Power tools worth 'four-figure sum' stolen from Scottish farm

Police Scotland said the equipment had been stolen sometime between the Christmas and the New Year period

Chris Brayford
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Officers said the power tools had been stolen from a farm just off the B6355 near Ayton in Eyemouth (stock image)
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Officers said the power tools had been stolen from a farm just off the B6355 near Ayton in Eyemouth (stock image)

Power tools worth 'thousands of pounds' have been stolen from a farm in Berwickshire. Officers in the Scottish Borders said the equipment had been stolen from a farm just off the B6355 near Ayton, Eyemouth,...

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