From the editor: Ben Briggs - Rural crime in the spotlight amid growing social tensions

The scourge of rural crime clearly never went away, it is just that the pandemic lulled everyone into a false sense of security as the movement of people literally stopped.

Ben Briggs
Ben Briggs is the group publisher and editor in chief of Agriconnect, overseeing the media business and titles such as Farmers Guardian, Dairy Farmer and Arable Farming.
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From the editor: Ben Briggs - Rural crime in the spotlight amid growing social tensions

The scourge of rural crime clearly never went away, it is just that the pandemic lulled everyone into a false sense of security as the movement of people literally stopped. For some in rural areas there...

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