Herefordshire farmer John Price jailed for damaging protected River Lugg

A Herefordshire potato, beef and cereal farmer has been jailed for 12 months for damaging a protected stretch of the River Lugg.

Police and crime commissioner hosts events to tackle rural and farming crime across South Yorkshire

One event will take place in each district of South Yorkshire and will provide an opportunity to meet members of the Rural and Wildlife Crime Team, find out about their activities and raise issues of concern.

Warning after suspected dog poisonings at Lincolnshire beauty spot Fillingham Lake

Dog owners are being warned to keep their pets on leads at a popular Lincolnshire beauty spot after suspected dog poisonings.

Break-in at Quex Adventure Farm Park and Activity Centre, Birchington

Quex Adventure Farm Park and Activity Centre, in Birchington, has had more than £6,000 worth of damage and goods stolen after a break-in.

Extinction Rebellion eco activists descend on Poole oil leak site

ECO activists descended on a Dorset oil farm on bank holiday Monday demanding its licence to operate be revoked.

Police appeal after dog kills lamb in Harrogate district field

A lamb has died and two ewes were attacked following a sheep worrying incident in a field on the edge of the Harrogate district.

Man who wielded knife in Clanfield sentenced by Oxford Magistrates' Court

PC Ryan Dollery, of the Rural Crime Taskforce at Thames Valley Police, said: “Through Operation Deter principles, Grant was arrested, charged and remanded within 24 hours of the offence. Operation Deter is a zero-tolerance approach to knife crime.

Dog owner to pay farmer after sheep killed on Isle of Wight

A member of the public has been ordered to pay £300 compensation to a farmer following a dog attack which killed a sheep.

Gosbecks Archaeological Park Colchester targeted for theft

A METAL detectorist who tried to steal from a nationally significant Iron Age and Roman site in Colchester has sparked a warning.

‘No definitive cause of death’ for golden eagle found dead on Scottish grouse moor

‘No definitive cause of death’ for golden eagle found dead on Scottish grouse moor

Man sentenced for knife possession – Clanfield

PC Ryan Dollery, of the Rural Crime Taskforce, said: “Through Operation Deter principles, Grant was arrested, charged and remanded within 24 hours of the offence.

Gloucestershire rural thefts prompt police warning

A series of high-value thefts has seen quad bikes and farming machinery stolen from rural parts of the Cotswolds.

Farmer Timothy Dean Harris from St Breward Cornwall in court

A Cornish farmer has been given a suspended prison sentence and is banned from keeping farmed animals for life.

Burgled Powys couple urge police collaboration

A couple who have had tens of thousands of pounds of equipment stolen from their farm say more needs to be done to tackle rural crime.

100 trees stolen from village near Dorchester

Officers from the Rural Crime Team also say there's been a couple of similar thefts in recent months.

Man arrested in joint RSPCA and police investigation

A 28-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of badger baiting and weapon offences as part of a joint investigation being carried out by police and the RSPCA.

Rowlands Gill residents asked to stay clear after suspected arson

Firefighters from Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service (TWFRS) are battling an ongoing farm fire, and have advised members of the public to stay clear of the area.

Police appeal after cable fire on disused railway line

British Transport Police are appealing for information after a fire on a disused railway line in Telford

Police patrols on Bodmin Moor, Dartmoor and Exmoor

Police are stepping up patrols across the moors of Devon and Cornwall next month.

Suspected firearm found in Co Antrim woodland

Police believe the gun is linked to the North Antrim UDA

Man arrested near farm with 'bladed article'

Thames Valley Police Rural Crime Taskforce officers conducted a stop and search and recovered a bladed article.

Search conducted and man arrested as part of investigation into rural thefts

Detectives in Antrim, investigating a number of rural thefts, conducted a search at a property in the Ballyclare area on Thursday 27th April.

Made-in-Wales strategy to combat wildlife and rural crime

The first made-in-Wales strategy to tackle wildlife and rural crime was launched this week at the Royal Welsh Showground.

Police appeal after gravestone damaged and lead stolen from church roof in Derbyshire village

Officers are urging the public to help their investigation following an incident at a Derbyshire village church.

Teen worker fell more than 20 feet through shed roof on Bodmin dairy farm

A dairy farm near Bodmin has been fined after a teenager worker fell more than 20 feet through a roof onto a concrete floor.

Farm shed fire in Tintagel Cornwall thought to be arson

A farm shed in Tintagel storing a trailer and straw is believed to have been deliberately set on fire.

Quad bikes and farm equipment stolen in spate of rural Cotswolds thefts

Gloucestershire Police is urging people in the area to be vigilant and to report any suspicious activity immediately

Rural crime taskforce win Thames Valley Police 'Excellence Award'

The rural crime taskforce has won a Thames Valley Police Federation Excellence Award for its work in tackling serious and organised rural crime.

North Shields 'nuisance' quad bike seized by police after complaints

North Shields 'nuisance' quad bike seized by police after complaints

Police in Runcorn appeal for witnesses after attempted bike robbery

The pillion passenger then produced a bladed weapon and threatened them. The victims fled on their bikes to the Halton Lodge area and did not see which direction the suspects went.

Police appeal after two 'high value' bikes stolen from Poole

TWO electric bikes worth thousands were stolen in a burglary in the early hours of the morning.

Police appeal to trace off-road bikers after spate of complaints from residents outside Chesterfield

Officers have urged members of the public to help them locate a pair of off-road bikers after a number of reports from residents on the outskirts of Chesterfield.

North East man sentenced after waste illegally burnt on land

A County Durham man has been sentenced to suspended jail time for repeatedly storing and burning waste in a prosecution brought by the Environment Agency.

Farmer Tony Martin 'doesn't regret anything' 23 years after shooting burglar dead

The pensioner, who was jailed for killing Fred Barras, 16, and seriously injuring Brendon Fearon when they broke into his isolated farm in 1999, may have to abandon his plan to appeal.

Gloucestershire had more illegal hunting reports than anywhere in the UK

Last month, the Cotswold Hunt was suspended by the British Hound Sports Association after footage aired of an alive fox thought to have been buried by the hunt in a bag underground.

Police find lamb in back of a car alongside £10,000 worth of drugs

A lamb was also found in the back of the vehicle, which has since been reunited with a local farmer.

Car and van allegedly stolen from rural business park

The van was later recovered on a farm in the area and the Ford was later found in Holmead Walk in Puddletown.

Langley Park father and son jailed after multiple shotguns seized

The pair were then handed a total of 42 charges by Durham Constabulary after the four-day investigation titled ‘Operation Mermaid’ saw the pair remanded into custody.

2000 Alert Milestone For The UK’s Number One Rural Crime Alert Network

County Durham based FarmWatcherUK has emerged nationally as a leading rural crime network. Now entering its tenth year, this volunteer run organisation works tirelessly to raise awareness of crime in rural areas by providing a network for farmers and rural businesses to share information and advice.

Decapitated badger found dumped on Basingstoke Ringway footpath

Taking the head, or any part of a badger, is a criminal offence under the Protection of Badgers Act 1992.