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Latest Lancashire Constabulary Rural Crime Alerts
Lancashire Constabulary
Tuesday, 2 April 2024
Tributes to young farmer Hector Eccles after crash death
A family have paid tribute to their “beautiful, kind and lovely” 16-year-old boy who was killed in a crash.
Lancashire Constabulary
Tuesday, 26 March 2024
Around £130,000 in stolen machinery recovered by police in East Lancashire
Five people have been arrested, and around £130,000 in stolen machinery recovered by police in East Lancashire.
Lancashire Constabulary
Friday, 15 March 2024
Lancashire's Mrs Dowsons Farm suffers one of their “toughest days” ever as fire breaks out in barn
A farm in Lancashire says they have suffered one of “toughest days in their long history” after a fire broke out in one of their barns.
Lancashire Constabulary
Thursday, 14 March 2024
Pregnant ewe put down after suspected dog attack
A farmer has appealed to people to keep their dogs on leads after a pregnant ewe had to be put down following a suspected dog attack.
Lancashire Constabulary
Friday, 16 February 2024
Man who dangerously drove into farmer at Rishton farm is sentenced
A Blackburn man drove into a farmer in Rishton after they told him to move his car off their land, knocking him into the air.
Lancashire Constabulary
Wednesday, 7 February 2024
Lancs farm fined £320,000 after death of 'much loved' family man
A Lancashire company involved in fruit and vegetable production has been fined £320,000 after a man 'who always put family first' was killed on-site.
Lancashire Constabulary
Thursday, 1 February 2024
Three men due in court for theft of pickup, quad bikes and tools from Lancaster farm
A pickup, two quad bikes and tools were stolen from a farm in the Lancaster area.
Lancashire Constabulary
Thursday, 25 January 2024
Rural police teams receive funding boost
Officers tackling crime in rural areas across Lancashire have received £8,500 in funding to deter thieves.
Lancashire Constabulary
Thursday, 18 January 2024
Burnley farmer faces £1,000 fine for illegal burning
A farmer in Burnley has been ordered to pay more than £1,000 after Burnley Council took legal action to stop the illegal burning of waste materials.
Lancashire Constabulary
Friday, 15 December 2023
Lancashire poaching taskforce gets award for halving hare coursing
A police taskforce set up to combat poaching has received an accolade after reports of hare coursing more than halved over two years.
Lancashire Constabulary
Thursday, 14 December 2023
Church fly-tipping hotspot cleared by locals and council
A township fly tipping hotspot has been cleared and fenced off with help from local residents.
Lancashire Constabulary
Wednesday, 8 November 2023
50 firefighters finally contain huge fire at Longridge site of Butlers Farmhouse Cheeses
Ten fire engines and two aerial ladder platforms were called to the scene on Preston Road in Longridge
Lancashire Constabulary
Monday, 11 September 2023
Farm worker 'very lucky' to be alive after major injury in 'tractor slip'
A farm worker is 'very lucky' to be alive after suffering a 'very deep' laceration to their thigh.
Lancashire Constabulary
Tuesday, 5 September 2023
Beef Shorthorn cow shot dead in horrific attack
A farming couple have been left devastated after one of their female cows was executed in an attack on a farm in Lancashire.
Lancashire Constabulary
Wednesday, 23 August 2023
South Rural Taskforce one of 8 projects to receive share of £23,00 to tackle rural crime
Police and Crime Commissioner Andrew Snowden has invested £69,000 back into projects that deter crime, including £23,000 for projects in East Lancashire.