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…
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.…
Appeal for info following theft of JCB telehandler October 9, 2020 N.Ireland An appeal has been made for information relating to the theft of a JCB telehandler from a property in Co. Down earlier this…
Police seek to speak to tractor driver following hit-and-run in Tyrone September 28, 2020 N.Ireland Members of the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) have issued an appeal for information in relation to a hit-and-run collision in Cookstown,…
Appeal for info issued following overnight theft of Manitou September 21, 2020 Agri-Business An appeal for information has been made in relation to the theft of a Manitou telescopic handler that was taken from a site…
Police seize ‘large cultivation’ of cannabis plants from farm September 21, 2020 Rural Life Police have seized 100 cannabis plants after finding a large cultivation on a farm in Wales in recent days. Dyfed-Powys Police officers attended…
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…
Law change needed to tackle rural crime, NFU says September 9, 2020 Rural Life As the cost of rural crime continues to rise, the National Farmers Union is urging the government to take action and treat rural…
Quad bike thieves foiled after stolen vehicle found in fog August 25, 2020 Rural Life A stolen quad bike will be returned to its rightful owner after police tracked it down before it could be taken out of…
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…
Cost of UK rural crime hits 8-year high August 5, 2020 Rural Life The cost of rural crime in the UK has hit an eight-year high – up almost 9% in just 12 months. In its…
NI rural crime costs rise 18% as gangs target machinery and livestock August 4, 2020 N.Ireland The cost of rural theft in Northern Ireland rose 18% to £3.3 million in 2019 as organised criminal gangs targeted farmers’ high-value tractors,…
Almost 15,000 cattle ‘stolen’ in NI in just 4 years July 31, 2020 N.Ireland “Astonishing” figures show as many as 14,506 cattle have gone missing in Northern Ireland over the last four years. The number was revealed…
Appeal for assistance of public following theft of quads July 17, 2020 N.Ireland An appeal for information has been made by authorities following the theft of quads in two separate incidents in recent days in Northern…
‘Substantial amount of property’ stolen in raid on alpaca farm July 9, 2020 Rural Life Investigations have begun following the theft of a “substantial amount of property” during a raid on an alpaca farm in Co. Offaly yesterday…
‘This is private land’: Farmer confronts 4X4 over trespassing July 8, 2020 Rural Life The frustration of dealing with trespassers on private land was voiced recently by well-known Welsh farmer and media personality, Gareth Wyn Jones, following…
Police launch image appeal following Dorset farm equipment theft July 6, 2020 Rural Life Officers investigating the theft of farming equipment in West Dorset are appealing for witnesses to come forward and issuing images of two of…
2 hospitalised from ‘taking animal medication’ after vet surgery break-in July 6, 2020 N.Ireland Two men who were arrested following the theft of animal medication from a veterinary surgery in England have been released under investigation while…
