Letters: "To safeguard our farms and rural communities, the police must take further, targeted action"

Alex Cotterill, a student at the University of Nottinghamshire, writes about rural crime and how it could be tackled

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Letters: "To safeguard our farms and rural communities, the police must take further, targeted action"

After meeting them and visiting their farms, I am a frequenter of YouTubers Tom Pemberton and Olly Harrison. However, I also enjoy regularly watching the videos of the mixed farmer Joe Seels. Fly-tipping...

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