Dozens of animals have been seized from an address following reports they were being kept in unsuitable conditions.

Police have launched an investigation into what caused a pollution leak that killed thousands North Yorkshire fish last week.

Both men admitted offences relating to running a waste site at their former home at The Paddocks on St Stephen’s Road in Sticker, without a permit.

ALMOST 100 animals have been seized from a Pembrokeshire farm due to concerns over animal welfare, and a man has been arrested.

As well as members of the local neighbourhood policing team being present, other agencies included - Fisheries, Rural crime officers, Port health, Border force, and Gang masters labour abuse authority. Pembrokeshire County Council were also involved, from a food safety standpoint.

We received reports of tree saplings stolen from a premises off Dosthill Road between Saturday (8 April) and Wednesday (12 April).

A fire broke out in a barn on a farm near Blandford Forum on Staurday night (April 15).

POLICE have encouraged rural communities to protect their fuel after a major fuel theft by Dufftown.

Subsequent searches were carried out by the Rural Crime Team at an associated site, and further machinery was recovered.

A group of youths deliberately set fire to grassland within yards of a community fire station before fleeing the scene.

Police are appealing for information after a brass cross and lectern were stolen from St Mary’s Church in Burstall, near Hadleigh.

CCTV footage of the area showed a flat bed van driving up the street, where a man got out of the vehicle and removed the waste before driving away.

Two men have been fined over £2000 for unlawfully disposing waste on a farm without a permit.

“Like all wild birds, gulls, their chicks and their nests are protected under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981.

An Okehampton outdoor school is appealing to vandals who have caused thousands of pounds worth of damage to their site to stop immediately and set their actions right.