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SHOULD WE HARVEST FOOD OR SOLAR POWER?

26 Jul 2023

Tim Bonnar writes for the Countryside Alliance www.countryside-alliance.org Few issues generate as much heat and upset in the countryside as the development of renewable energy. Wind farms have long divided opinion and more recently the building of pylons across remote...

SHOULD HORSES BE USED IN SPORT

20 Jun 2023

Article written by Tim Bonner from the Countryside Alliance www.countryside-alliance.org “Only 2% of the population have regular contact with horses, one fifth think that using horses for sport is unacceptable and another two fifths accept the use of horses in sport...

ASIAN HORNETS

05 May 2023

The Threat - The Asian hornet is a non-native species in the UK, as it hails from east Asia and could not arrive in the UK naturally. The concern around the Asian hornet is that it is a significant predator of bees. In France, it has consumed large numbers of bees...

COUNTRY & EQUESTRIAN PROPERTY MARKET UPDATE

20 Feb 2023

What’s happening in the housing market and what’s likely to happen in the coming year? Taking into account forecasts from various industry *experts and relating their comments to the niche country and equestrian property market in which Equus operate Managing...

LAPSED PLANNING PERMISSION on a property – What Does This Mean?

12 Sep 2022

All planning permissions are subject to time limits and if these expire then the planning permission is deemed to have lapsed. In most cases you have 3 years to implement a planning permission from the time the local planning authority grants it. However, Council’s do have...

ENJOY NATURE’S TABLE - HEDGEROW FORAGING – THE DO’S AND DONT'S

15 Aug 2022

Midsummer is a magical time for collecting edible wild plants. You can spend warm days and long, light evenings foraging for surprising edible ingredients and it’s a fun way to learn more about the countryside in which you live. However, its important to forage...

MAKE OUR SWALLOWS A HOME

08 May 2022

Swallows are undoubtedly amongst the most endearing of British breeding birds and are regarded as the bringers of good luck. They are not resident, escaping to warmer climes to over-winter, but substantial numbers arrive in Britain in the spring to breed. Unfortunately, over the...

DOG THIEVES WILL FACE SEVEN YEARS IN PRISON

03 Sep 2021

Dog thieves could face up to seven years in prison under new ‘pet theft / abduction’ law which the current government / ministers hope to pass through the house of commons..... In the last year it has been widely reported (Equus did only a few months ago) that there...

HORSE PRICES SOAR DURING LOCKDOWN!

19 Jul 2021

Article written by Rebecca Evans founder of Right Horse Right Home and published on www.righthorserighthome.co.uk 19 July 2021 There has been much talk on social media about soaring horse prices and how a horse you may have paid £4,000 for pre covid would now have a price...

DOG THEFT ON THE RISE - some helpful tips if it happens to you

12 Apr 2021

Tim Bonner writes from the Countryside Alliance Some Facts; Approximately 50,000 dogs per year are officially reported to insurance companies as 'lost'. A working dog can cost £5,000 when fully trained. A French Bulldog puppy can sell for £2,000. Some 3,500...

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