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University launches new online portal to support agricultural businesses
A UNIVERSITY has launched a new online portal to support agricultural businesses. Hartpury Agriculture, part of Hartpury University and College based in Gloucestershire, has launched a new digital resource. A key feature of the portal is
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Farmers send fiery message over lack of election attention
A series of bonfires were lit across Wales last night (Monday) as farmers' pressure group Enough is Enough highlighted the importance of agriculture before the general election. Events were held in Ruthin, Denbighshire, Pennal near Machynlleth,
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More than 30 new homes approved for former farm site near M5
MORE than 30 new homes have been approved near the M5 in Somerset – just down the road from the site where more than 1,400 additional homes are planned. Brandon Jeffery applied in February 2023 to build 33 homes at Langaller Manor Farm on North
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Popular country show extends opening hours
A popular Dorset country show has extended its opening hours and will have late night entertainment for visitors. This year’s Gillingham & Shaftesbury Show is offering visitors even longer to enjoy their rural day out. The show which starts
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Have planning laws made it impossible to live and work in the countryside?
WHEN did living and working in the countryside become no longer acceptable? Within a few decades we seem to have gone from welcoming businesses to set up in rural areas to having planning laws which can make it almost impossible. Two local
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Hollywood actress Rebel Wilson visits Jeremy Clarkson at Diddly Squat Farm
Hollywood actress Rebel Wilson has visited Jeremy Clarkson’s farm in Oxfordshire. Former Top Gear host Clarkson first bought Chadlington’s Diddly Squat Farm back in 2008 but recently took over the reins. Day-to-day life on the farm has been