Rural crime

The South Lancashire rural task force has joined with a local farm to raise money for a mental health charity after noticing an increase in farmers in the area suffering with mental health issues.

MPs have backed farming union demands for a single authority to deal with the issue of fly tipping.

A dog has fallen to its death after chasing sheep over a quarry edge. 

A West Yorkshire man has pleaded guilty to illegally killing a cow on a farm in Lancashire and been ordered to pay fines and court costs amounting to 5,781.

A farmer has pleaded guilty to seven charges of unconsented work on the River Lugg that took place in November 2020.

A man has been charged with three counts of arson following fires which caused more than £680,000 of damage and killed 50 pigs.

THE National Vehicle Crime Intelligence Service (NaVCIS) has recruited an extra police officer to strengthen its agricultural vehicle crime-fighting unit.

New powers to tackle hare coursing and illegal encampments were enshrined in law last week, after the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act was given Royal Assent.

More than 150 sheep have been stolen from land near Llanwrtyd Wells in a five-month period.