Residents asked to close windows and doors for overturned tanker recovery in Eaglesfield

Residents in the areas of Paddle Primary School, Brandlingill, Low Lorton, High Lorton, Littlethwaite area, are being asked by police to keep their windows and doors closed, as a precaution, for the next four hours, or until a further police issued updated is released. This could be in the early hours.

Man dies in A64 crash at Steeton near York

It happened near Steeton, south west of York, at just before 1am in the early hours of today (Friday, May 27).

Countryside Alliance and LACS on trail hunting in Somerset

Today (Friday, May 27), the League Against Cruel Sports (LACS) is set to meet outside County Hall in Taunton to launch a petition which calls on Somerset County Council to end trail hunting on land that it owns and manages.

Sparrowhawk that had been shot and glued to a bamboo stick dumped near Yorkshire canal

South Yorkshire Police are investigating after a protected bird of prey that had been illegally killed was found near Doncaster.

Fraudulent breeders threaten trust in entire cattle industry

The warning follows the Ballinloan Jaegerbomb scandal, and the Trading Standards review of the Bells of Hilltop Farm Cumbria, which resulted in a £20,000 fine.

Two men arrested after £50k in stolen property and £10k cash seized by police

On Thursday officers in the south of the county along with colleagues from Merseyside police carried out a cross-border operation focusing on rural crime.

Burglars raid three homes in same street in just one week

Items including jewellery, a watch, antique coins, a stamp collection and a digital camera were taken.

County Durham man fined for fly-tipping mattress and car seat

A County Durham man has been ordered to pay £1,000 after being caught on CCTV dumping a mattress, car seat and wood at the side of a road.

Used cooking oil stolen from North Yorkshire Craven pubs

POLICE are urging pubs, restaurants and takeaways to increase vigilance and security following spate of used cooking oil theft incidents.

Police are stepping up training for officers to tackle rural crime

Sheep have visited the county police HQ as part of an innovative training experience to get officers more used to working in rural areas.

Investigation ongoing into burglary of 9 American Bulldog puppies

THE owner of a litter of puppies stolen from a Bournemouth home has issued an emotional plea for their safe return.

Man arrested in Wisbech after illegally entering UK three times

After being stopped by officers from Cambridgeshire Police's Rural Crime Action Team (RCAT), the individual was arrested for breaching a deportation order, given to him following a previous arrest.

Lorry transporting tractors stopped near Trowbridge

A driver transporting tractors was stopped by police near Trowbridge this morning (Wednesday, May 25).

Mindless vandals cause thousands of pounds of damage at Somerset primary school

Staff arriving at Mendip Green Primary School in Worle, Weston-super-Mare, arrived at work on Monday morning to find that yobs had broken into the early years area used by reception students.

Harby: Cable thieves target village for second time in month

Openreach said over 13,000ft (4,000m) of cable was stolen from Harby, near Lincoln, in the early hours of Monday.

Dad and his young son abandon barbecue after spotting 'puma' on Gwynedd beach

It's the second reported big cat sighting on the beach this month

Man ordered to pay nearly £6k after illegally killing cow

A West Yorkshire man has been ordered to pay out over £5,700 after he illegally killed a cow on a farm three years ago.

New technology helps Derbyshire police prevent criminal raids on peregrine falcon nests

High-tech surveillance units are being introduced at remote locations in Derbyshire to prevent raids on peregrine falcon nests.

Dad petrified as 'big cat' bolts at son in UK woods known as hotspot for sightings

Harry Abonyi, 11, was cycling with his dad Martin in a forest near the south Yorkshire village of Cantley on Wednesday evening and his father says a big cat 'darted' towards the boy.

RSPCA rescue stranded sheep near Kingsbridge

A "hopelessly stranded" sheep was rescued from a sea cliff in Devon by a specialist RSPCA rope team.

Police find cannabis, bong and ball bearings in seized, uninsured car in Somerford

Police from both Hampshire and Dorset forces dealt with the uninsured Honda CRV found in Somerford. The vehicle was suspected to have been seen at a rural crime hotspot.

Chainsaws and drills stolen after rural farm buildings targeted

Drills and chainsaws were among the items stolen after buildings at rural farms were broken into.

Cyclist aged 52 knocked off his bike at Thornton Bridge

A CYCLIST was taken to hospital after being knocked off his bike by a 4x4 type vehicle towing a trailer.

Data from NFU Mutual prompts rural road safety warning

Claims data from rural insurer NFU Mutual shows that last year collisions between agricultural vehicles and third parties were 42 per cent more likely in this period of the year than in any other months.

Police report spike in anti-social behaviour at Delamere Forest

Cheshire Police Rural Crime Team stepped up patrols in and around the woodland area after an increase in behaviour which poses major fire risks to the trees, undergrowth and wildlife habitats.

Stolen dogs rescued by police

Thames Valley Police's Rural Crime Taskforce is seeking owners for two dogs seized in Kidlington.

Rural police give out warning after dog bite incident

The forces’s rural crime team confirmed that the warning had been been given out earlier this month following the incident on The Glyndwrs Way public road route, which runs between Knighton and Welshpool.

Seizure of uninsured vehicle in Somerford

The vehicle was recently seen in suspicious circumstances in a hotspot area for rural crime.

Police seize uninsured motorbikes in fight against anti-social riders in Staveley

Officers from Killamarsh SNT and Derbyshire’s Rural Crime Team were also called to assist after it was reported that between four and five motorbikes were ripping up the grass on Hillside Drive, Mastin Moor.

Animal investigators from the RSPCA launch probe into 30-death Guinea Pig massacre in Warrington wood

RSPCA investigators have launched an investigation after finding 30 Guinea Pig bodies dumped in a wood in Cheshire.

Armed police descend on city cul de sac after person 'threatened with firearm'

Village address was raided as part of a rural crime crackdown

Yeovil man fined for illegal fishing at Coking Farm fishery

Alan Reid, 47, of Westfield Road, Yeovil pleaded guilty to fishing without a licence, leaving rods unattended and failing to provide his name and address when asked to.

Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire officers conduct warrants to tackle rural crime, including in Newark

Cross-border teams split in the early hours of Friday morning to descend on properties on Devon Road, Newark, Occupation Lane, East Bridgford, Wodehouse Avenue, Gotham, and a farm house in Hose, Leicestershire.

ATM thefts: Six men from organised crime group jailed

During the 12-month rampage the gang also stole farm machinery, including almost £400,000 worth of tractors in one night in Cassington, Oxfordshire.

Barn fire in Romansleigh

Crews from Chulmleigh, South Molton, and Witheridge were mobilised.
The barn was around 20x15 metres and is used as as workshop.

£10k vehicle returned to farmer in Dover

The stolen John Deere Gator, worth more than £10,000, was found in a wooded area off the A2 in Dover on Tuesday (May 17) by a local farmer.

Barn fire in Brinkworth near Malmesbury

A barn holding cattle and a diesel tank caught fire on Saturday night (May 14).

Thefts at camping and caravan site

Overnight between April 30 and May 1, we received several reports of thefts that had happened at a camping and caravan site at Ullswater.

Please continue to show respect for our rural communities Say Cumbria Police

Last month our PCSOs came across a herd of cows on the road at Yanwath and had to herd them back into a field before the farmer came to help.

Rural crime force seize suspected stolen trailer

A new rural crime task force has seized a trailer at Marcham they suspect is stolen.