Agri-Business
Fly-tipping rise: NFU backs new national waste unit to tackle crime 'nightmare'
The National Farmers’ Union has backed the launch of a new national waste unit, hoping it will help in the...
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Agri-Business
New statistics show 'organised criminal' fly-tipping on the rise
New figures released by Defra show that incidents of fly-tipping on public land in England have increased by 8% across...
Rural Life
Fly-tipping: New measures introduced in fight against waste crime
The Government has announced it will step up the fight against rogue ‘man-with-a-van’ waste carriers who fly-tip. The issue has...
Agri-Business
Rural landowners call for action on fly-tipping blight
Private rural landowners are calling for stronger enforcement of legal action to help combat the fly-tipping that is blighting the...
Agri-Business
Farmers accused of fly-tipping as silage bales picked up by floods in Wales
The Farmers’ Union of Wales has urged farmers to ensure their bales are kept in a safe place, away from potential...
Rural Life
Crimestoppers charity launches cross-border rural crime campaign
Crimestoppers has launched it’s first ever cross-border rural crime campaign in the northern counties of Cumbria, Lancashire, North Yorkshire, Northumbria,...
Environment
Landowners urged to be vigilant for waste criminals
The Environment Agency is warning property and landowners to be vigilant for criminals who target their land and buildings to...
Rural Life
Appeal for info after cow allegedly shot dead in Rotherham
South Yorkshire Police is appealing for information following an incident where a cow was allegedly shot in Rotherham. The cow...
Environment
Second man interviewed in relation to large-scale waste crime
A second man was interviewed yesterday (Thursday, August 8) in relation to large-scale organised waste crime through fly-tipping across several...
Agri-Business
Man arrested in Essex for organised waste crime
A man has been arrested in connection organised waste crime through large-scale fly-tipping across rural areas in Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire...
N.Ireland
NI rural crime figures still ‘deeply concerning’ despite drop – MP
The latest Northern Ireland rural crime figures are “still deepy concerning” despite a decrease of over 20% in the cost...
Rural Life
CLA finds 'large disparity' in funding for UK rural crime teams
The Country Land and Business Association (CLA) has found a “large disparity” in rural crime team funding, with some UK...
Rural Life
Teenage boy arrested for tractor theft and dangerous driving in Dorchester
A teenage boy has been arrested in connection with the theft of a tractor and subsequent dangerous driving near Dorchester....
Rural Life
£156k rural crime partnership to protect rural Oxfordshire
A new rural crime partnership, funded by £156,000, is aiming to protect the fields and farms of rural Oxfordshire. The...
N.Ireland
Rural crime: ‘Farmers should not be living in fear’ – MP
The Westminster spokesperson for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Carla Lockhart MP has raised her concerns at the rising incidence...
Rural Life
Tech investment to make rural Hampshire 'impenetrable' for criminals
Investment in specialist resources and technology will make rural Hampshire and the Isle of Wight “impenetrable” to criminals. This is...
Rural Life
Farms in Hertfordshire 'blighted by tonnes of rubbish'
Recent incidences of fly-tipping on farms in north and east Hertfordshire meant they were “blighted by tonnes of rubbish”, according...
Rural Life
60% see no improvement to rural policing with crime commissioners - survey
Nearly 60% of those surveyed by the Countryside Alliance do not think rural policing has improved since the introduction of...
