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Canada Grants Investigational Permit for West Coast Offshore Wind Farm
The Maritime Executive
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Canada granted an investigative Use Permit to Oceanic Wind Energy for what could become the country’s first offshore wind farm. The company, which is in partnership with a First Nation company, Coast Tsimshian Enterprises, is calling the permit a...
Britain’s Very Own Pompeii Is A One-Of-A-Kind Glimpse Into Roman Life Almost 2000 Years Ago – And It’s Just 2 Hours From Manchester
Secret Manchester
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July 8, 2025
Credit: Sigitas Duoblis, Shutterstock Wroxeter, aka Viriconium, once boasted a population size of 15,000, making it the fourth biggest city in Roman Britain—that’s more people than there are currently in Wells, England’s smallest city. Today,...
Our Yorkshire Farm's Reuben Owen faces 'really bad' setback with girlfriend Jess
Manchester Evening News
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July 8, 2025
Our Yorkshire Farm star Reuben Owen faced a "really bad" setback with his girlfriend Jess on Tuesday (July 8). The second series of Reuben's show, Reuben Owen: Life in the Dales, is currently being broadcast on Channel 5. The programme follows...
Britain’s best animal-themed attractions and win a family day out at them
Daily Star
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July 8, 2025
Britain loves animals almost as much as it loves sunshine. And with summer in full swing, why not combine the two? From rescue farms to sanctuaries and zoos, there are hundreds of places around the UK where you can enjoy a critter-themed family...
Improving road access through critical highway repairs in West New Britain and Madang
Papua New Guinea Post Courier
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July 9, 2025
The Department of Works and Highways (DoWH) has finalised two major road work contracts to upgrade priority sections of the national highway network, with support from Australia’s Transport Sector Support Program Phase 3 (TSSP3). Valued at nearly...
Businesses collaborate on sustainability roadmap for dairy farmers
Edie
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July 8, 2025
The Dairy Roadmap will be steered by AHDB, Dairy UK, NFU, Arla Foods UK, Dale Farm, First Milk, Lactalis UK & Ireland, Müller UK & Ireland, Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Morrisons, McDonald’s and Sysco GB. It aims to create a shared responsibility from...
Trump administration looks to ban sale of U.S. farmland to Chinese buyers
Pittsburgh Tribune Review - Pennsylvania
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July 8, 2025
The Trump administration is moving to ban the sale of American farmland to buyers from China and other countries deemed adversaries, citing national security concerns. U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said during a news conference Tuesday...
Farmers more likely to seek financial advice amid concern around pensions
Express & Star
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July 8, 2025
The UK’s leading rural insurer, NFU Mutual, questioned 331 farming and non-farming customers about their confidence in saving and investment as part of its twice-yearly investor sentiment study. Some 62 per cent of all customers interviewed in the...
Scotland prepares to welcome the world for agritourism showcase
The Scottish Farmer
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July 8, 2025
This landmark conference follows the formation of the Global Agritourism Network in 2023 and will set the stage for future international events. Scottish Agritourism, the national sector body, won the bid to host the inaugural gathering after a...
England's farmers offered £150m in Capital Grant support
The Scottish Farmer
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July 8, 2025
The initiative, launched this week, is aimed at helping farms adopt more sustainable practices, enhance environmental protections, and boost overall productivity. Available through the Countryside Stewardship scheme, the grants can support 78...
Increased temperatures harming fish and wildlife in UK’s rivers
The Independent (U.S.)
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July 8, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Groundswell 25: Farmers reveal what makes a good grower group
Farmers Weekly
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July 8, 2025
Successful grower groups are those with good farmer engagement, flexible funding arrangements and an unwavering focus on two-way knowledge exchange, rather than knowledge transfer. A Groundswell session bringing together participants from Canada,...
Breeder marks Simmental milestone with charity book launch
The Scottish Farmer
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July 9, 2025
Billy, who began his pedigree cattle journey with dairy Shorthorns and Friesians at Ballyhamage, started the Simmental herd in 1971 after recognising the breed’s potential for the British beef sector. From a modest start with German imports, the...
UK slams BP and EnBW over missing wake effect study for new offshore wind farm
Windpower Monthly
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July 8, 2025
The UK government has criticised the developers of a newly approved 1.5GW offshore wind farm for failing to submit an assessment of the potential wake effect impacts on neighbouring Irish Sea projects. by Orlando Jenkinson
Wales’ largest offshore wind farm marks 10 years powering the nation
Energy Global
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July 8, 2025
RWE, a world leader in offshore renewables, has marked 10 years of electricity generation at Gwynt y Môr offshore wind farm, off the coast of North Wales, a major clean power milestone. At 576 MW installed capacity, Gwynt y Môr is currently the...
I ate at Jeremy Clarkson's pub 90 minutes from Wales — 1 thing I wish I'd known before going
Wales Online
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July 8, 2025
I love Clarkson's Farm. This has very much come as a shock to me, given I'm one of those annoying people whose default starting position on anything popular is to dislike it. But the Amazon Prime Video series is a joy. It's funny, sad,...
UK drought: should we monitor commercial water usage more closely in the...
Envirotech Online
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England’s freshwater stores are being drained at an increasing pace - but we don't yet know exactly how fast. A major investigation by Watershed Investigations has revealed that licensed water abstraction from rivers and lakes in England has...
NSA Sheep NI: New technologies will drive the sheep sector forward
Farmers Guardian
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July 9, 2025
The full implementation of new technologies will drive the sheep sector forward according to Edward Adamson, regional manager for the National Sheep Association (NSA) speaking at the NSA Northern Ireland Sheep. He said: "A case in point is the...
This Is A Prime Example Of The Hate Meghan Markle Is Subjected To In The UK, And How It Makes Absolutely No Sense
Buzzfeed
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July 8, 2025
Set in a picturesque farmhouse near her Montecito, California home, each of the eight 33-minute episodes showcases Meghan engaging in various activities such as harvesting honey, arranging flowers, and preparing meals, often accompanied by...
Kemble D-Day veteran and ‘Britain’s oldest paperboy’ dies aged 102
Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard
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Alan “Mac” McQuillin, who was 21 at the time of D-Day on June 6, 1944, ‘leaves behind a legacy of courage, service and community spirit’, Cotswold District Council leader Mike Evemy said. Mr McQuillin, who was part of the RAF Servicing Commando...