Niall Benson: ‘The National Lottery Heritage Fund is showcasing its commitment to coastal and marine heritage in the North of England by awarding £2.78m to the Tyne to Tees, Shores and Seas Partnership scheme – the only scheme of its kind to be supported by The Fund. The grant will allow an exciting and long-anticipated […]
Our Environmental Land Management Scheme (ELM) will be the cornerstone of our new agricultural policy. It will transform how we support the agricultural sector by rewarding farmers, foresters and other land managers with public money for public goods. We are using this document to step up engagement with all of our stakeholders, including the farmers, […]
‘Austerity continues with Local Authorities, Blue Light and EA facing another round of 5% cuts to their budgets. Whilst they rightly receive high praise for all their efforts which are well above and beyond the call of duty in these emergencies this is not recognised by central Government whose policies continue to undermine the efforts […]
Storms Ciara and Dennis have prompted a torrent of commentary going way beyond the standard mantra of Government on cost beneficial investment. The themes from the last two weeks are merged here illustrating that the issues go well beyond discussions of investment in big flood schemes. It is about time the Government recognised and lead […]