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Farmers warned after pothole scammers demand up to £12,000 for 'repairs'
Farmers in Essex are being targeted by scammers posing as road workers who offer cheap pothole repairs before demanding up to £12,000 for work that…
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£2m livestock worrying toll sparks Crufts warning to dog owners
Sheep worrying incidents cost UK farmers nearly £2 million last year — and with lambing season under way, the National Sheep Association (NSA) is…
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Lords revolt over fly-tipping law that penalises farmers
Farmers could finally be relieved of footing the bill for fly-tipped rubbish after the government was defeated in the House of Lords over what…
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Farmers and landowners left footing bill as fly-tipping surges by 9%
Fly-tipping incidents have climbed to 1.26 million in England — a 9% rise on the previous year — prompting ministers to push councils to seize and…
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Two men jailed after filming brutal sheep attack on South Downs
Two men have been jailed for killing a sheep in a “disturbing” attack on the South Downs that was filmed on a mobile phone. Leighton Ashby, 22, of…
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Tool theft 'epidemic' continues to hit UK farms, warns NFU Mutual
Tool theft is costing rural Britain millions and leaving farmers increasingly exposed, with fresh figures showing the problem remains “significant”…
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£50k raised in days to help elderly farmer hit with huge fly-tipping bill
An elderly farmer left facing prosecution after becoming the victim of a massive fly-tipping incident has been rescued by a public fundraising…
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Drones and laser tech unleashed in new crackdown on rural waste crime
Waste criminals dumping rubbish across farmland and rural communities will now face drones, laser mapping and new digital screening tools under a…
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Serial fly-tipper hit with £1.4m bill for dumping waste on rural land
A waste crime boss who dumped rubbish across farms and rural sites in England — equivalent to the weight of 600 African elephants — has been ordered…
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Dog attacks on livestock rise 10% to nearly £2m, new figures show
Livestock worrying cost UK farmers nearly £2 million last year, as dog attacks continue to blight flocks ahead of lambing season. New figures from…
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