A landowner who destroyed trees in established woodland on his property without permission will have to pay more than £3,000 after admitting the offence.

A Land Rover driver "caused carnage" on the M5 as his trailer littered the road with wooden posts.

The report noted the involvement of an Asda van which suffered significant damage. However while police were attempting to trace the owner of the cow, Devon and Cornwall Police were alerted to a second collision around 500 yards up the road involving a car and another cow.

A man had to face court again after failing to clear the waste he'd flytipped on farmland near Newton Abbot.

The past week has seen the theft of four Global Positioning Systems (GPS) from tractors in Devon.

Countryside Alliance and local hunts campaigned against a ban proposed by a group called Action Against Foxhunting.

AFTER a series of livestock rustling incidents across the South West, Devon and Cornwall Police are advising livestock owners to ensure that there is appropriate security on their farms and to remain vigilant for suspicious activity.

Sky lanterns are made out of paper and wire and contain candles which, when lit, lift the lanterns into the sky. However, once released, they cause littering of the countryside and can also pose a danger to livestock.

Michael Joseph Pearce, aged 76, of Newmill, near Penzance, appeared at Truro Magistrates' Court today on one count of allegedly driving a mechanically propelled vehicle on a road or in a public place without due care and attention after a collision with two cyclists left one 'critically' injured

At just after 4.45pm this afternoon (Friday) Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service confirmed that the barn is on fire in the Downgate area.

The rural affairs team advise livestock owners to be 'vigilant' for suspicious activity

A farm worker from Tajikistan has denied raping a student while she was on a night out in Falmouth while home for Christmas from university.

A Devon timber company has been fined after an employee fell through a stairwell while working on a barn conversion.

Seventeen fire crews were needed to tackle a barn fire that had spread to an attached house near Tiverton on Saturday (August 29).

This afternoon the fire service confirmed that the fire had been started by a disposable barbecue.