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Police have taken delivery of two quadbikes to combat rural crime in one of England's most rural counties. The 800cc four-wheel-drive vehicles will help Lincolnshire Police track and detain criminals as police officers use them to tackle even the...
Rural crime topped the agenda during a visit by Derbyshire Police and Crime Commissioner Hardyal Dhindsa. Mr Dhindsa was at Castleton Visitor Centre in Hope Valley on THirsday (17 August) to where he pledged to do more to help...
THE cost of rural theft has risen sharply in the first half of 2017 – despite a 4% drop last year. Early theft claims statistics for the first half of this year show a sharp rise of over 20%,...
Many police officers fail to appreciate the impact of rural crime, suggests a study. Farmer's daughter Molly Dickson investigated farm crime and farmers’ perceptions of policing in her home county of Hertfordshire. The study was undertaken as part...
Rural crime is costing farmers as much as £42.5m a year, says a report Farmers have been victims of arson, vandalism and burglary, says the NFU study, launched at Westminster on Monday (17 July). Many have experienced fear,...
An action plan to tackle the issues being faced by rural communities is to be unveiled by Lincolnshire police. Chief Constable Bill Skelly will announce new Rural Community Safety Strategy at a farmers' meeting Boston on Monday (25 June)....
Researchers at Aberystwyth University are calling for contributions to a new study on rural crime. The Rural Crime Study is led by Wyn Morris and Dr David Dowell from Aberystwyth Business School and Dr Gareth Norris from the Department...
Six police forces teamed up for an operation to clamp down on crime in the countryside. Officers from Northumbria, Cleveland, Cumbria, Durham, Lancashire and North Yorkshire joined forces to take part in the 14th Operation Checkpoint initiative. They...
POLICE are to deploy a new hi-tech drone to tackle rural crime in Lincolnshire. The unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) will be trialled before a force-wide roll out later this year. It is part of a new Rural Community...
Police and local partners have launched a partnership initiative to tackle rural crime in Northumberland. A steering group of organisations attending the offical launch meeting included farm leaders, rural businesses, local police, county council and fire service representatives. ...
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Amid reduced public spending, fair resource allocation across regions is crucial. Despite a population larger than Greater London, rural areas receive significantly less funding for essential services, even though delivering these services in rural areas is more expensive.
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