OFFICERS in the Forest were the first to test out a new support vehicle for rural communities as part of action to make police more “visible on the streets” of Gloucestershire.

In July 2019, the council entered into a contract on a trial basis with 3GS to provide a service to tackle environmental crime, including littering and fly-tipping. This agreement was cost neutral in that the operational costs were met through the payment of fines.

In total 42 items were seized last week - this included two tractors, 15 agricultural and plant trailers, a quad bike, three Land Rovers, and other farm machinery.

Four men were caught on CCTV striding around the farm in the darkness and looking for items worth stealing.

The owner of the trailer received information that a trailer matching the description of his, which had been stolen, had been seen on a traveller site in Cleeve Prior.

Chris Gott shared the theft of his truck on social media, which has been shared across groups in Gloucestershire and Worcestershire.

Firefighters have been called to more than 50 grassland fires in the past 10 days. The land has become so dry that a warning has been issued by Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service (GFRS) urging businesses to think about property backing onto open space.

The trailer is an Ifor Williams BV126. The mobile digiwall is a flat-packed, six-panel, moulded plastic climbing wall, with electronic control board and associated support trusses.

A spokesperson warned that there would be smoke in the area for some time. They asked the public to stay away from the area and nearby residents to keep their windows and doors closed.

There has been a spate of trailer theft across Gloucestershire this past week.

More than £1.1m of farmyard equipment was stolen across the county last year. The staggering amount of rural theft in the county puts it in the top ten worst place for agricultural crime in the UK.

Injured sheep are needlessly being left for days by the side of the road according to the Forest of Dean Commoners’ Association.

Thieves have struck at a rural cricket club stealing the entrance gates overnight.

A Conservative councillor ran an illegal puppy breeding farm in Gloucester and allegedly passed off a deaf cross-breed dog as a healthy American XL Bully pup, a court heard.

The Claas tractor overturned, coming to rest on its side on the B4228 near St Briavels in the Forest of Dean.