Crime

Group members given suspended prison sentences after causing £100,000 damage to dairy centre

Loose dogs have savaged 18 calves in an attack which the farmer said was 'up there with one of the grimmest things I have ever seen'.

The Countryside Alliance has called for an overhaul of the way police prioritise rural crimes, including fly-tipping, agricultural machinery theft, hare poaching, and trespassing

New figures have revealed only 258 police officers and staff are dedicated to rural crime teams across England and Wales

West Mercia Police have arrested seven men as part of an operation targeting serious and organised crime following an eight-month investigation into rural crime in the county

The manifesto includes an 18-point plan of how the rural advisory group aims to help 'influence and shape' the future of the countryside, agriculture and food

Principal says he is 'appalled' by the incident as police investigations continue

Police forces in Wales want farmers to triple check their security measures as they predict a possible rise in targeted crime on empty farms during the Royal Welsh Show

Government steps up 'environment crime' penalties to protect nature and the great outdoors

A man caught with nearly £13,000 of cannabis has escaped prison after being taken ‘under the wing’ of a Welsh farmer