Rural Life
Sheep heads found along Derbyshire trail
Police in Derbyshire are appealing for information after two sheep heads were found dumped on the Stockley Trail. The two-mile...
Police
Agri-Business
Farmers warned to watch out for fraudsters trying to swindle Basic Payment
With the Basic Payment Scheme due to be paid in early December, the Farmers’ Union of Wales (FUW) is warning...
Rural Life
Several suspected stolen quads recovered in Lancashire raid
A ‘day of action’ aimed at targeting travelling criminals who commit rural crime has been hailed as a success as...
Machinery
Appeal for information after 2 quads stolen in Co. Fermanagh
Two quads have been reported stolen in Co. Fermanagh in separate incidents. Both were stolen on Monday, October 29. The...
Rural Life
Praise for officers who responded swiftly to farm fire
Two Cumbrian police officers have been praised for their swift action and bravery after they woke a farming family to...
Rural Life
Hare coursing group caught out by new database banned from Cambs farmland
Four men have been handed County Court injunctions to prevent them from hare coursing in Cambridgeshire. Denny Loveridge, James Crickmore,...
Agri-Business
2 men die in suspected chemical spill at Norfolk poultry plant
An investigation is underway after two men died in an industrial incident at a poultry processing plant in Attleborough, Norfolk....
Rural Life
Murder inquiry launched after death on Dorset farm
Detectives investigating the death of a man at a farm near Blandford, Dorset have released one arrested man on police...
Rural Life
Police dog helps officers track down farm quad theft suspect
Two suspected stolen quad bikes have been recovered and a man arrested after a late-night farm theft. A vigilant member...
Rural Life
North England police join forces for 'largest rural crime operation of its kind'
Five police forces covering 6,500 square miles of northern England came together earlier this month for what has been described...
Rural Life
8 potential slavery victims rescued from Cambridge farm
Eight potential modern-day slavery victims have been rescued and safeguarded in a multi-agency operation in Cambridgeshire on Friday (September 7)....
Agri-Business
2 stolen tractors found 26 miles away with false plates
Two stolen tractors worth more than £200,000 have been found with false number plates 26 miles away from the Chorley farm...
Agri-Business
17 out of 19 farm vehicles checked by police found with defects
Almost 90% of agricultural vehicles checked by police in Hertfordshire over a two-day operation were found to have road defects....
Rural Life
Police warn motorists to ‘expect the unexpected’ on rural roads
Police have warned motorists to “expect the unexpected” following an incident involving a car and farm machinery near Malton, North...
Rural Life
Driver makes lucky escape after 'frightening' smash with cow in Durham
A driver in Durham was lucky to escape uninjured after colliding with a cow late last night. Police in the...
