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Farmers and landowners launch a new Rural CrimeStoppers programme

July 11, 2019

A new campaign to cut country crime across Glamorgan has been launched to put an end to opportunist thieves stealing valuable agricultural equipment…

Video: Culprits caught on camera trying to butcher sheep

July 9, 2019

Rural Life

Three men were caught on camera attempting to catch and butcher sheep in a field in the UK earlier this week. Allegedly taking…

Farm workers among victims freed in UK’s biggest modern slavery investigation

July 5, 2019

Rural Life

A Polish slavery gang who trafficked up to 400 people to the West Midlands, forcing them to work for a pittance and live…

Bike thefts: Weekend raiders break into sheds and steal 4 quads in a night

July 4, 2019

Rural Life

Farmers in Flintshire have become victims of a professional gang of quad bike thieves, with more than £15,000 of ATVs stolen in just…

JCB burn-out prompts machinery fire warning

July 4, 2019

N.Ireland

A recent issue involving a JCB which went on fire has prompted a warning on the dangers of machinery fires at this time…

Stolen quad recovered from undergrowth hollow

July 4, 2019

N.Ireland

A quad which had been reported stolen has been recovered from a patch of undergrowth by police in Co. Antrim. Announcing the find,…

Graphic images: Calves targeted in ‘crossbow attack’

June 24, 2019

Rural Life

Two calves were repeatedly shot with bolts from a crossbow in a vicious attack over the weekend. Discovered by owner farmers yesterday morning,…

Rural crime report should be a ‘wake up’ call for all involved

June 22, 2019

Agri-Business

An estimated 137,000 farmers have been the victims of crime, with 73,000 more than once. Yet new Harper Adams University research suggests there…

PSNI recovers Land Cruiser stolen in the south

June 20, 2019

N.Ireland

Police in Northern Ireland have recovered a Toyota Land Cruiser 4×4 believed to have been stolen from the Republic of Ireland in recent…

3 arrested following police chase…of stolen tractor

June 17, 2019

Rural Life

Three individuals were arrested following a police chase involving a stolen tractor in Yorkshire over the weekend, according to local police. Taking place in…

Scottish pair charged over sheep worrying incident

June 7, 2019

Rural Life

A 32-year-old man and a 30-year-old woman have been charged following an incident of alleged sheep worrying involving a dog at a farm…

£10,000 worth of agricultural chemicals stolen from Aberdeenshire farm

May 28, 2019

Rural Life

Police in Scotland are appealing for information relating to the theft of £10,000 worth of agricultural chemicals from a farm in Aberdeenshire. The…

Appeal for information issued following theft of quad

May 27, 2019

N.Ireland

Police have put forth an appeal for information in relation to a quad stolen with a number of other items earlier this month.…

New partnership launched to tackle Ayrshire rural crime

May 27, 2019

Rural Life

Organisations have joined together to tackle the blight rural crime increasingly causes for farmers in Ayrshire. The Ayrshire Partnership Against Rural Crime (APARC) is…

Firefighters say Cambridgeshire shed fire was started deliberately

May 23, 2019

Rural Life

Firefighters have said a blaze which destroyed an estimated 100t of straw and machinery in Cambridgeshire was started deliberately. It took five sets…

‘Enquiries ongoing’ into ‘quarrel at Balmoral’

May 20, 2019

N.Ireland

Enquiries are ongoing into an assault that took place at last week’s Balmoral Show, a spokesperson for the Police Service of Northern Ireland…

Investigations into ‘hit-and-run’ incident…involving tractor

May 16, 2019

Rural Life

Police investigations are ongoing into a fail-to-stop ‘hit-and-run’ style collision in the UK last month. Dorset Police have issued a photograph of the…

Renewed appeal for info on farmyard cattle raid

May 16, 2019

N.Ireland

Police have made a renewed appeal for information on cattle which were stolen from a farmyard in Co. Armagh in recent months. Making…

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