Rural Life
RSABI Health Hut nurse selected for Queen's Nurse Award
A community nurse working for the Royal Scottish Agricultural Benevolent Institution (RSABI) has been selected for the Queen’s Nurse Award....
Rural Life
Rural Life
HSE safety campaign focuses on dangers of livestock
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has relaunched its ‘Your Farm, Your Future’ campaign with a focus on the dangers...
Rural Life
Partnership gives people with disabilities new route into agriculture
A new partnership has formed between The MacRobert Trust and Inclusive Farm to provide people with disabilities or additional needs...
N.Ireland
£3,000 worth of farm machinery stolen in Derry
The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) are investigating the theft of £3,000 worth of farm machinery in Co. Derry....
Rural Life
Dorset Police investigates stolen burnt out tractor
Dorset Police is investigating the theft of a tractor after it was found burnt out at a farm in Verwood....
Agri-Business
Closure of small abattoir in Yorkshire Dales looms
The only small abattoir in Yorkshire Dales, McIntyre meats, is set to close on March 27. The closure of the...
Rural Life
Aberystwyth University receives £5m to solve rural challenges
A partnership led by Aberystwyth University has received over £5 million in funding to research and explore solutions to rural...
Agri-Business
95% of farmers under 40 say poor mental health is a big problem
95% of UK farmers under the age of 40 have cited poor mental health as one of the biggest hidden...
Agri Politics
Conservative Party loses rural support as Labour moves ahead - poll
The Conservative Party has experienced a 25-point drop in rural support as support for Labour increases, according to the results...
Rural Life
Farming couple urges caution when working with livestock
A farming couple has issued a warning through the Royal Scottish Agricultural Benevolent Institution (RSABI) for people to be aware...
Rural Life
Welsh govt warns owners to keep dogs under control
With lambing season underway, the Welsh government has issued a reminder to dog owners to keep their dogs under control...
Government
Scottish snare trap ban progresses past Stage 2
A ban on the use of snare traps in Scotland has moved passed Stage 2 of its parliamentary journey. As...
Sheep
Tavistock dog attack results in death of 43 sheep
A livestock attack in Tavistock, near Devon, which resulted in the death of 43 sheep, is currently under investigation by...
N.Ireland
New attractions announced for the 155th Balmoral Show this May
With just four months to go until the 2024 event, Ulster Bank and the Royal Ulster Agricultural Society (RUAS) have...
Agri-Business
677,000 rural homes and businesses to get 'lightning-fast' broadband
Around 667,000 rural homes and businesses across England are set to be connected to “lightning-fast” full fibre broadband, the government...
Rural Life
Lambing season requires dogs to be kept under 'close control' - CLA
The president of the Country Land and Business Association (CLA) has urged dog owners to keep their dogs under “close...
Agri-Business
'Highly desirable' farmland with Georgian house comes to the market
Roger Parry & Partners has brought “highly desirable” farmland with an eight-bedroom Georgian house to the market in the Cheshire...
Rural Life
Royal Bath & West Show 2024 to be a 'grand celebration of rural life'
Organisers of the Royal Bath & West Show have said the event will be a “grand celebration of rural life”....
