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24 projects to improve air quality to receive £1 million fund

24 projects to improve air quality to receive £1 million fund

Tuesday, 16 December 2014

New projects around the UK have been awarded a share of this year's Air Quality grant focusing on reducing emissions from road transport....

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UK lobbies for fair fisheries deal in Europe

UK lobbies for fair fisheries deal in Europe

Thursday, 11 December 2014

Ahead of EU Fisheries Council next week the government has pledged to lobby hard to deliver a fair deal for the UK's fishing industry...

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Exciting new waste prevention projects receive £330,000 funding

Exciting new waste prevention projects receive £330,000 funding

Wednesday, 10 December 2014

Innovative repair and renew projects receive funding to move communities away from a throw away culture....

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Defra and local partners set up Somerset Rivers Authority

Defra and local partners set up Somerset Rivers Authority

Monday, 08 December 2014

In a Memorandum of Understanding, Defra and Somerset County Council have agreed funding for the Somerset Rivers Authority....

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£2.3 billion to be spent on new flood defences

£2.3 billion to be spent on new flood defences

Tuesday, 02 December 2014

Better protection for homes, businesses and farmland will be provided under a six-year £2.3 billion flood defence programme....

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Research projects recognised by Landscape Institute awards 2014

Research projects recognised by Landscape Institute awards 2014

Friday, 28 November 2014

The shortlist for the prestigious Landscape Institute Awards 2014 included research projects commissioned by Natural England and Defra....

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Farming industry income rises

Farming industry income rises

Thursday, 27 November 2014

The UK agricultural industry is going from strength to strength in its contribution to economic growth, with new statistics revealing that increased p...

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Lord de Mauley speech at the Fertile Minds conference

Lord de Mauley speech at the Fertile Minds conference

Thursday, 27 November 2014

Lord de Mauley addressed the Fertile Minds conference on the opportunities for young people in agriculture...

Nature Improvement Areas are boosting wildlife, communities and economy

Nature Improvement Areas are boosting wildlife, communities and economy

Friday, 14 November 2014

Report shows Nature Improvement Areas are boosting the economy and protecting wildlife...

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Environment Secretary speech at the Northern Farming Conference

Environment Secretary speech at the Northern Farming Conference

Wednesday, 12 November 2014

Environment Secretary Elizabeth Truss speech to the Northern Farming Conference...

UK sweet treats break £1billion mark in global sales

UK sweet treats break £1billion mark in global sales

Tuesday, 11 November 2014

From London to Rome in Kit Kats - a record 150,000 tonnes of the UK's best confectionery was enjoyed overseas last year...

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Elizabeth Truss speech on the environment and the rural economy

Elizabeth Truss speech on the environment and the rural economy

Tuesday, 04 November 2014

Speech delivered at The Policy Exchange on the link between the natural environment and the economy....

Elizabeth Truss: Healthy environment integral to healthy economy

Elizabeth Truss: Healthy environment integral to healthy economy

Tuesday, 04 November 2014

The Environment Secretary says the UK’s £100 billion food and farming sector needs a healthy and clean environment to be at its most productive....

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New strategy to support bees' needs

New strategy to support bees' needs

Tuesday, 04 November 2014

Environment Secretary Elizabeth Truss is launching the National Pollinator Strategy to support bees and other pollinators ...

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£1.2 million jobs boost for Torquay

£1.2 million jobs boost for Torquay

Tuesday, 28 October 2014

Ambitous business benefits from Regional Growth Fund investment which will create new jobs and build a stronger, more resilient economy. ...

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UK beer   pulling a billion pints for the world

UK beer pulling a billion pints for the world

Thursday, 23 October 2014

UK is now exporting beer to a record number of countries supporting our long-term economic plan....

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UK food and drink exports reach a record 150 countries worldwide

UK food and drink exports reach a record 150 countries worldwide

Monday, 20 October 2014

Yorkshire ice to Sweden and cheese to Madagascar are among the British food and drink products being exported around the globe....

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Subsidies for solar farms to be cut to help safeguard farmland

Subsidies for solar farms to be cut to help safeguard farmland

Sunday, 19 October 2014

New rules will ensure more agricultural land is dedicated to growing crops and food...

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Balti: world trademark bid

Balti: world trademark bid

Friday, 17 October 2014

Birmingham city’s famous Balti dish is the first curry in Europe to apply for legally recognised status. ...

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Dangerous dogs: tough new law to help prevent attacks

Dangerous dogs: tough new law to help prevent attacks

Friday, 17 October 2014

Police and local authorities to be given new legal powers to tackle irresponsible dog ownership...

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Farming minister discusses wildlife friendly farming at RSPB farm

Farming minister discusses wildlife friendly farming at RSPB farm

Thursday, 16 October 2014

George Eustice visited RSPB-owned Hope Farm to see work taking place to better protect our farmland birds....

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UK Government secures EU support for fisheries affected by Russian ban

UK Government secures EU support for fisheries affected by Russian ban

Tuesday, 14 October 2014

EU deal struck to help Scottish fishermen combat Russian trade embargo...

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Air quality in your area

Air quality in your area

Thursday, 18 September 2014

Information on how to access health advice and monitor air quality forecasts for your area....

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Thames Tideway tunnel gets go ahead

Thames Tideway tunnel gets go ahead

Friday, 12 September 2014

Major new infrastructure project has been given the go ahead to address London's failing sewerage system....

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£10 million Chinese thoroughbred horse deal announced

£10 million Chinese thoroughbred horse deal announced

Friday, 12 September 2014

Agreement to export UK horses to China announced as part of plans to help grow world leading equine industry....

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Second year of badger culls in Somerset and Gloucestershire underway to combat bovine TB

Second year of badger culls in Somerset and Gloucestershire underway to combat bovine TB

Tuesday, 09 September 2014

Badger culls resume in Somerset and Gloucestershire as part of government's comprehensive strategy to make England TB free....

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Consumer confidence to be strengthened through new food crime unit

Consumer confidence to be strengthened through new food crime unit

Thursday, 04 September 2014

Government responds to Professor Chris Elliott's report into the food integrity and assurance of food supply networks...

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Celebrating the Canal & River Trust’s Olympic Legacy

Celebrating the Canal & River Trust’s Olympic Legacy

Wednesday, 03 September 2014

Water Minister Dan Rogerson visited Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park this week to see the Canal & River Trust's work to restore waterways....

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Badger vaccination scheme launched to curb bovine TB spread

Badger vaccination scheme launched to curb bovine TB spread

Tuesday, 02 September 2014

A new badger vaccination scheme has been launched today as part of the government’s comprehensive strategy to make England bovine TB free....

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Russian food ban: support for Scottish fishing businesses

Russian food ban: support for Scottish fishing businesses

Friday, 15 August 2014

Support for Scotland's fishing industry in response to Russia’s unjustified food export ban....

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