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...
Rural Life
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
3 men charged with hare coursing and livestock worrying
Three men have been charged in connection with hare coursing, being in charge of a dog worrying livestock and trespassing...
Rural Life
Police investigating illegal sheep slaughter after skin found
Dyfed-Powys Police’s rural crime team is investigating the illegal slaughter of a sheep after a farmer found a yearling lamb...
Rural Life
New police ATV to help protect rural Bodmin Moor area
Devon and Cornwall Police have deployed the area’s first ATV policing vehicle in the Bodmin Moor area with the aim...
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...
N.Ireland
Court: Farmer convicted for water pollution offence
A farmer in Northern Ireland has been convicted in court today (Monday, February 13) for a water pollution offence. Co....
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
New chair appointed to HS2 to drive on growth
Sir Jonathan Thompson has been appointed chair of HS2 Ltd. to drive forward the project, leaving his current position as...
N.Ireland
Farmer sentenced for causing ‘unnecessary suffering’ to animals
A farmer from Northern Ireland has been sentenced to prison for causing unnecessary suffering to animals. Nigel Foster (55), 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,...
Sheep
NSA launches survey to gauge impact of sheep worrying
The National Sheep Association (NSA) has launched its annual survey on the impacts of sheep worrying by dogs in a...
Rural Life
Northamptonshire farmers urged to mark property after spate of thefts
Farmers and landowners in Northamptonshire are being reminded to mark their property as the county has already received eight reports...
N.Ireland
64% of UK dog owners have seen their dog chase animals
Nearly two thirds of UK dog owners that responded to NFU Mutual’s most recent livestock worrying survey admitted that their...
Other
NFU Mutual 2023 Centenary Award for post-grad agri-students now open
The insurance branch of the National Farmers’ Union (NFU Mutual) said that its 2023 Centenary Award is now open for...
N.Ireland
USPCA ‘appalled’ after badger caught in snare in Tyrone
The Ulster Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (USPCA) has said it is “horrified and appalled” after a...
Rural Life
Thames Valley rural crime team awarded 'most proactive' against machinery theft
The Thames Valley Police rural crime taskforce (RCT) has been awarded the Rob Oliver Award for excellence in the fight...
Beef
Mad cow disease discovered in one cow in Netherlands
A case of mad cow disease has been discovered on a farm in the Netherlands, Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf has...
