Environment
Defra proposes banning heather burning on upland peat
The Department of Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs (Defra) has announced new proposals to ban heather burning on upland peat....
Gorse burning
Environment
'Hedgecutting argument is skewed for a small minority of farmers'
The hedgecutting argument is skewed in favour of a small minority of farmers, according to Green Party Senator Grace O’Sullivan....
Environment
Flexibility to be allowed on hedgecutting dates on pilot basis
New legislation to allow hedgecutting and burning at certain times within the existing closed period on a pilot basis is...