Rural Life
Scottish govt allocates £3.8m to tackle social isolation and loneliness
The Scottish government has allocated £3.8 million to a new fund that aims to tackle social isolation and loneliness. The...
Rural Life
Sheep
300 sheep saved from barn fire in Devon
Over 300 sheep have been saved from a barn fire in south Milton, Kingsbridge, Devon, and a man present received...
N.Ireland
NI man arrested for possible badger baiting
The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) has arrested a 34-year-old Fermanagh man in connection with animal cruelty. The man...
Rural Life
Cold weather alert extended to cover the weekend
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has extended its level 3 cold weather alert to cover the weekend amid amber...
Agri-Business
Agri-tourism: More than half of UK campsite owners are women
New figures from outdoor booking platform Pitchup have revealed that more than 50% of the UK campsite owners on its...
N.Ireland
You grow girl: Connecting food and land in The Edible Flower
No story feels better to share today – International Women’s Day (Wednesday, March 8) – than that of two women...
Agri-Business
Wales: Minimum wage for ag workers to increase next month
The minimum wage for agricultural workers in Wales is set to increase from April 1. Welsh Minister for Rural Affairs...
N.Ireland
Farmers ‘cannot continue to tolerate’ livestock worrying – UFU
Deputy president of the Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU), William Irvine, has said that farmers “cannot continue to tolerate” instances of...
Agri-Business
Spring budget: NFU Mutual calls for tax threshold changes
NFU Mutual is urging Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt, to help farming families by thawing frozen tax thresholds ahead...
Rural Life
Cold weather alert upgraded to cover all of England
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has today (Monday, March 6) upgraded its level 3 cold weather alert to cover...
Rural Life
Safety on rural roads a priority in new government campaign
Drivers are being urged to think about safety on rural roads as the UK government launches its new THINK! campaign...
Rural Life
Dyfed-Powys Police report 3 sheep attacks in 3 days
Dyfed-Powys Police’s rural crime team has reported three incidences of sheep worrying by dogs in the past three days, with...
Rural Life
Further arrests made amid 'spate of burglaries' in rural Wales
North Wales Police has said two more people have been arrested following a “spate of burglaries” in rural communities in...
Agri-Business
Nominations now open for NI Tidy Farmyard Awards
NFU Mutual has relaunched its Tidy Farmyard Awards in Northern Ireland, which aim to recognising those in agriculture who are “championing...
N.Ireland
New scholarship for Ballymena adults to study at CAFRE for free
Adults in the Ballymena area of Co. Antrim have a new opportunity to study agriculture-related courses at the College of...
Rural Life
Derbyshire Police's off-road bikes to help tackle 'rural problems'
Derbyshire Police is set to get new off-road bikes to help them tackle “rural problems” like machinery theft, trespassing and...
Rural Life
Investment in Scottish estates falls but prices remain high
The market for Scottish estates cooled slightly in 2022, but prices remain “significantly higher” than they were two years ago,...
N.Ireland
NI smallholder launches Ethical Schoolwear venture
A man who moved back to Co. Down from Manchester after becoming a father to two adopted children has launched...
