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'Is this just another set of ill-thought-out, publicity-seeking nonsense?'
USED as we are to sudden and unpredictable weather here on our small group of islands, it’s all too easy to gloss over extreme events in parts of the world which are apparently less stable. We note their wildfires and droughts, but know it couldn’t
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'I came here as kind of a blank slate': Q&A with Jas P Wilson apprentice
Kyle Lawrie is currently in the third year of his apprenticeship with Jas P Wilson. This is part of our feature on the dealer's recruitment drive. You can read Part I here. WHY DID YOU CHOOSE TO PURSUE AN APPRENTICESHIP WITH JAS P WILSON?
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How machinery dealer is leading the way in training future forestry professionals
Forestry machine specialist Jas P Wilson has made a commitment to encouraging young people into the industry and developing their careers through its in-house education centre and apprenticeship programme, for its own benefit and that of other employers
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U-turn on Welsh farm tree rule after backlash
Farmers in Wales will not be expected to have a minimum of 10% tree cover on their land, after changes to a controversial subsidy scheme. Huw Irranca-Davies, the deputy first minister of Wales, confirmed a number of changes to the Welsh Government
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New curator will ensure Westonbirt is 'world leader in trees'
A NEW curator has been appointed at Westonbirt. Dan Crowley took on the National Arboretum role at the start of the month, following what Forestry England called "an extensive search" in which "a number of high-quality candidates" were interviewed
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Trees cut down without permission in London park
A FOOTBALL club has been summoned to a meeting with the local council after some trees were cut down without permission. According to the Local Democracy Reporting Service, a large pile of felled trees was found in Morden Park, south London, next
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Independent environment protection agency could be set up in Northern Ireland
AN independent environment protection agency could be set up in Northern Ireland. That's one of the potential recommendations that could be reached by a new panel of independent experts, which has been appointed by the country's enviornment minister
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The new tech that is proving just how diverse woodlands can be
CRUCIAL information on the condition of nature and the variety of wildlife in the nation’s forests is being gathered at a speed and level of detail never before available thanks to innovative biodiversity monitoring techniques being rolled out.
