• Always keep dogs under control and in sight
• Bag and bin dog poo – any public waste bin will do
• Enjoy your visit, have fun, make a memory
Natural England said the coronavirus pandemic had changed people’s relationships with nature - bringing more visitors to the countryside, but also increasing problems ranging from littering to sheep-worrying by dogs.
In Norfolk, it said the Broads, Winterton Dunes, Holkham, and Dersingham Bog National Nature Reserves (NNRs) all reported incidents of recreational disturbance and lots of issues with dogs off leads in restricted nesting areas. There were also problems with increased levels of vandalism and anti-social behaviour.
The week in pictures
05 March 2021 By Phoebe French
Actor and musician Jamie Foxx announced that he had acquired flavoured whiskey brand BSB-Brown Sugar Bourbon this week. Foxx, who has starred in films including
Collateral and
Django Unchained, will help support the brand’s new creative direction, starting with the launch of re-designed bottles.
Commenting on the deal, Foxx said: “I’ve always lived by the rule that life is short, and you need to go out and do what you want to do. Owning a brand that brings sweet life to the party has always been a goal and with BSB we’re making it happen. Before the quarantine I watched bottles of BSB disappear at all my celebrations and knew this was a brand I wanted to bring into the spotlight. Anyone who tries BSB is going to love it just like I do.”
After more than 40 years, owners of George s Cycles in Boise retire
Over the last 40 years, Plat and Cooley have turned Boise and the Treasure Valley into one of the premier cycling communities in the country. Author: Mark Johnson Updated: 11:54 AM MST February 17, 2021
BOISE, Idaho For more than four decades, Tom Platt and Mike Cooley have owned and operated George s Cycles in Boise. In that time, Plat and Cooley have turned Boise and the Treasure Valley into one of the premier cycling communities in the country. I think they pretty well built a dynasty here in Boise over 40 years and running George s and George s is actually turning 50 this year with George and Bob Solanki started it back in 1971, said Steven Stuebner, a longtime Idaho cycling author and historian, but it s it s about blending growing a bike shop and putting on community events that have just been so appealing to the Idahoans in Boiseans.
English estate Rathfinny joins Liberty Wines 26th January, 2021 by Phoebe French
Sussex-based wine estate Rathfinny has appointed Liberty Wines as its exclusive agent in the UK and Ireland.
Founded in 2010 by husband and wife, Mark and Sarah Driver, Rathfinny’s estate now covers an area of 93ha in Alfriston, East Sussex, and lies just three miles from the English Channel.
Rathfinny’s estate is predominantly planted with Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Meunier, which are mostly made into traditional method fizz, although it also makes still wine from Pinot Gris and Pinot Blanc under its Cradle Valley label.
Its sparkling wine line-up include a Classic Cuvée, Blanc de Blancs, Blanc de Noirs and Rosé, which spend between 24 and 36 months on lees.
Credit: peter byrne/pa
SIR – Here in Freshwater on the Isle of Wight the vaccine rollout was going really well, but it had to stop because it had got ahead of other parts of the country and the Government would not supply more vaccine.
To use the kind of wartime analogy favoured by the Prime Minister, this is like travelling in a convoy: you move at the speed of the slowest ship.
I thought that avoiding this sort of situation would be one of the advantages of leaving the EU.
Jamie Sheldon
SIR – My 88-year-old father with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease has not yet had the vaccine, since his local surgery did not receive any until this week.