Water Company Donates £150,000 After Repeatedly Polluting Beck

YORKSHIRE Water is to donate £150,000 to a wildlife charity after an incident in which a York beck was repeatedly polluted with sewage.

Land Rover snatched in keyless theft

Motor owners are being urged to be on their guard after a high-value motor was snatched in a keyless car theft.

Keep dogs well away from livestock warn police in Borders

POLICE in the Scottish Borders are urging dog walkers to ensure their dog is under control at all times and kept well away from livestock

Police appeal for help locating two cows missing from near Mold

North Wales Police Rural Crime Team have called on the public for help in locating two cows that have been reported missing.

Farmer ordered to pay out £15k for illegally discharging silage effluent

A Leicestershire farmer has been ordered to pay out over £15,000 for illegally discharging silage effluent into a brook which caused the death of around 80 fish.

Update - Banbury detectives travel to Wales to interview two men after horse trailer, stolen in Buckinghamshire, is recovered

Update – detectives have travelled to Wales to interview two men after a horse trailer was recovered near Banbury. The men were discovered at the ferry port in Pembrokeshire.

Search for animal reported missing from farm in village in Anglesey

POLICE have appealed for information after a calf was reported missing from a farm in an Anglesey village.

North Wales Police (NWP) say this happened between June 7-9.

Crackdown on cross-border criminals who target rural communities in the north east

Superintendent Andy Huddleston, force lead for rural crime, said: "We know that Operation Checkpoint gets results - and that's down to the fantastic teamwork between all the Forces, officers, volunteers and partners put such time and energy into making it a success."

Wildfire on Salisbury Plain impacted by 'risk of unexploded ordnance'

Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service says the fire, near Urchfont, is a "controlled burn".

Rural schools must take extra measures to halt summer crime

Concern is mounting that rural schools throughout the county could find themselves easy prey for crime attacks after specialist property insurers Ecclesiastical reported a sharp rise in theft, arson and vandalism.

Pair were dismantling cannabis farm when Durham Police raided village premises

EVIDENCE of what appeared to have been a “substantial” cannabis farm was found by police in living quarters above a village barber’s shop.

Torched stolen vans damage New Forest near Bramshaw

THIEVES who dumped and torched two stolen vans have causing substantial damage to an area of the New Forest.

Two arrests as Bassetlaw police team up to tackle rural crime

Two men were arrested as police officers in Bassetlaw once again joined up in an operation to combat rural crime.

Man arrested and charged after break-in at Aberdeenshire vet

A man has been charged with stealing medication and equipment from a premises in Huntly.

Farm equipment stolen from near Leyburn

Information and witnesses are being sought after the incident at Runs Bank, Bellerby.

Police plan to crack down on rural crime in Cleveland

At a meeting of the Tees Rural Crime Forum, Chief Inspector Jon Hagen of Cleveland's Neighbourhood Policing Team, described how police will focus on the issue.

Burglars raid family business to steal £1,500 from till

A family-run farm shop just outside Beccles was raided by thieves who stole £1,500 from the till.

50 firefighters battle blaze at Salisbury Plain

A spokesperson from Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue confirmed that approximately 50 firefighters from crews from Salisbury, Pewsey, Devizes, Wilton, Sturminster Newton, Shaftesbury, Mere, Warminster, Hamworthy, Ludgershall and supporting crews from Hampshire attended.

Livestock trailer valued at £6,000 stolen from Scotland recovered near Corbridge

A 28-year-old man from Bishop Auckland has been arrested after a livestock trailer worth £6,000 was recovered as part of a cross-border crackdown on rural crime.

Teens arrested for stealing quad bikes and tractors

Four teenagers have been arrested on suspicion of stealing quad bikes and tractors in Malmesbury.

Father and son who kept dozens of dogs in filthy conditions handed ban

A father and son caught running a puppy farm where dogs were over-bred and neglected have been banned from keeping animals for 10 years.

Horse trailer stolen in Buckinghgamshire is recovered in Banbury

A lucky horse owner will be able to transport their animal again after Banbury police recovered their stolen trailer.

Gamekeepers report 'relentless abuse' after golden eagle death appeal

Gamekeepers in Perthshire were subjected to “relentless online abuse” after police issued a witness appeal over the death of a golden eagle.

Warning issued after rangers find party balloon on mountainside

Rangers have issued a warning to the general public after a party balloon was found on an Aberdeenshire mountainside.

Police plan to crack down on rural crime in Cleveland

At a meeting of the Tees Rural Crime Forum, Chief Inspector Jon Hagen of Cleveland's Neighbourhood Policing Team, described how police will focus on the issue.

Firefighters race to wildfire on Weymouth trail

Crews from Portland, Dorchester, Bridport, Maiden Newton, Bere Regis were called to a gorse fire on the Rodwell Trail in Wyke Regis at 2am this morning.

County Durham defendant risked activating suspended sentence order with thefts late last year

Price initially claimed he bought it from scrap men in a pick-up van he flagged down in Woodhouses, near Bishop Auckland, but in a subsequent police interview gave mostly “no comment” replies.

Police appeal for witnesses after Cambs village barn set alight in arson attack

Police are appealing for witnesses after a barn in a Cambridgeshire village was deliberately set alight. Officers attended the arson in Wilburton on the evening of June 27 but were unable to find the suspects.

Teifi poacher ordered to pay back more than £60,000

The ringleader of a long-running illegal poaching operation on the Afon Teifi will have £61,791.50 confiscated due to the financial gains he made from his crimes.

Pair deny 22 burglary offences at Suffolk farms and businesses

The trial of two men, including one from Ipswich, who have denied a string of burglaries and thefts from farms and rural businesses in Suffolk will take place next month.

Busy burglars raid five rural properties in one night in Milton Keynes villages

Costly farm machinery has been stolen in a spree of burglaries affecting rural areas.

Over 40 stolen trailers seized by police in last six month

To ensure Thames Valley area remains a hostile environment for criminals to operate, the TVP rural crime taskforce have been spot checking vehicles throughout the region.

Welsh farm shops urged to up security following burglaries

The Farmers' Union of Wales' (FUW's) Mold Rural Crime Team has issued this warning statement after a sharp increase in burglaries in Cheshire and Staffordshire were soon followed by break-ins in the Wrexham area.

Ford 5000 Vintage Tractor Stolen

Devon and Cornwall Police have issued an image of the Ford 5000 tractor that was stolen from the Jacobstowe area of Okehampton.

Crackdown on fly-tipping in the New Forest, by police and partners, helps to clean up

Regular spot checks on vehicles have helped to cut the level of fly-tips on the Forest by around 50% in the last year compared to pre-pandemic levels.

Cricket club gates stolen in overnight theft

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

Police have 'drawn a blank' after sheep found in back of stolen van

Police have said their enquiries have 'drawn a blank' after finding a sheep in the back of a stolen vehicle which travelled from Lancashire across the border to Yorkshire.

Welsh farmer denied return of stolen tractor

A farmer wants the police to take more action to recover his stolen tractor after he was alerted that a man who bought it was attempting to register it with the DVLA.

Burglars raid five farms in one night

Costly farm machinery has been stolen in a spree of burglaries affecting rural areas.

Two suspected burglars accused of stealing quad bikes from farm near Morpeth arrested

Two suspected burglars accused of stealing quad bikes from a farm near Morpeth have been arrested.