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Other Rural Crime Alerts
Thames Valley Police
Monday, 15 April 2024
Thames Valley crime team strengthened
The NFU has welcomed Thames Valley Police’s announcement that it intends to add 10 more officers to its Rural Crime Taskforce.
National
Friday, 12 April 2024
M&S UK aims to achieve its ‘Net Zero’ goals by 2040
Marks & Spencer (M&S) UK has announced that it aims to achieve its Net Zero by 2040 goals, funded through its Plan A Accelerator Fund.
National
Friday, 12 April 2024
RSPCA launches ‘For Every Kind’ campaign on anniversary
The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty (RSPCA) launched its ‘For Every Kind’ campaign on Thursday, April 11, that urges people to “radically rethink” their relationship with all animals.
National
Friday, 12 April 2024
NFU slams new Farming Recovery Fund for having 'major issues' with eligibility
The government's newly announced Farming Recovery Fund has been heavily criticised for locking too many flood-stricken farmers out from applying to it.
National
Thursday, 11 April 2024
Farming Recovery Fund opens to support flooded farmers
The government has opened the Farming Recovery Fund to support farmers who suffered uninsurable damage to their land due to flooding this winter.
Avon & Somerset Constabulary
Wednesday, 10 April 2024
Somerset farmer fined nearly £5k for polluting Fivehead river
A Somerset farmer has been fined and ordered to pay costs totalling nearly £5,000 after silage effluent polluted the Fivehead river close to his farm.
National
Tuesday, 9 April 2024
Bedfordshire farmer reveals the new technique rural thieves are using to detect GPS trackers
A farmer whose business was hit by thieves 10 times in a year has revealed the new ways in which gangs are attempting to outfox security measures such as GPS trackers.
Avon & Somerset Constabulary
Tuesday, 9 April 2024
Arson attack causes £100,000 worth of damage to Somerset farm
A deliberate barn fire has caused £100,000 worth of damage in Wiveliscombe, Somerset
Wales - Dyfed-Powys Police
Tuesday, 9 April 2024
Tribute paid to Carmarthenshire farmer killed in road traffic incident
The family of a man killed in a crash during the Easter bank holiday have paid tribute to him.
National
Wednesday, 3 April 2024
Grants towards wide range of farming equipment now available
Grants towards a wide range of useful farming equipment are available under the first round of this year's Farming Equipment and Technology Fund (FETF).
National
Tuesday, 2 April 2024
Sussex farmer helps secure future of British beer
A farmer has been involved in a trial of new varieties of organic hops that are resilient to climate change in the hope of securing the future of British-grown beer ingredients.
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.
National
Monday, 1 April 2024
UK pub creates ‘first’ tractor parking space
A rural pub in Tideswell, Derbyshire, UK has taken a step forward for the farming community by creating the “first tractor parking space” in the world.
Greater Manchester Police
Monday, 1 April 2024
Abattoir fined £12,000 after repeated 'warm meat' breaches
Oldham-based business prosecuted for failure to immediately chill meat and keep it below 7°C
National
Friday, 29 March 2024
Three councils defy plant-based movement in show of support for farmers
Three councils, including the first in Scotland, have defied the plant-based movement in a show of support for farmers of all sectors.
