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Fri, 03 Sep 2010 05:46:20 GMT

Englands hedgerows: dont cut them out!

New research released by CPRE finds that more hedgerows then ever before are now being protected (42 per cent) with an 18 per cent increase since CPRE’s last survey in 1998 [1]. However the overall length of England’s managed hedgerows fell by 26,000 km (6 per cent) between 1998 and 2007 [2].
Mon, 30 Aug 2010 00:00:01 GMT

CPRE welcomes Pickles call to de-clutter the Countryside

CPRE is celebrating moves by the Government to take action on signage clutter. Communities Secretary Eric Pickles and Transport Secretary Philip Hammond are writing to councils to ask them to 'cut the clutter', echoing calls first made by CPRE in 1996 in its groundbreaking report ‘The Cluttered Countryside.’
Thu, 26 Aug 2010 00:00:01 GMT

The Big Society should mean stronger rights to challenge bad planning decisions, say CPRE and ELF

As the Government begins to explain what the ‘Big Society’ might mean for local communities, the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) and the Environmental Law Foundation (ELF) are calling on Ministers not to pull a U-turn on their promise to rebalance rights of appeal in the planning process.
Thu, 19 Aug 2010 00:00:01 GMT

"Do or die" challenge for rural communities

Britain’s rural villages are at risk of dying unless radical action is taken to secure their future, it is being warned.

A newly formed Rural Coalition, made up of leading organisations which represent rural interests, is calling on the Government to deliver on its Big Society vision by radically empowering local people to shape the rural places in which they live.

Mon, 16 Aug 2010 12:20:47 GMT

Supermarket watchdog warmly welcomed

Graeme Willis, Senior Rural Policy Campaigner for CPRE, welcomes Government plans for a new Groceries Code Adjudicator to monitor and enforce the Groceries Supply Code of Practice between supermarkets and their suppliers.
Tue, 03 Aug 2010 15:39:22 GMT

Community Right to Build needs further thought, say CPRE

Fiona Howie, Head of Planning at the Campaign to Protect Rural England, responds to Grant Shapps plans for a new ‘Community Right to Build’.

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 00:00:01 GMT

No high-speed rail link to Heathrow is needed

CPRE Senior Transport Campaigner at Campaign Ralph Smyth comments on the independent report by Lord Mawhinney on High speed rail access to Heathrow
Wed, 21 Jul 2010 16:29:46 GMT

Cost of litter spirals out of control

The cost of clearing up Britain’s litter epidemic has risen by almost £100 million (10 percent) in just one year. Figures highlighted by Keep Britain Tidy show the full shocking £858 million cost of our throwaway culture.

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 00:00:01 GMT

CPRE wins battle to have energy policy re-evaluated

CPRE welcomes the announcement that the coalition Government has heeded its call to take another look at the draft Energy National Policy Statements (NPSs).
Thu, 15 Jul 2010 14:16:28 GMT

Dont cut the countryside!

England’s conservation organisations have joined forces to paint a grim picture of a countryside starved of money by budget cuts. On the 30th anniversary of the Wildlife and Countryside Link, its members have issued an unprecedented warning about what the future would hold should the Government slash spending on conservation, wildlife-friendly farming and public recreation.
Wed, 14 Jul 2010 11:34:38 GMT

Affordable Housing Needed To Keep Villages Alive

Without new affordable housing many villages and rural areas will become enclaves of the wealthy, with local shops and services a distant memory. This is why the National Housing Federation (NHF), with support from a number of partners including Campaign to Protect Rural England, have launched a new a guide, ‘Affordable housing keeps villages alive,’ which aims to make the case for new rural affordable housing.

Tue, 13 Jul 2010 00:00:01 GMT