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Dorset

Dorset barn fire 'believed to be arson'

Rural Life

10 months ago

Dorset barn fire 'believed to be arson'

Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue confirmed they were called to a barn fire in Park Lane, Shapwick last week.

Police appeal for witnesses following theft of 19 pregnant ewes

Sheep

1 year ago

Police appeal for witnesses following theft of 19 pregnant ewes

Police have appealed for witnesses for an investigation into the alleged theft of 19 pregnant ewes from a farm in north Worcestershire

Trailer, quad, tools and £400 of fresh produce stolen from Dorset farm

Rural Life

2 years ago

Trailer, quad, tools and £400 of fresh produce stolen from Dorset farm

A trailer, hand tools and a dark grey CT MOTO quad bike have been stolen from Attisham Farm, Pilsdon, Dorset, the rural crime team has said.

Damage to crops in East Dorset field causes 'significant financial impact'

Arable

2 years ago

Damage to crops in East Dorset field causes 'significant financial impact'

Dorset Police's rural crime team has said criminal damage to crops in a field in East Dorset has...

Quad bike and Ford tractor stolen from properties in 'close proximity' in Dorset

Machinery

2 years ago

Quad bike and Ford tractor stolen from properties in 'close proximity' in Dorset

A quad bike and a blue Ford tractor have been stolen from twoproperties in close proximity to each...

Rural Life

2 years ago

Harvest: Rural team calls on public to be 'patient and careful' on roads

Dorset Police is calling on the public to be "patient and careful on the roads" as an increase in farm traffic is expected with harvest time.

Harvest: Rural team calls on public to be 'patient and careful' on roads

Rural Life

2 years ago

Hay fires: Farmers urged to 'keep an eye' on freshly baled hay

Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue has issued a reminder to farmers to "keep an eye" on freshly...

Hay fires: Farmers urged to 'keep an eye' on freshly baled hay

Rural Life

2 years ago

Enquiries ongoing into fatal collision between car and New Holland tractor

Enquiries are ongoing into a fatal collision between a car and a New Holland tractor which resulted in the death of a man in his 80s.

Enquiries ongoing into fatal collision between car and New Holland tractor

Rural Life

2 years ago

Dorset: Appeals for info following theft of plant machinery

Dorset Police's rural crime team is appealing for information following the theft pf plant machinery in Three-Legged Cross.

Dorset: Appeals for info following theft of plant machinery

Rural Life

2 years ago

Dorset: Motorists urged to be careful around horses

Officers from Dorset police's rural crime team are urging motorists to remain "careful and...

Dorset: Motorists urged to be careful around horses

Rural Life

2 years ago

Teenage boy arrested for tractor theft and dangerous driving in Dorchester

A teenage boy has been arrested in connection with the theft of a tractor and subsequent dangerous...

Teenage boy arrested for tractor theft and dangerous driving in Dorchester

Rural Life

2 years ago

Dorset: Dog owner fined £300 after lamb is killed by dog

A dog owner has been ordered to pay a farmer £300 after their dog killed a lamb during a sheep...

Dorset: Dog owner fined £300 after lamb is killed by dog

Rural Life

2 years ago

Dorset rural team recovers 'sheepnapped' lamb and makes arrest

Dorset Police's rural crime team has recovered a stolen lamb that had been "sheepnapped" from a field in the area of Sturminster Newton.

Dorset rural team recovers 'sheepnapped' lamb and makes arrest

Sheep

2 years ago

Dorset rural crime team recovers 2 stolen blue texel lambs

The Dorset Police rural crime team has recovered two stolen blue texel lambs in rural Bridport and one male is "currently behind baaas".

Dorset rural crime team recovers 2 stolen blue texel lambs

Agri-Business

2 years ago

Dorset spring farm walk to discuss management of youngstock

A spring farm walk in Dorset, run by the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB),...

Dorset spring farm walk to discuss management of youngstock

Rural Life

2 years ago

Dorset Police investigates stolen burnt out tractor

Dorset Police is investigating the theft of a tractor after it was found burnt out at a farm in...

Dorset Police investigates stolen burnt out tractor

Rural Life

3 years ago

70 turkeys and equipment stolen from Bridport farm

Police are appealing for information after 70 live turkeys and equipment was stolen from a farm in...

70 turkeys and equipment stolen from Bridport farm

Other

3 years ago

Appeals for info after man in his 20s dies after collision with tractor

Dorset Police is appealing for witnesses after a man in his 20s died following a collision between a car and a tractor.

Appeals for info after man in his 20s dies after collision with tractor

Rural Life

3 years ago

Dorset man arrested in connection with stolen plant machinery

Dorset Police rural crime team have arrested a 28-year-old man in connection with the suspected...

Dorset man arrested in connection with stolen plant machinery

Sheep

3 years ago

Dorset: Lamb euthanised by vet following suspected dog attack

Dorset Police's rural crime team has reported what it is calling "yet another" suspected dog...

Dorset: Lamb euthanised by vet following suspected dog attack

Rural Life

3 years ago

Over £120,000 worth of machinery stolen in Dorset

Dorset Police's rural crime team is appealing for information regarding the theft of over £120,000 worth of machinery in Purbeck, Dorset.

Over £120,000 worth of machinery stolen in Dorset

Rural Life

3 years ago

Man charged with 16 offences relating to rural crimes

A man has been charged with a total of 16 offences in connection with a warrant carried out by officers from Dorset Police's Rural Crime Team.

Man charged with 16 offences relating to rural crimes

Other

4 years ago

Dorset man arrested for animal cruelty and damage to crops

A man was arrested today after Dorset Police had been investigating a series of incidents involving animal cruelty and damage to crops

Dorset man arrested for animal cruelty and damage to crops

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