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)....
Rural Life
Rural Life
3 hospitalised after crash between car and tractor
Three people have been sent to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow for treatment following a crash between a...
Agri Politics
UK farming unions call for change in 2023
Ahead of the New Year on Sunday, January 1, 2023, farming unions from across the UK have called for change....
N.Ireland
Lack of allotments and community gardens highlighted
The lack of allotments and community gardens on the island of Ireland was highlighted recently, at a meeting of community...
Rural Life
NFU Mutual raised £1m for farm organisations in 2022
The rural insurance branch of the National Farmers’ Union (NFU Mutual) has announced that its Charitable Trust collected donations amounting...
Rural Life
BVA seeks nominations for next junior vice-president
Applications are now open for the next British Veterinary Association (BVA) junior vice-president, who will go on to become president...
Rural Life
Road safety on rural roads over the holidays
Road safety is always paramount. However, in particular at this time of the year, drivers of rural roads should exercise...
Government
Rural areas just as likely to vote Labour as Conservative - survey
Voters in rural areas are now just as likely to vote for the Labour Party as they are to vote...
Rural Life
NFU forum chair shares personal experience losing £60k in farm theft
Next Generation forum chair of the National Farmers’ Union (NFU), Eveey Hunter, has spoken out about the impacts of rural...
Rural Life
Scotland: Calls for clarity on slurry storage support
The National Farmers’ Union of Scotland (NFUS) is calling on the Scottish government to clarify what support will be available...
Rural Life
HCC to promote sustainable diets in schools
Following on from its launch of a new suite of education resources and website for children and teachers, the Welsh...
Rural Life
Fuel prices higher in rural areas on average
Rural fuel prices at petrol filling stations are, on average, 1.2p/L higher than urban prices, according to new analysis by...
N.Ireland
Farmer fined after pollution incident kills 146 fish
A Co. Derry farmer has pleaded guilty at Coleraine Magistrates’ Court for a water pollution offence that killed 146 fish....
Rural Life
Economic value of trees in the UK valued at £3.8 billion
The economic value of individual trees planted outside of forests and woodlands has been revealed by the Department for Environment...
Rural Life
Almost £500k in funding to plant trees in memory of Queen Elizabeth
New funding to plant trees in communities across the country in honour of the late Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth has...
Rural Life
Cumbria to benefit from new £100m broadband investment
Work has started to connect tens of thousands of people living and working in rural Cumbria to enhanced broadband as...
Rural Life
Report aims to future-proof farming in Northumberland
An inquiry report has been launched into the future of farming in Northumberland as part of the county council’s plans...
Rural Life
Police deploy stinger in cross-border rural crime fight
Three suspected thieves have been admitted into custody following a police-deployed stinger as part of a cross-border rural crime operation,...
