Posted by Sally on July 28th, 2008 in Rural Resources
Are you a rural crafter, artist or maker that struggles to sell your work at small craft fairs or locally?
A UK web design company, Craftsman Web Design, are going to embark on a tour of England, Wales and Scotland to visit crafters and artists, such as you.
Roseanna Wyatt, co-owner of Craftsman Web design, said “The [...]
Posted by Sally on July 26th, 2008 in Animal Welfare, Wildlife
If you have ever been lucky enough to sit and watch deer grazing in the morning mist you will appreciate their beauty, their majesty and their nimble playfulness, they are a delight to watch.
Britain is very lucky, we have six species of deer living in our parks and woodlands. Red deer and Roe deer are [...]
Posted by Sally on July 23rd, 2008 in Animal Welfare, Wildlife
I was delighted to read that the UK have their first British born beavers for over 400 years.
What an absolute delight to see the photo of on a dozen young European beaver kits born on British soil.
During the 16th century UK beavers were hunted to extinction, their throat glands being used for supposed medicinal purposes.
They [...]
Posted by Sally on July 22nd, 2008 in Farming Issues, Rants and Rambles
This week Ministers from 35 nations are trying to thrash out a deal to open world trading markets at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) in Geneva.
Peter Mandelson, the EU Trade Commissioner for the 27 member states, has offered a 60% reduction in EU farm subsidies and tariffs.
Some Ministers from developing countries have already suggested this [...]
Posted by Sally on July 22nd, 2008 in Country Living, Farming Issues, Rants and Rambles
Last week a junior Minister, Jonathan Shaw, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Marine, Landscape and Rural Affairs (effectively an office junior) was dispatched to Brussels to an EU meeting which banned the British acre from 1st January 2010.
To make matters worse the UK government representative gave no objection to the ban, despite the UK’s [...]