15/09/25 Cheesemakers unhappy with US trade deal, less money for rural services, fishing industry fears ban on bottom trawling

British cheesemakers say they’ve got a raw deal on export tariffs to the US compared to their EU competitors.

The Government is consulting on extending a ban on bottom trawler fishing in marine protected areas. Conservationists argue the practice of dragging nets and chains along the sea floor is destroying habitats and species. But fishermen are warning that restricting where they can catch will cause financial hardship.

If you live in the countryside it is likely that your local authority gets 40% less funding per head than an urban one, you will pay 20% more council tax and it’s harder to find a dentist, a doctor, a bank or a bus; that's according to the Rural Services Network.

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