Rural crime

Avon and Somerset Police said Piotr Szor had organised for a stolen tractor and telehandler, worth around £80,000, to be shipped to Poland before it was intercepted by officers

Lincolnshire Police said the gang had targeted rural communities across the East Midlands, Nottinghamshire, and Lincolnshire

Having had a busy day cleaning up fencing ready for the arrival of lambs for winter grazing, I attended an open evening at Blenheim Palace, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, on behalf of the rural crime team task force of Thames Valley Police

Police said the farmer found £15m worth of cocaine in his animal feed delivery from Columbia

Avon and Somerset Police said beef cattle had been stolen from a farm in Shepton Mallet

Michael Chaulk and William Smith were also handed court costs, disqualified from driving and a deprivation order for all four dogs at Lincolnshire Magistrates' Court

Kent Police said the remains of dead sheep had been scattered across villages in the county

North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue service said the fire had caused '100 per cent damage' to the barn

"I just want to make other people aware of the risks when out enjoying popular footpaths such as this one"

Tom Shelbourne, from West Country Tech, has worked in rural security for the last seven years, and here he reminds farmers that small changes can really help increase security on farm.