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Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:41:52 GMT

Judgement Day For High Speed Rail

As the country awaits plans for a new London to Birmingham High Speed Rail (HSR) line, due to be announced, Campaign to Protect Rural England is calling for the plans to live up to environmental expectations.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:00:00 GMT

Planning For The Environment

Fiona Howie, CPRE Head of Planning and Regions responds to the launch of two new consultations on planning, one for a healthy natural environment and another for climate change and renewable energy.

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:30:14 GMT

Hydropower needs to be sensitively placed

Dustin Benton, Senior CPRE Policy Officer, responds to a new Environment Agency report into potential locations for hydropower energy generation.
Mon, 08 Mar 2010 11:53:52 GMT

Sheringham wins in appeal against superstore

James Frost, Director of CPRE Norfolk, comments on the landmark decision to prevent a new Supermarket development in the centre of the largely unspoiled sea side town of Sheringham
Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:24:55 GMT

Keep Britain Tidy must not forget 90% of Britain

In response to today’s (Thursday) publication of a new manifesto by Keep Britain Tidy, Samantha Harding, Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) Stop the Drop Campaign Manager, says:

This new Keep Britain Tidy manifesto adds strength to the campaign to rid our towns and countryside of unsightly and environmentally damaging litter. We are pleased to see Keep Britain Tidy setting out its priorities at such an important point before the General Election.

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:01:00 GMT

Conservatives should reform planning for the right reasons

If radical changes to the planning system are to deliver a more attractive environment and a successful democracy the Conservative Party’s proposals should mark the start, rather than the end, of a detailed policy debate.

This is the Campaign to Protect Rural England’s response to the Conservative Planning Green Paper published today (Monday).

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Do we have the energy? The future for energy generation and the countryside

New power stations are often contentious due to their scale and their environmental and visual impacts. The Government has recently reformed how we plan for nuclear and conventional power stations, renewables, electricity transmission lines and other major infrastructure. This has been one of the most controversial changes to planning in over 60 years and these changes will come into force next week.
Mon, 22 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

General Election 2010: Make the countryside count

‘This year’s General Election is a critical moment for England’s countryside. The promises politicians make now will determine whether the countryside becomes a better, more beautiful and more inspirational place, or is condemned to death by a thousand cuts.’
Wed, 10 Feb 2010 09:53:06 GMT

Green Belts: More than lines on a map

The first major survey of the environmental state of Green Belt land and the benefits it provides for people and wildlife is published today in Green Belts: a Greener Future - a joint report produced by Natural England and the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE).
Thu, 28 Jan 2010 11:37:56 GMT

End of the beginning not beginning of the end of supermarket domination?

‘This is an important and overdue step forward in reining in the excessive power big supermarket chains can wield over our food system’. This is the response of the Campaign to Protect Rural England to the announcement today (Wednesday) that the Government will set up a supermarket ombudsman.
Wed, 13 Jan 2010 14:55:42 GMT

Food security and a beautiful countryside: two sides of the same coin

CPRE today welcomed the recognition in the Government’s new food strategy, "Food 2030", of the vital role of the countryside in the future well being of the nation, but cautioned against a return to environmentally damaging intensive farming.

Tue, 05 Jan 2010 17:08:13 GMT

Planning for housing must not lock us into environmentally damaging decisions

In the face of increasingly volatile demographic trends the Government’s household projections should not be used as housebuilding targets if we are to safeguard the countryside from unnecessary development.

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 13:14:58 GMT

Light pollution survey: is your life blighted by light?

Countryside campaigners and astronomers are together asking people to tell us how their lives have been affected by poorly directed or excessive lighting.
Fri, 18 Dec 2009 14:56:05 GMT

60 years on; a brighter future for our special landscapes?

In the 60th anniversary year of the Act of Parliament that gave our finest landscapes special recognition, countryside campaigners CPRE welcome progress to improve their protection. In particular, CPRE welcomed the recent confirmation of the South Downs National Park and the prospect of extensions to the Lake District and Yorkshire Dales National Parks.

Fri, 18 Dec 2009 14:48:44 GMT

Count your money and make it count when buying seasonal food this Christmas

The Campaign to Protect Rural England is encouraging people to spend their money locally when buying Christmas lunch this year. Charles Dickens’ three visions of Christmas are a useful reminder of how we have changed our food buying habits in recent years, and what future Christmases could look like if we don’t reconsider how and where food money is spent.
Fri, 18 Dec 2009 14:45:28 GMT

South Downs National Park confirmed at last!

It has been more than 60 years in the making but today sees the South Downs finally becoming England’s 9th and the United Kingdom’s 14th National Park.
Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:49:43 GMT

Environmental protection should be at the heart of future regional planning

An exclusive pursuit by the Government of economic growth could have dire costs for the countryside, and the wider environment. This is CPRE’s warning as the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Bill, which reforms regional planning, becomes law this week.
Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:43:55 GMT

Campaign for an English Parliament

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Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:41:52 GMT

Battlebus Tour: Day 14

Day 14 Worcester;
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Category: Worcester
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 07:37:04 +0000

Battlebus Tour: Day 13

Day 13 Birmingham;
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Category: Birmingham
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 07:31:52 +0000

Battlebus Tour: Day 12

The Battle Bus tour is mindful of the fact that we continually describe the support for an English Parliament as overwhelming but there is no other way to describe it. The people of Manchester are no exception.
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Category: Manchester
Sat, 06 Mar 2010 19:06:13 +0000

Battlebus Tour: Day 11

A sunny and refreshing morning not to mention a beautiful beach!
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Category: Blackpool
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Sat, 06 Mar 2010 18:55:14 +0000