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Thousands of pounds-worth of GPS farming tech stolen in A47 raids
Organised thieves stole thousands of pounds-worth of GPS farming equipment during overnight raids on farms along the A47. Agricultural vehicles and…
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Hare coursing gangs targeted in new Essex Police crackdown
Farmers terrorised by violent hare coursing gangs have welcomed a major Essex Police crackdown after months of escalating attacks, intimidation and…
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Woman banned from owning dogs after 35 sheep killed in attack
A woman has been banned from owning dogs after her pets killed 35 sheep and injured 14 more in a devastating livestock attack on Suffolk farmland…
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Courts handed tougher powers to tackle hare coursing offences
Hare coursers face tougher sentencing from next month as courts move to crack down on a crime rural communities say is causing growing fear, damage…
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Tractor driven into house sparks major police investigation
Two men have been arrested after a tractor was rammed into a house in Middlesbrough during the early hours of Saturday morning, sparking a major…
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Farm fined more than £19,000 over damage to protected Welsh wildlife site
A farming company in Ceredigion has been fined more than £19,000 after damaging Wales’ only protected wildlife site designated specifically for rare…
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Sheep thief farmer jailed after seven-year livestock crime spree
A Lincolnshire farmer who stole hundreds of sheep from livestock markets across England over a seven-year period has been jailed for four-and-a-half…
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Man denies manslaughter charge over boy's death on Cumbria farm
A man has denied the manslaughter of an eight-year-old boy who died after being shot on a farm in Cumbria. Allan Thursby, 64, pleaded not guilty to…
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Dorset farms ordered to pay £33,500 after slurry pollution incidents
Three Dorset farm businesses have been forced to pay £33,500 after slurry pollution incidents contaminated local waterways and triggered an…
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'They are violent': Essex farmer hit by wave of hare coursing attacks
An Essex farmer says he fears for his safety after suffering more than 200 hare coursing incidents and repeated violent attacks in under a year, as…
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