12 fire crews battle crop blaze between Hawkinge and Lydden
Kent Fire and Rescue Service was sent to the scene of a crop fire off Swanton Lane between Lydden and Hawkinge just after 7.30pm yesterday evening, 12 August. Twelve fire…
Kent Fire and Rescue Service was sent to the scene of a crop fire off Swanton Lane between Lydden and Hawkinge just after 7.30pm yesterday evening, 12 August. Twelve fire…
Tough new measures to tackle the cruel practice of hare coursing are now in force, with anyone caught now facing an unlimited fine and up to six months in prison.…
Fidelity Weston (right) receiving the Emsden trophy from Paul Cobb of FWAG A Kent farmer who produces organic, Pasture for Life beef and lamb on species-rich land has been presented…
A court order has been obtained preventing a man from having a dog off a lead in public following sheep worrying incidents near Ashford. Kent Police’s Rural Task Force was…
The Country Land and Business Association (CLA) has welcomed plans for a new GCSE in Natural History, and called for the UK’s world-class food production standards to be included. Secretary…
Hare coursing across the East of England has fallen by nearly a third thanks to the success of a ‘borderless’ scheme among police forces. The crackdown on rural crime comes…
An investigation by the Rural Task Force led to two men being detained in connection with metal theft. The team were on patrol in Hythe on 11 March 2022 when…
The Country Land and Business Association (CLA) has welcomed Government plans to scrap DIY waste charges, calling them ‘desperately needed’ at a time of record levels of fly-tipping. Households would…
Tim Bamford Photo: CLA… New polling from the Country Land & Business Association (CLA) has revealed a major shift in the political allegiances of rural voters, with data showing the…
An adapted shotgun, crossbows and flashbangs were seized by officers from the Rural Task Force (RTF) who were carrying out an investigation after suspicions were raised about a man in…
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