+, is pushing for a framework to strengthen the regulatory environment for seed certification and variety release in Nigeria. The push is coming on the heels of...
Beef farmers regain confidence as sector flourishes
Farmers Guide
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August 1, 2025
1st August 2025 Author: Aleksandra Cupriak Even though cattle prices are down from the highs seen earlier in 2025, they are still well up year on year, instilling ongoing confidence among beef producers. Andrew Hunter-Blair, auctioneer at Craig...
Scotland Gives SSE Approval for What Could be the World's Largest Wind Farm
The Maritime Executive
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In what is being called a “vital step” for Scotland and the UK’s renewable energy ambitions, the Scottish Government has granted consent for the proposed Berwick Bank offshore wind farm. If the project is developed, it would supply twice the...
‘Sipping a pint while trout splashed in the river on a perfect summer’s day’: readers’ favourite UK waterside pubs
The Guardian
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August 1, 2025
An inspiring pub with a river-based menu, Hampshire During last month’s heatwave I was lucky to cool off at an outside table at the Mayfly on the River Test near Stockbridge. Sipping a refreshing pint while leaping trout splashed in the water gave...
Grenville-Wood sitting mid pack, Enefer sets course record to lead in Scotland
Golf Digest Middle East
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August 1, 2025
The UAE’s Joshua Grenville-Wood opened up his new, refreshed look on golf, with a two under par 69 on day one of the HotelPlanner Tour’s Farmfoods Scottish Challenge supported by The R&A. The 27-year-old carded six birdies and two double bogeys on...
Local Tae Kwon-Do athletes travel to World Championships in Scotland
Lethbridge Herald
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August 1, 2025
By Lethbridge Herald on July 31, 2025. By Nathan Reiter Lethbridge Herald-Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Some of Lethbridge’s top martial artists made their way overseas to compete at the Tae Kwon-Do World Championships in Scotland late last...
Farmland adjoining iconic landmark for sale in Dorset
Farmers Weekly
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July 31, 2025
Farmland surrounding one of the UK’s most iconic in-field landmarks, the Cerne Giant, is looking for a new owner. Giant Hill is 336 acres of productive arable and chalk downland at Cerne Abbas in the Dorset national landscape area. It is for sale...
United Kingdom: 3D Printers, 3D Scanners & Associated Equipment
Construction Index
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July 31, 2025
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