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Environment
Maps show countryside 'at risk'
MORE than half of England's countryside is at risk from proposals to reform the planning system, claim campaigners.
Campaigners demand HS2 changes
RURAL campaigners want further changes to the government's plans for a high-speed rail link between London and Birmingham.
MPs criticise planning framework
SIGNIFICANT changes must be made to the government's draft planning framework, MPs have warned.
Call for clampdown on metal theft
RURAL businesses have thrown their weight behind a parliamentary bid to thwart the sale of stolen metal.
Local authorities recycle more waste
RURAL local authorities are among those with the highest recycling rates, according to the latest government figures.
Coalition 'committed to Green Belt'
PRESSURE to build on Green Belt land will be removed with the revocation of regional plans, claims the government.
Rural groups disagree on planning
GOVERNMENT plans to shake up planning rules have met a different response from rural lobby groups.
Fly-tipping costs £40m a year
ILLEGAL fly-tipping costs taxpayers more than £40m last year, according to new figures.
