N.Ireland
PSNI investigate theft of 12 sheep in Fermanagh
The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) is investigating the theft of 12 sheep in Co. Fermanagh. The PSNI has...
Police
Rural Life
8,000 birds may have died in Anglesey poultry farm fire
North Wales Fire and Rescue Service has confirmed that around 8,000 birds are believed to have died as a result...
Agri-Business
Police in southwest England highlight rise in livestock worrying incidents
Livestock worrying incidents have increased in Devon and Cornwall throughout the month of May, according to Devon & Cornwall Police....
Rural Life
John Deere tractor to join Devon & Cornwall Police's rural team
A John Deere 6110M tractor will join the Devon & Cornwall Police’s south Devon rural team, the force has announced....
Agri-Business
Police launch arson investigation into barn fire
Police have launched an arson investigation into a barn fire in west Northamptonshire last week. The fire, which caused more...
Rural Life
Yorkshire: 5 men arrested following dog attacks on badgers
North Yorkshire Police has arrested five men after they were found with dogs attacking badgers in the Kilburn area, leaving...
Rural Life
Appeal to rural communities to help farmers protect livestock
South Yorkshire Police has appealed to those living in rural communities to help their local farmers protect their livestock after...
Rural Life
Six men charged for rural thefts worth nearly £1 million
Six men have been charged in relation to rural thefts and burglary conspiracy worth nearly £1 million after a police...
Rural Life
Pensioner left with 'serious injuries' after tractor crash
A collision involving a tractor has left its driver, a 91-year-old pensioner, with “serious injuries”. Northumbria Police attended the scene...
Rural Life
Dog owner pays shepherd after sheep worrying incident
A woman has paid £300 in compensation to a shepherd after a livestock worrying incident involving her dog led to...
Sheep
Northamptonshire Police appeal for info on fatal sheep worrying incident
Rural crime officers from Northamptonshire Police have appealed for information regarding a livestock worrying incident which led to the death...
Rural Life
7 men sentenced for trespassing and poaching in Oxfordshire
Seven men have been sentenced for entering land as a trespasser with poaching equipment in Britwell Salome, Oxfordshire. Following a...
Rural Life
Four men charged with hare coursing offences in Lincolnshire
Four men have been charged with hare coursing offences after Lincolnshire Police received several reports from the Common Drove area...
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...
Machinery
7 men sentenced for handling stolen machinery worth £1.3m
Seven men have been sentenced for their parts in the handling and sale of stolen machinery worth over £1 million....
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...
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
Police investigating 70,000L diesel theft in Carmarthenshire
Dyfed-Powys Police are investigating the theft of approximately 70,000L of diesel from the Oil4Wales fuel depot in Nantycaws, Carmarthenshire. The...
