Machinery
Man arrested for suspected theft of £200k worth of farm machinery
A 26-year-old man from Essex has been arrested after six items of farm machinery and vehicles that had been reported...
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83 results for: fly-tipping
Environment
Scottish fly-tippers now face fines of £500
Fly-tipping offences in Scotland are now punishable by on-the-spot fines of £500 as new regulations come into force. The new...
Rural Life
'Stop That Sheep' rural crime initiative labelled a success
The Leominster Safer Neighbourhood Team’s (SNT) multi-agency rural crime operation – ‘Stop That Sheep’ – has been hailed a success...
Environment
18% of waste is illegally managed - survey
According to the National Waste Crime Survey 2023, 18% of all waste is illegally managed. This figure remains unchanged from...
Rural Life
Angus amps up efforts to tackle rural crime
Police in Angus, Scotland, are working alongside a range of partners to tackle crime in rural communities and enhance crime...
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
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,...
Environment
Waste disposal: Check the collection register and avoid fines
The English, Scottish and Welsh governments have records of all those registered to legally partake in waste collection/disposal and urge...
Government
Defra's actions on waste crime are 'slow and piecemeal' - PAC
The Public Accounts Commitee (PAC) has concluded that progress by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) in...
Rural Life
'Facebook fly-tipper' caught by Wiltshire Council
A Hampshire man who used Facebook to facilitate his fly-tipping offences has been prosecuted by Wiltshire Council. Nicholas Farmer of...
Agri-Business
Poultry abattoir fined £300,000 for odour pollution of 'rotting flesh'
A poultry abattoir in Attleborough, Norfolk has been fined £300,000 for odour pollution after the Environment Agency received nearly 350...
N.Ireland
Man fined £300 for bonfire-related waste offences
A man has pleaded guilty at Newtownards Magistrates’ Court to waste offences relating to a bonfire next to the electrical...
Agri Politics
Natural England launches new Countryside Code for land managers
With more people enjoying the outdoors than ever before, Natural England, in partnership with Natural Resources Wales, has today (February...
N.Ireland
Cost of rural theft fell 37% in Northern Ireland in 2020
The cost of rural theft in Northern Ireland is reported to have fallen substantially over the last year during the...
Rural Life
How did Covid-19 affect rural crime trends? - NFU Mutual report
Despite an overall fall in rural theft during lockdown, the downside was that when criminals struck, they struck harder, using...
Rural Life
New Wildlife and Rural Crime Coordinator gets to work in Wales
The first ever all-Wales Wildlife and Rural Crime Coordinator has outlined his priorities today after being appointed to the position....
Rural Life
Bristol fly-tipper with fake name caught by investigation
A Bristol man has been prosecuted for fly-tipping waste in Avonmouth by the Environment Agency after being caught on CCTV....
Rural Life
Calls for 'urgent action' to deter rural fly-tippers
The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) has called for urgent action to tackle fly-tipping, as new figures from the Environment Agency...
