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...
rural life
Rural Life
CLA calls for Starmer to scrap his promise of a Right to Roam Act
The Country Land and Business Association (CLA) has written to Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer calling on him to scrap...
Machinery
£158k of machinery recovered from 'scene like an Avengers film'
Warwickshire Police’s rural crime team has recovered £158,000 worth of stolen machinery in a mission it said was “like a...
Rural Life
Pics: Tractor fire sets barn alight in Cornwall
A tractor fire resulted in an entire agricultural building in Callington, east Cornwall, going up in flames on Wednesday (March...
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...
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
Feedback sought on Somerset's rural transport
Somerset County Council is joining forces with About Community Engagement (ACE) to get feedback on the efficiency of Somerset’s rural...
Rural Life
62% of rural residents believe reporting crime is a 'waste of time'
Nearly two thirds (62%) of those in rural communities believe that reporting rural crimes to police is a “waste of...
Rural Life
Welsh government urges dog owners to prevent livestock worrying
The Welsh government has urged dog owners keep their pets under control to protect lambs and other livestock as lambing...
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...
N.Ireland
‘Positive outcome’: NI farm households to receive energy support
Farm households that were originally ineligible for the Energy Bills Support Scheme Payment will now receive support through Energy Bills...
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
Survey reveals lack of public knowledge on farming and a need for agritourism
A recent social media survey of UK farmers has revealed some of the strangest and funniest things they have been...
Rural Life
Chicken Boy book paints a 'charming portrait' of rural life
2023 will see the release of new agriculture-related books spanning from memoirs of rural lives and experiences to the criminology...
Rural Life
Scotland introduces 2-dog limit for hunts in new bill
The Scottish government has introduced a new two-dog limit for all use of dogs in the course of hunting in...
Rural Life
Man told to remove gates as they didn't match 'rural character of area'
A homeowner in southeast Wales has been refused planning permission for gates on his private property as they didn’t match...
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)....
