Rural crime

HGV driver Tony Williams died in December 2020 after two hay bales fell onto him while he was unloading them on a farm in Cheshire

NFU Mutual has released its annual crime report which found incidents had cost farm businesses £52.8m

The Department of Agriculture, Environment, and Rural Affairs said Fintona farmer Henry McCarney had caused 'extensive' pollution to a tributary of the Eskragh Water from a farm effluent spill

Officers said more than 35 lambs had been stolen from a farms in Perton and Heckington

Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service said it had sent 10 fire engines to deal with the incident

Thames Valley Police's Rural Crime Taskforce said they have launched an investigation to find those responsible

Ormskirk and Rural West Lancashire Police have confirmed a 29-year-old man has been arrested in relation to the incident and he remains in police custody

The pair had targeted various farm businesses across the South of England including Sussex, Devon, Buckinghamshire and Bedfordshire

Farmer ordered to pay £10,000 after pleading guilty to polluting Somerset watercourse

Hampshire and the Isle of Wight Constabulary has said it expects to see a rise in hare coursing incidents over the next few weeks