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Government's Welcome Call for Tranquillity Requires Strong Action

Fri, 16 May 2008 12:27:00 GMT

‘A much needed step towards safeguarding a more tranquil environment’ is how the Campaign to Protect Rural England describes the publication of detailed noise maps by the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs today.

Draft Queen's Speech Raises Both Hopes and Fears for Natural Environment

Wed, 14 May 2008 16:02:21 GMT

CPRE's reactions to the Prime Minister’s statement to the House of Commons today on the Government’s Draft Legislative Programme.

East of England Plan: The Government Doesn't Listen...Again

Mon, 12 May 2008 17:30:46 GMT

The Government today launched the final version of its plan for the East of England. Despite repeated submissions from interested parties at all stages in its preparation and the consultation process, the Government has persisted in sticking to its targets for very high rates of growth and development in the region.

Civil Society Central to the Future of our Countryside - Leader of the Opposition Joins National Debate

Mon, 12 May 2008 16:09:03 GMT

The Leader of the Opposition, Rt Hon David Cameron MP, spoke of his vision for the future of the English countryside today.

A civil society approach, grounded in community and social values and working along side economic activity, was the key-note theme of David Cameron’s speech delivered at the annual lecture organised by the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) in London.

David Cameron's Vision for the Future of the Countryside

Fri, 09 May 2008 10:20:53 GMT

The Leader of the Opposition, Rt Hon David Cameron MP, will outline his views on the future of the countryside in a major speech hosted by the Campaign to Protect Rural England on Monday 12 May.

Compact Communities: Crucial to the Future of Urban Families

Thu, 08 May 2008 00:01:00 GMT

A new report from countryside campaigners CPRE shows that the exodus of young families from our cities, in search of housing they can afford, is putting immense pressure on our countryside and polarising urban England.

Green Belt loss a daily reality despite government pledges

Wed, 07 May 2008 00:01:00 GMT

There has been significant loss of Green Belt land since 1997 and more is planned, despite the stated commitment of the Prime Minister to robustly protect it.

This is the key message from a Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) investigation of the Government’s record on Green Belt since 1997.

Competition commission remedies could herald extinction of local stores

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 16:03:03 GMT

The long awaited report concluding the Competition Commission inquiry into the groceries market could condemn local shops to oblivion if its earlier proposals are confirmed.

Making a noise about peace and quiet

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 00:01:00 GMT

Campaigners will be making a noise today (Tuesday) about the need for peace and tranquillity to protect our health and well being. Since the 1960s the area of England affected by noise and visual intrusion has doubled. Parts of our cities are now 10 times noisier than a decade ago.

The Wombles come out of hibernation for Stop the Drop

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 16:06:51 GMT

This morning (Wednesday 16 April) the Wombles, the ultimate litter pickers and recyclers, were wombling free in Leicester Square Gardens, London to help launch CPRE’s national anti-litter and fly-tipping campaign Stop the Drop – the charity’s major campaign against the growing blight of litter and fly-tipping.

Bill Bryson says - 'Stop the Drop'

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 00:01:00 GMT

Litter is getting worse and authorities not doing enough: tough anti-litter and fly-tipping campaign takes to the streets and the countryside.

Eco-towns: right idea, wrong place

Thu, 03 Apr 2008 12:47:12 GMT

Countryside campaigners CPRE expressed deep disappointment at the Government’s shortlist of proposed eco town schemes.

Action needed to reduce democratic deficit in regional planning

Mon, 31 Mar 2008 17:03:32 GMT

Regional planning suffers from a serious democratic deficit. If Regional Development Agencies are to have planning responsibilities from 2010 new arrangements must ensure that decisions are not left to unelected quangos. The Agencies must also evolve beyond their current focus on economic growth.

Plans for North West England send mixed messages on sustainability

Thu, 20 Mar 2008 15:40:45 GMT

Countryside campaigners, the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE), have welcomed the improvements in sustainability in the Government’s proposed changes to the North West regional plan.

Budget 2008: A deeper green would suit you, Darling

Wed, 12 Mar 2008 14:48:19 GMT

‘Today’s Budget does not go quite far enough to make the Chancellor the Darling of the countryside, but it contains some encouraging measures. We hope it marks the first step on the path to a greener economy.'

A farming and environment budget fit for the future

Mon, 10 Mar 2008 00:01:00 GMT

A coalition of leading environmental groups today set out their radical proposals for the transformation of the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). Beyond the Pillars envisages a revolutionary shift of purpose for the CAP budget by increasing support for positive land management.

Government's housebuilding plans out of touch with public aspirations

Fri, 07 Mar 2008 00:01:00 GMT

A public survey for CPRE has found little appetite among the public for the Government's housebuilding plans. The survey, conducted by ICM, demonstrates that the public are opposed to the Government's policy of building 3 million new homes by 2020.

Glyndebourne's wind turbine could spoil tranquillity of the South Downs

Wed, 05 Mar 2008 00:01:00 GMT

Building a huge wind turbine on the South Downs could undermine its tranquillity, one of the most important qualities sought by the public when visiting the countryside. This is the concern of campaigners, united in opposition to Glyndebourne Opera’s proposal to construct an industrial scale turbine within the designated South Downs National Park.

Time to clean up our act on litter

Tue, 04 Mar 2008 14:17:49 GMT

Litter is a major environmental problem, and one that is getting worse, not better. The results of the Local Environmental Quality Survey of England for 2006/07 are a message to those bodies charged with enforcing litter laws that they need to do more to clean up their act.
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Rural communities need discerning help in diverse circumstances

Mon, 03 Mar 2008 15:56:16 GMT

A range of tailored solutions is needed to solve diverse problems in rural communities.

This is the verdict of the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) in response to the Report of the Rural Advocate 2007.