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Council bans hunting with dogs No hunting allowed  ); The statement was in response to a challenge by the League Against Cruel Sports. In December, the campaign wrote to council leader Lynne Doherty (Con, Newbury Speen) in the wake of recent revelations that six of Britain’s biggest landowners have banned trail hunting. They did so in response to a criminal investigation into secret webinars at which hunt masters discussed creating ‘smokescreens’ to avoid being accused of illegal activit...

West Berkshire Council challenged to ban Vine & Craven and other hunts No response from officials ANTI-foxhunting campaigners have challenged West Berkshire Council to ban trail hunting on its land. In the past few weeks, six of Britain’s biggest landowners have banned trail hunting in response to a criminal investigation into secret webinars at which hunt masters discussed creating “smokescreens” and avoiding being accused of illegal activity. These include the National Trust, United Uti...

Credit: PA Hunting has been “stopped with immediate effect” on land belonging to the owner of fashion chain H&M. Stefan Persson, the Swedish billionaire, owns Ramsbury Estates covering 19,000 acres across Wiltshire, Berkshire and Hampshire  ITV News has been told there will be no hunting on the land “for the foreseeable future” after allegations were made against the Vine & Craven Hunt. A spokesperson for the estate said the hunt “have countered the allegations, but if proven the l...

Ramsbury Estates bans Vine & Craven Hunt with immediate effect The estate became aware of certain allegations John Garvey HUNTING has been banned with immediate effect on all land belonging to Ramsbury Estates Limited. The move follows a “serious”, but unspecified, incident on land near Hungerford involving the Vine & Craven Hunt. Ramsbury Estates Limited said in a statement: “The estate became aware of certain allegations made against the Vine & Craven Hunt last week. “This was followi...

The Swedish billionaire owner of H&M has banned trail hunting on his 19,000-acre estate following accusations of foxes being illegally targeted.  Stefan Persson had previously allowed the Vine and Craven Hunt to ride on his Ramsbury Estates, which sprawls across Wiltshire, Berkshire and Hampshire. But saboteurs alleged that on Saturday, December 6, the Hunt used voice calls associated with foxhunting, which was made an offence in 2004.    The Hunt strenuously denies straying beyond the pe...

But the hunt in question says the claims are ‘spurious’ There will be no hunting on the land “for the foreseeable future” after allegations were made against the Vine and Craven Hunt. A spokesperson for the estate said:                        “The Estate became aware of certain allegations made against the Vine & Craven hunt last week. This was following an outing by the hunt on the eastern side of the Estate near Hungerford. These allegations would be ...

But the hunt in question says the claims are ‘spurious’. There will be no hunting on the land “for the foreseeable future” after allegations were made against the Vine and Craven Hunt. A spokesperson for the estate said: “The Estate became aware of certain allegations made against the Vine & Craven hunt last week. This was following an outing by the hunt on the eastern side of the Estate near Hungerford. "These allegations would be in contravention of the 2004 Hunting Act, an...

Article bookmarked Dont show me this message again✕ Hounds from the Vine & Craven Hunt parade at Newbury racecourse. The billionaire owner of H&M has reportedly banned hunting on his estate (Getty Images) The billionaire owner of fashion chain H&M has reportedly banned hunting on his English estate with “immediate effect”. According to ITV News, the Swedish billionaire, who owns Ramsbury Estates, which covers 19,000 acres across Wiltshire, Berkshire and Hampshire, made the decision follo...