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National law firm Clarke Willmott LLP has won a prestigious award from the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) for its outstanding work supporting members in the South West.
A Devon based dairy drinks supplier is celebrating a successful start to the year after a surge in demand for its protein milkshake range across Aldi stores.
Cornish hedgers are being asked to complete a short online survey which will help determine whether the ancient skill should be classified as an endangered craft.
Plans for a controversial housing estate on Farleigh Farm fields in Backwell, Bristol, have been submitted to North Somerset Council by Persimmon Homes Severn Valley.
Dorset Council has recorded its highest number of barn owl chicks yet in its annual monitoring of barn owl boxes at council farms in Dorset.
A planning Inspector has ruled that 125 houses can be built on farm fields in Backwell with the demolition of two houses on the A370 to provide access.
Around 150 people packed into the Backwell Parish Hall in North Somerset to question plans by North Somerset Council to build 1,120 new homes in the village by 2038.
A planning inquiry heard from people who live in Backwell that they see Farleigh Fields – a piece of agricultural land leading up to the village church -= as vital to the well-being of residents.
A Town Planning expert has told a Public Inquiry in Weston-super-Mare how people living in Backwell have “been heavily involved in 40 years of resisting unpopular proposals on Farleigh Fields”.
An expert witness called by North Somerset Council told a Public Inquiry at Weston Town Hall that building a housing estate on Farleigh Fields, Backwell will “irrevocably harm the character and appearance of this place”.
A third Planning Inquiry into whether a housing estate should be built on Farleigh Fields, Backwell, North Somerset has opened in Weston-super-Mare Town Hall.
An eight day planning inquiry is to be start on Tuesday March 15 into plans by Persimmon Homes to build a housing estate on farmland in Backwell, North Somerset.
Three events aimed at advising farming families on handing down an agricultural business to the next generation are being planned in the South West.
People have until January 27 to comment on a planning appeal by Persimmon Homes, who want to build a housing estate on farmland in Backwell, North Somerset and create a new junction on the A370 by demolishing two houses.
National law firm Clarke Willmott LLP has acted on the sale of five rural and leisure sector events for client Fortem International.
A storyline on BBC soap The Archers has highlighted the importance of succession planning for owners of family businesses, particularly farming businesses.
Clarkson’s Farm has been praised for bringing farming issues to light but family lawyer Chris Longbottom, of national law firm Clarke Willmott LLP, says Jeremy’s own relationship status also brings an important talking point to the fore.
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An informal poll at a recent succession planning webinar for NFU farmers, showed that only 17 out of 40 participants had a will, despite agriculture being considered one of the most dangerous sectors to work in.
