Rural Life
Nine police forces join together for rural crime crackdown
Nine police forces have announced today (Thursday, November 10) that they have teamed up for one of the biggest rural...
Rural Life
Rural Life
NFU Mutual: Rural crime cost the UK £40.5m in 2021
A rural crime report from National Farmers’ Union (NFU) Mutual has revealed that rural theft cost the UK around £40.5...
Rural Life
£80,000 worth of stolen plant machinery recovered
Rural crime officers and the Wimborne Neighbourhood Policing Team have recovered more than £80,000 worth of stolen plant machinery. The...
Rural Life
BVA welcomes reduction in veterinary antibiotic use
The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has welcomed the publication of two new reports that show overall reductions in the sale...
Government
Latest round of Countryside Stewardship Facilitation Fund opens
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has today (Monday, November 7) opened of the latest round of...
Rural Life
Farm safety demonstrations to take place at the Midlands Machinery Show
Farming’s safety record will be tackled by the organisers of the upcoming Midlands Machinery Show on November 16-17, with practical...
Rural Life
BVA council seeks seven vets for 3-year terms
The British Veterinary Association (BVA) is seeking seven vets from across the UK to join its council for the next...
Rural Life
Politicians and unions celebrate Back British Farming Day
Farming unions and politicians have come out in support of the National Farmers’ Union’s (NFU‘s) Back British Farming campaign. The...
N.Ireland
Energy bill supports introduced for NI households
Households in Northern Ireland will receive money off their energy bills as the UK government’s Energy Price Guarantee launches. The...
Rural Life
100ac farm with 'development potential' hits the market
A North Yorkshire farm in the historic village of Patrick Brompton, comprising nearly 100ac of productive land, a four bedroom...
Rural Life
NFU Cymru conference returns in-person
The National Farmers Union (NFU) Cymru conference is returning as an in-person event for the first time in three years....
N.Ireland
Man dies following collision between tractor and car in Tyrone
A man has died following a two-vehicle collision between a car and a tractor in Co Tyrone. The Police Service...
N.Ireland
Weekend weather: Mild with rain and some drier conditions
The weekend weather forecast indicates that we are in store for a mix of heavy rain with breezy conditions, albeit...
Rural Life
Vets call for crackdown on unregulated fertility clinics
The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has doubled down on calls for an urgent crackdown on unregulated dog fertility clinics as...
Rural Life
FUW presents outstanding service award to David Lewis
The Farmers’ Union of Wales (FUW) has presented David Lewis, past Chairman of the Royal Welsh Agricultural society’s council with...
Government
Defra's actions on waste crime are 'slow and piecemeal' - PAC
The Public Accounts Commitee (PAC) has concluded that progress by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) in...
N.Ireland
NI: Extension to general licences welcomed
The Countryside Alliance has welcomed an urgent extension to general licences in Northern Ireland, but are concerned that they are...
N.Ireland
Poots launches £500k rural enterprise scheme
Northern Ireland Rural Affairs Minster Edwin Poots has launched a £500,000 capital grant scheme to aid established rural social enterprises...
