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10.05.2021
The Telegraph reports that crime in rural areas has risen nearly three times faster than the rest of the country in the last decade according to new figures from the National Farmers Union The research, analysed by the Labour...
01.03.2021
The Times reports on news that a council in Kent is turning to technology to fine motorists who throw food debris out of the window, littering the roadsides LitterCam cameras will launch the first pilot scheme in the country...
11.01.2021
Farming UK has reported that awareness is being raised over the continued blight of fly-tipping in rural areas as the UK entered its third lockdown last week With a new lockdown in place, the country is scrambling to establish...
07.09.2020
The Environment Agency has warned those in the South West against hiring ‘man and van’ rubbish removers on Facebook Using unregistered waste removal firms often means rubbish is dumped or burned, and could mean that those who hire them...
01.09.2020
The Mail on Sunday has reported that a quarter of crime victims in rural areas don't report offences as they do not trust police to help Nearly half of countryside residents don't believe officers take rural crime seriously, despite 94 percent...
20.07.2020
The Guardian reports that rural beauty spots and conservation areas are being put at risk by increasing numbers of wild campers leaving behind piles of rubbish and lighting fires – with fears growing that the problem could spread as conventional...
08.06.2020
The Times reports that farmers have issued a plea to visitors to respect the countryside after widespread reports of litter and human waste being left in fields as more people visit beauty spots The National Sheep Association said it...
04.05.2020
Local Authorities are working hard to maintain the majority of waste services running as normal, however some services have been reduced due to the coronavirus outbreak This includes closing most Household Waste & Recycling Centres (tips) and suspending Bulky...
14.04.2020
The National Rural Crime Network do not believe that there has been sufficent focus on the millions of people who live and work in rural Britain They are asking Ministers to urgently consider the impact the Coronavirus pandemic is...
14.04.2020
Rural areas around the UK have seen a dramatic increase in fly-tipping over the last number of weeks, with many households seeing the lockdown period as an ideal time for a spring clean of homes and gardens The Countryside...
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