Countryside Alliance

Rural Norfolk MP is new secretary of state

Cabinet reshuffle results in youngest ever female Conservative Cabinet minister

Beginners' guide to hunting leaflet launches at Badminton

A new Countryside Alliance document advises first-timers to the hunting field what to wear and how to behave

Prospects of Hunting Act vote shelved

The Hunting Act is unlikely to be overturned because it is thought that most MPs 'support the ban.'

New report highlights risks of HS2

Fresh concerns have been raised over the impact that the rail project will have on the environment

Hunting world mourns loss of top supporter

The master and amateur huntsman of the Fitzwilliam and the Cottesmore died at the age of 85

Wiltshire master wins Ascot Race for Repeal

Avon Vale hunt master Stuart Radbourne won the 2014 Countryside Alliance Race for Repeal at Ascot

Marathon runners boost equestrian charities

Equestrian charities will be well represented in this year's London marathon, with several thousand pounds already raised

Help Horse & Hound support good causes

Camel racing at Cotley point-to-point and hunt supporters racing at Ascot are both featured in our round-up of events to raise funds for good causes

Hopes for a free vote on repealing the Hunting Act are fading

Although MPs were promised a free vote on whether to overturn the unpopular Hunting Act, a government minister has indicated that it is unlikely this Parliament

Experience your first time hunting this week

Find out how you can get involved in hunting as part of the Countryside Alliance’s Newcomers Week

Prime Minister 'sympathetic' to proposal to relax the Hunting Act

The proposed amendment would see farmers allowed to use a full pack of hounds — rather than the pair currently permitted by law — to flush a fox to guns. Research suggests the move would be more humane and effective

Pony Club member wins countryside writing award

Georgina Archer impressed the judges in the Young Countryside Writer competition with her account of a day's hunting with the Golden Valley

New booklet to introduce young people to hunting

The Countryside Alliance has published a free booklet designed to introduce young people to hunting

Sixty-year-old wins Ascot Race for Repeal

Di Grissell proved she still has the winning edge in yesterday’s (Sunday 7 April) Race for Repeal at Ascot

Hunt saboteur pleads guilty to harassing Surrey Union staff

Hunt staff were verbally abused for three-quarters of an hour by activist Nick Maffia, after they returned from hound exercise last summer

Parliament to debate the role of the RSPCA

The charity has been accused of pursuing a "political" agenda against hunts. Now MPs will debate the RSPCA's increasingly controversial activities

Ten year anniversary of the Liberty and Livelihood March

Nearly half a million people rallied in London to show their opposition against plans for a hunting act a decade ago

Winners of Countryside Alliance's hunting photography competition

The Countryside Alliance's "Hunting under the Act" amateur photography competition attracted more than 200 entries

Tim Bonner returns to the Countryside Alliance

Tim Bonner - who has worked for the Hunting Office for the past 18 months - is to return to the Countryside Alliance (CA), as director of campaigns

Countryside Alliance want your hunting photos

Amateur photographers are invited to send their hunting shots to the Countryside Alliance (CA) for a competition to mark the seventh anniversary of the Hunting Act in England and Wales