A west Dorset farmer is in despair after losing even more sheep to a savage dog attack.

Following reports of suspected hare coursing near to Knowlton in east Dorset, the rural crime team investigated the area.

THE RSPB has called for tighter regulations regarding the use of pesticides after a gamekeeper was convicted for a host of rural offences.

A man has been sentenced at court for wildlife and firearms offences in Dorset following a multi-agency investigation led by rural crime officers.

A generator worth more than £16,000 has been stolen from a building site in Abbotsbury.

POLICE visited a farm in north Dorset after reports of sheep worrying and two sheep recently being attacked by dogs.

Dorset Police’s rural crime team is appealing for information regarding the theft of over £120,000 worth of machinery and equipment from a worksite in Purbeck, Dorset.

NFU Mutual estimates south west farm animals worth £273,400 were severely injured or killed by dogs in 2022.

PC Sebastian Haggett, of Dorset's rural crime team, added: “The vehicle was identified through cross-border intelligence sharing with Hampshire as a result of the strong relationships we have built following recent successful operations.”

Following enquiries, officers located two vans which were also believed to have been stolen and on false plates.

A video shared by fire crews shows flames from a burning haystack being fanned towards an even larger stack by strong winds near Shaftesbury on Saturday (October 26).

More thieves have been thwarted as rural police in have found two trailers thought to have been stolen.

A pair of stolen quad bikes found by Dorset Police is the latest win for the rural police team.

A Dorset huntsman has been found guilty of fox hunting after two foxes were killed by hounds.

A Kubota RTV-X1140 utility vehicle and a Kubota tractor were stolen, as well as a number of chainsaws and power cutters.