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PUBLIC RIGHTS OF WAY: What are you responsible for?
FOOTPATHS on farmland can be the cause of stress for farmers and sometimes walkers too. So we contacted a few organisations to see what the rules are when it comes to maintaining a public right of way. There are four different types of paths, and
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Labour pledges support for farmers as poll suggests party ahead in countryside
Labour has pledged to back farming businesses to boost food security, as more polling suggests the party is edging ahead in the countryside. A survey found Labour has the support of 36% of rural voters, up from 20% in 2019, while the Conservatives
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Ploughing competition to feature on first episode of new Somerset documentary
THE seaside town of Minehead will be one of many areas of Somerset to feature in a new Channel 5 documentary on the county which airs next week. The first episode of Somerset: Wonder Of The West Country, will be shown on Thursday, February 29
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Sixth generation farmer swaps hogs for holidays in bid to diversify business
A FARMER from Somerset has swapped hogs for holidays in a bid to diversify his business. George Ford, a sixth-generation family farmer from Bristol, turned his farmhouse into a five-bedroom holiday let. Up until February 2023, Nempnett Pastures
