Great @angling_times report on @CAupdates campaign to scrap the angling ban at Wingerworth Lido introducing ‘Barker’s paradox’. The leader of NE Derbyshire Council claimed it had not banned angling, and then told the public that they could not go fishing

It's looking rather busy for the rural agenda in Westminster this week - from APPGs on rural services and animal welfare to debates on the Crime and Policing Bill. Make sure you're following us for all of the updates on these issues and more.

It has been announced that the role of Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) will be scrapped. PCCs have long been the only direct line between rural communities and policing decisions. Without them, rural crime will slide further down the priority list. https://t.co/FkRcttwrpU

With just 10 days to go until the #AutumnBudget, many in rural communities are waiting nervously to see what the government will come up with. The Alliance has urged Rachel Reeves to take ten specific measures to help protect rural communities 👇 https://t.co/a77mnNOkPo

"For more than a decade [we have] been challenging the BBC’s approach to rural issues and [have] met a brick wall of denial" writes @CA_TimB. Change will now come at the top, but it's unclear whether there will be any real attempt to change the culture. https://t.co/Dx2t7yZwac

A failing system gets worse. That seems to be the main lesson from the latest sets of data published by the National Police Chiefs Council covering the comparative performance of the 43 firearms licensing departments within police forces across 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 and 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 https://t.co/kMMjZeYHez

There's still time to enter our fantastic draw which could see you win a day's shooting for eight guns at the magnificent Belvoir Castle! You know what they say... you've got to be in it to win it! ⬇️ https://t.co/38lp6W1hDQ

.@nickherbertcbe, chair of @CAupdates Countryside Alliance writes in @Telegraph today stating animal activists have horse racing in their sights.

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Animal rights activists have set their sights on racing. 🗞️Our Chairman, @nickherbertcbe, writes for today’s Daily Telegraph. Read online➡️ https://t.co/PG6o1GkBif

🚨 Sound moderators may soon be deregulated if an amendment to the Crime and Policing Bill is accepted. The amendment, prepared by the Countryside Alliance and the British Shooting Sports Council, seeks to remove the current firearms licensing requirements for sound moderators.

Take a look at what's happening in Westminster this week ⬇️ The Countryside Alliance will continue to report on these, and other, rural issues and you can follow along here, across social media and our on website.

"If we stand by whilst angling is banned - for no reason other than the prejudice of politicians and campaigners - then we would allow a precedent which could have seismic impacts for all of us," says @CA_TimB in his latest editorial ⬇️ https://t.co/Yr2s7AKZQU

The response to this tweet is, in a nutshell why the rewilding movement is toxic in in the farming community. Question the cost/ benefit equation of reintroducing sea eagles and you get dismissed by Shrubsole, patronised by Ali and insulted by Gow. They cannot be civil.

With just under 6 weeks left to submit your nominations for the Countryside Alliance Awards, don’t forget to vote for your favourite rural business: 🥩Butcher 🍎Local food and drink 🍺Pub 🛍️Rural Enterprise 🛒Village Shop/Post Office https://t.co/BCCdWrRZoz

Rachel Reeves must listen to the countryside. We have written to the Chancellor urging her to SCRAP new tax hikes hitting family farms, pubs and rural businesses across Britain. Find out about the 10 key measures we have requested ⬇️ https://t.co/SzY5tmDFl0

🚨 TAKE ACTION NOW: The council that BANNED angling is finally asking locals what they think about their hated ANGLING BAN, after huge pressure from local anglers and the Countryside Alliance. Find out more and have your say ⬇️ Don’t leave it too late! https://t.co/jomdJsSS61

🚨The council that BANNED angling is finally asking local people what they think about its disastrous decision, after HUGE pressure. Thank you to everybody that has supported our campaign so far. Find out more and have your say here➡️ https://t.co/8T38Nw0lG8

Here's a quick look at the rural agenda in Westminster ahead of a short recess which will run into next week ⬇️ The Countryside Alliance will continue to report on these, and other, rural issues and you can follow along here, across social media and our on website.

With the Autumn Budget looming, all eyes will be on the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, next month. Last year saw the announcement of the disastrous Family Farm Tax so what could the Treasury have in store for the countryside this year? https://t.co/Y2ogNXQF4T

Heritage crime is a blight on the countryside. This week the Church Times focused on our research which found that from 2022 to 2024, more than 9000 crimes were committed at churches, ranging from theft and vandalism to hate crime and general anti-social behaviour ⬇️