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Lib Dems defeat government in planning bill - Hamwee
The Liberal Democrats have defeated the Government in a crucial vote at Committee stage of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Bill.
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WALES: Recovering bird population not flying yet - Bates
Mick Bates AM, Welsh Liberal Democrat countryside spokesperson today commented on RSPB Cymru statistics showing the current number of wild farmland birds have begun to stabilise after a period…
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WALES: Labour uproots its own woodland policy - Bates
Mick Bates AM, Welsh Liberal Democrat Countryside spokesperson today commented on back-tracking by the Labour government in allowing a situation to develop where ancient native woodland is being put…
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SCOTLAND: Renfrewshire recycling centre opens
An innovative new recycling project in Renfrewshire will provide a route back to work for the area's long-term unemployed and also provide refurbished computers to disadvantaged households and groups.
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SCOTLAND: Extra funding for community waste initiatives
A further £1 million funding for community sector waste initiatives was announced today. This follows last October's announcement of a new funding scheme of £2.5 million per year in 2004-05 and…
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SCOTLAND: Cryptosporidium monitoring to be stepped up
All water supplies in Scotland will be tested more regularly for Cryptosporidium following the introduction of new Directions.
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SCOTLAND: Scots urged to recycle Christmas cards
Environment Minister Ross Finnie today encouraged Scots to recycle their Christmas cards to reduce waste and rejuvenate Scotland's forests.
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SCOTLAND: New targets for packaging waste
New targets to stem the growth of packaging waste in Scotland come into effect today and will mean that companies who manufacture or use packaging materials will have to recover or recycle 70 per…
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SCOTLAND: Proposals for Environmental Assessment
A consultation on the Executive's proposals to put environmental concerns at the heart of public policy and programmes was launched today.
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Aviation White Paper adopts long standing Liberal Democrat policy - Thurso
The Aviation White Paper launched today has seen the Government adopt several long-standing Liberal Democrat policies on the future of air travel in the UK. A motion at The Liberal Democrat Party…