Rural Life
Police rescue 72-year-old man from Cornwall bog
Devon and Cornwall Police’s rural affairs team has said it rescued a 72-year-old man who was “stranded” in a blanket...
Police
Rural Life
3 men charged with hare coursing and livestock worrying
Three men have been charged in connection with hare coursing, being in charge of a dog worrying livestock and trespassing...
Rural Life
New police ATV to help protect rural Bodmin Moor area
Devon and Cornwall Police have deployed the area’s first ATV policing vehicle in the Bodmin Moor area with the aim...
Rural Life
Rural crime: Man arrested on suspicion of ATV burglary
Northumbria Police have arrested a 22-year-old man on suspicion of burglary after a spate of burglaries in rural Northumberland. It...
Rural Life
Stolen quad bike among items recovered by Kent Police
A quad bike, dozes of hedge trimmers and other stolen tools have been recovered by rural police officers in Dartford,...
Rural Life
Tractor carrying 20 unstrapped bales stopped by police
A tractor carrying 20 unstrapped bales on a trailer was stopped by Staffordshire Roads Policing Unit yesterday (Thursday, December 29)....
Other
Revenge-seeking trio who hid gun among bales jailed
Three men who hid the gun they used in a revenge shooting among bales on their family farm in Leeds...
Agri-Business
Welsh farm shops urged to up security following burglaries
Farmers in Wales are being urged to adopt more stringent security measures following a spate of burglaries from farm shops...
Rural Life
3 teens arrested after tractor used to cause pitch damage at Home Park stadium
Three teenagers have been arrested in connection with a break-in at Plymouth Argyle Football Club’s Home Park stadium that saw...
Rural Life
Stolen farm machinery and trailers found in UK police raids
Thousands of pounds worth of suspected stolen agricultural machinery and plant equipment has been recovered during a series of police...
Rural Life
2 people arrested as haul of catalytic converters seized in Lincolnshire
Two people have been questioned as part of an investigation into environmental crime in Lincolnshire. The man and woman, both...
Rural Life
Police recover stolen quad bikes in Fife
Police in Fife have recovered two stolen quadbikes after they were taken from a farm in Fife this morning (August...
Rural Life
2 males arrested for drug offences after being spotted chasing livestock around a field
Police in Cheshire have arrested two males for drug offences after a farmer reported them to the police for chasing...
Rural Life
Police force referred to watchdog after runaway cow was 'repeatedly rammed' with police van
Thames Valley Police has referred itself to a watchdog after an incident where a runaway cow was killed after being...
Rural Life
Tractor found parked up ‘with its engine running and no one in it’
A tractor was left running and unattended while its driver was in a nearby shop buying lunch, a local police...
Rural Life
Tractor driver stopped for using mobile phone while driving
The driver of a John Deere tractor was caught red-handed by Staffordshire Police driving along the A50 while using his...
Rural Life
Arrests made after ‘modern slaves’ discovered on Bedfordshire farm
10 suspected victims of modern slavery have been safeguarded after they were discovered living in a farm building in Bedfordshire,...
Rural Life
Van, trailer and mini digger stolen from Gloucestershire farm
Police in Gloucestershire are appealing for witnesses after a transit van, trailer and mini digger were stolen from a farm...
