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Businesses and individuals with a reputation to protect need to put robust plans in place to deal with threats that can damage their name or brand.
The latest challenge for the men and women who make their living producing food and caring for the landscape looks like it is coming from supermarkets concerned about the environment and the ability of the soil to keep on producing food.
Charlie Courtenay, barrister, parliamentarian and proprietor of the 3,500-acre Powderham Castle Estate in Devon, says he sees the business as an 800-year-old start up social enterprise with the potential for long-term sustainable growth.
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A survey of more than 1,000 people living in rural England and Wales has found that a lack of affordable homes in the countryside is the most pressing issue facing their communities.
Rural Estates can be ‘heroes’ in helping to reduce the impact of climate change – but they need to talk about what they are doing and engage with their communities.
The scrapping of tax relief worth an estimated £300m a year to holiday homeowners who let their properties and the extension of Agricultural Property Relief (APR) to cover environmental projects are two announcements in the Spring Budget that will impact on rural businesses.
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A planned mass trespass on a Dartmoor Tor by Right to Roam protesters was called off last month (February) because of bad weather. Campaign group leaders took the sensible decision to cancel because of the risk of damaging the land in boggy conditions – and the potential threat to protesters scaling a Dartmoor Tor in a storm.
Unveiling a new policy that they promise will “turbocharge” building homes on brownfield sites, the Government has announced a major shake-up of planning rules to, they insist, “boost housebuilding while protecting the Green Belt.”
The MP for Camborne, Redruth and Hayle, who spent nine years as a Minister at Defra, rising to become Secretary of State in 2020, makes the prediction in a remarkably frank conversation with KOR Communications’ podcast host Anna Byles in the latest episode of Estate Matters.
Experienced public relations professional Chris Penfold has joined KOR Communications as an Account Director to work with our growing list of clients in the landed estates and development sectors.
Telling stories is one of the oldest forms of human communication. From earliest times, when tales were told around the fire blazing at the entrance to the cave, to today’s Hollywood blockbusters and social media reels, stories that grab the imagination and touch us, emotionally, can have the most powerful and profound impact.
Regional newspaper farming editor Athwenna Irons describes the challenges for agriculture as the countryside undergoes major change, in the latest episode of Estate Matters.
The rural economy beats to a different drum. Political squabbling, generated in the Westminster bubble and hotly debated inside the M25, doesn’t mean a lot in the countryside, where farmers and land managers operate in tune with the weather and the seasons.
When farmers and commoners gathered for a meeting on Dartmoor in September, to discuss new restrictions on livestock levels, the overriding emotions in the room were anger and bewilderment.
The challenge of meeting the development needs of a college of further education is the subject of our new Estate Matters podcast, featuring the Executive Director of Estates and Sustainability at Exeter College, Steve Strang.
Rural affairs, including looking after the environment, mitigating climate change and producing the food we all rely on, is central to the health of the nation. In this opinion piece, first published in the Western Morning News, writer Philip Bowern is concerned that countryside issues do not get the priority treatment from Government that they deserve.
The importance of communicating the value of rural business was a key theme of this year’s CLA Business Conference, at a time of unprecedented change in the countryside.
Jeremy Hunt sought to boost business investment and support those who work hard in his Autumn Statement yesterday. Housebuilders and landowners were hoping for concrete policies to lift the sector. They were offered a few headline pledges, but it’ll take time to find out if they work.
Nicola, Head of Agriculture and Rural Estates at Trowers & Hamlins, tells podcast host Anna Byles that there is still a lack of understanding by the public about the work of farmers and estate owners. But she says those who make the effort to improve their communications can reap the rewards.
King Charles’ first speech as monarch at the opening of Parliament had at least as much significance as a historical event, as it did a political one.
The way we use the land is changing and many landowners, including the owners and managers of large rural estates, are providing the sites to help society adapt to new challenges.
From developments in agriculture, to the provision of residential and commercial premises, the role of landowners in matching their sustainable business models to the demands of a changing world are well-documented.
Many developers will welcome a government, irrespective of its political make-up, that brings some clarity to the issue of house-building. Significant challenges remain, not least the need for landowners and developers to see a meaningful return on the substantial investment required to bring forward a project and pay for vital infrastructure, like schools, healthcare and leisure facilities.
The director of one of Britain’s leading landed estates tells KOR Communications’ latest Estate Matters podcast that ongoing engagement with communities can be the key to winning support for new ventures, from building houses to changing a right of way.
Rowing back on measures designed to help Britain hit net zero by 2050 has, his critics say, put the Prime Minister on the wrong side of history.
Farmers on Dartmoor are facing serious threats to their businesses as a result of restrictions on the numbers of sheep and cattle they can graze on SSSIs on the Moor.
Changes to the way the landscape is managed as the UK moves towards a greener future makes it increasingly important for landowners to forge strong communications’ links with local communities and other stakeholders.
How do you meet the demands of a growing population, providing enough houses to put a roof over everyone’s head, while at the same time cleaning up our rivers and making more space for wildlife?
World Photography Day provides a chance to celebrate the very best pictures. It is also an opportunity to acknowledge that in our fast-paced world, where we are being bombarded with information of all kinds, an arresting image still grabs our attention.