The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) has announced significant revisions to its home energy efficiency strategy, marking a series of policy wins for the Country Land and…
Logan Boorman Photo: Hadlow College A Hadlow College horticulture apprentice has been named Kent Young Gardener of the Year, recognising his dedication, talent and impact within his local community. Logan…
Kent Police’s Rural Task Force has stepped up enforcement action against wildlife crime, seizing weapons and ammunition in targeted operations across the county. Officers from the task force focused on…
A team of officers has been given a national award after recovering more than £4million worth of stolen property. Kent Police’s Rural Task Force was named Best Team at the…
Ashford Borough Council has great news for rural businesses! They’ve successfully secured another round of funding—£122,000 from the UK Government’s Rural England Prosperity Fund (REPF)—to help local businesses thrive. This…
Kent Fire and Rescue Service (KFRS) crews, with crucial guidance from local farmers, successfully tackled a tractor fire in Sittingbourne, preventing a much larger disaster and saving a valuable grain…
Images have been issued of two tractors which were stolen from a barn at an address in Seal near Sevenoaks close to Stone Street, between Thursday 7 and Friday 8…
A week of action dedicated to protecting rural communities saw two people charged with threatening a gamekeeper, warnings issued to suspected poachers, several arrests and lots of community engagement. Officers…
Two men have been fined a combined £1,600 after a Rural Task Force investigation revealed they had illegally interfered with a badger sett in Romney Marsh. Kent Police attended land…
Above: Chris Lydon, Vice Principal for Hadlow College (left) and Dan Cotton, Assistant Principal, Land Based Curriculum with the Residential Team Photo: Hadlow College The education watchdog, Ofsted paid a…
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