Farmer rescued after falling down 60ft sinkhole in field March 5, 2021 N.Ireland A quad driver has been rescued after falling 60ft (18m) into a sinkhole in a field in England earlier this week, emergency services…
No kidding: Farm makes €56,000 offering ‘virtual goats’ for video calls February 3, 2021 Rural Life A farm has seized the initiative to liven things up on lockdown video calls through the introduction of a “virtual goat” in an…
Farm worker convicted after straw bales incident leaves cyclist brain damaged January 14, 2021 N.Ireland A farm worker has been convicted of causing serious injury by dangerous driving after failing to secure a load of straw bales which…
Stolen Gator recovered within minutes of being taken November 30, 2020 Rural Life A stolen John Deere Gator UTV (Utility Terrain Vehicle) was found by police minutes after it was stolen from a farm in England –…
Hare coursers arrested following chase involving helicopter November 6, 2020 Rural Life Five people have been arrested for hare coursing following an incident which involved a police chase and an air support helicopter in the…
Tractor found parked up ‘with its engine running and no one in it’ October 19, 2020 Rural Life A tractor was left running and unattended while its driver was in a nearby shop buying lunch, a local police team in the…
Appeal for info after trespasser punches landowner October 16, 2020 Rural Life An appeal for information has been made in relation to a trespasser who was discovered on farmland “punched” the landowner after being asked…
Firefighters called in to rescue cow stuck in grating October 13, 2020 Rural Life A crew of firefighters had to be called in to rescue a cow that got her hoof stuck in grating at approximately 8:00am…
Video: Tractor rams 4X4 during dispute over hunting October 12, 2020 N.Ireland A tense standoff culminated in a tractor being used to ram the 4X4 that a pair of Hunt Sabboteurs were travelling in recently.…
Landowner handed hefty fine after holding wedding on farm September 29, 2020 Rural Life A landowner was issued with a hefty £10,000 (€11,000) fine over a wedding at a farm in Leeds, England, at the weekend, according…
Major cannabis operation discovered in underground bunkers beneath farm sheds September 16, 2020 Rural Life More than £500,000 (€549,480) worth of cannabis was discovered in underground bunkers which were accessed within farm sheds in the UK earlier this…
Wheel flies off livestock trailer and kills dog walker in Devon September 3, 2020 N.Ireland Police are appealing for information in relation to an incident where a wheel flew off a livestock trailer and killed a dog walker…
Firefighters called in to rescue cow stuck in water-filled ditch September 2, 2020 N.Ireland A team of firefighters had to be called in to rescue a “heavily pregnant cow” that got stuck in a water-filled ditch in…
Escaped cow put down after walkers leave gate open August 12, 2020 N.Ireland A cow that escaped from her field when rural walkers left a gate open had to be put down after slipping on concrete…
Firefighters called in to rescue 1,000kg bull stuck in ditch August 5, 2020 N.Ireland Firefighters were called to help rescue a 1,000kg bull which was stuck in a ditch in Hatfield Broad Oak, in the English county…
Firefighters douse tractor ‘well alight in a field’ July 30, 2020 N.Ireland Firefighters were called in to extinguish a tractor which was “well alight in a field” in Somerset, England, this week. The incident occurred…
Firefighters called in to save steer stuck in water trough July 23, 2020 N.Ireland Numerous teams of firefighters were mobilised to rescue a 12-month-old bullock which became trapped in a water trough earlier this week in the UK. The…
Pub installs electric fence to ensure social distancing at bar July 14, 2020 N.Ireland The owner of a pub in the English county of Cornwall has taken hair-raising methods to ensure social distancing measures are complied with…by…
