crime
26 Jun 2023
Fears that rural communities will be hit by changes to DIY waste charges ban
There are fresh concerns that a new ban on charges to dispose of DIY waste in England will push up costs for rural households. Following a consultation, the Government announced...
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20 Jun 2023
Changes to DIY waste charges hoped to help combat fly tipping in rural areas
Over the weekend, the Government announced that charges to dispose of DIY waste at household waste recycling centres would be scrapped. Around a third of Local Authorities still charge for...
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19 May 2023
National Rural Crime Network Conference – 27th June 2023
The National Rural Crime Network will be hosting its first Annual Rural Crime Conference on 27th June 2023. The National Rural Crime Network champions a better understanding of crime in...
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02 May 2023
Police and partners hold rural crime summit
The Dorset Echo reports how Dorset Police joined with forces with partner agencies from across the South West to come together for the first time to discuss a joint approach...
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11 Apr 2023
Crackdown on fly-tipping continues with new grants for councils
Grants totalling £775,000 will help councils roll out a range of projects to crack down on fly-tipping, Environment Minister Rebecca Pow announced on Saturday 8 April Twenty-one local authorities will...
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13 Mar 2023
Victims face ‘devastation’ of livelihoods amid sharp rise in rural crime
The Metro reports that rural crime is on the rise as a combination of pressures is fuelling thefts in rural areas across the nation, according to new research from NFU...
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27 Feb 2023
Half of rural communities think police don’t take crime seriously, survey shows
I News reports that an overwhelming majority of rural communities see crime as a significant problem in their area and half believe police are not taking crime seriously, according to...
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13 Feb 2023
Shropshire farmers and rural households warned over risk of oil theft
The Shropshire Star reports that warnings have been issued in rural Shropshire to protect oil tanks from thieves as evidence suggests that theft of heating oil from rural properties may...
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06 Feb 2023
Still much more to be done to tackle the anti-social behaviour of rural fly-tipping
Last week saw the release of new fly tipping offence statistics from DEFRA, an issue that many people are raising as a priority in their area The National Rural Crime...
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09 Jan 2023
John Craven: Countryside waste crime has reached crisis point
Countryfile reports that fly-tipping and illegal dumping in the countryside is costing £1 billion every year, as a recent report by MPs accuses DEFRA and the Environment Agency (EA) of...
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