Police have made another two arrests in Cumbria as efforts continue to deter rural crime.

A firm has been fined a total of £4,400 after a quarry was found to be polluting a Cumbrian beck.

Dan Simpson and Ruby Cappleman of Seatoller Farm, Borrowdale in Cumbria have pleaded their local authorities to help managing the River Derwent near Keswick after a flash flood last week led to the loss of 58 of the couple's ewe lambs.

Two 4x4s have been reported stolen and a there is a reported theft from a vehicle in Kirkby Thore. These incidents are currently being investigated.

Your neighbourhood policing team has increased patrols in hotspot areas, including local parks and green spaces.

Peter McCall PCC, is urging rural residents to lock up their quad bikes and any other pieces of agricultural equipment as summer ends.

County lines is a form of criminal activity in which crime gangs use young and/or vulnerable people to carry, store or sell drugs in towns and rural areas.

A FIRE chief has warned people to 'keep our countryside safe' this summer after crews from Keswick were called to an incident in the Lake District at the weekend.

A man was jailed for his involvement in the theft of, and the handling of quad bikes, stolen from rural properties last year.

We are warning people who pose a risk to others by their use of off-road or electric motorbikes that they face fines, prosecutions – and their vehicles seized.

After managing to get the vehicle stopped safely, the driver was arrested and property that we suspect to be stolen was recovered.

THE owner of husky dogs that savaged sheep on nearby farms after a gate was left open by a delivery person has been told to pay more than £10,000 in compensation.

A quad bike and machinery were among items stolen from a farm in Brough.

Police are appealing for information following reported thefts from motor vehicles in the Cleator Moor area.

The incident occurred outside a property on Park Avenue, Barrow, between 9pm and 10pm, on Thursday 30th June. The incident involved two men.