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Farming business fined for health and safety breaches

Seymour Stevens Limited is a mixed beef and arable farm in Faversham, Kent

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Seymour Stevens Ltd is a mixed beef and arable farm in Faversham, Kent
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Seymour Stevens Ltd is a mixed beef and arable farm in Faversham, Kent

A farming firm has been fined for multiple health and safety failings which risked staff safety over a number of years in an attempt to cut costs. To avoid paying maintenance bills, the farming firm...

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