Highly toxic insecticides used on cats and dogs to kill fleas are poisoning rivers across England, a study has revealed. The discovery is “extremely concerning” for water insects, and the fish and birds that depend on them, the scientists said, who exp…
Here are five of the biggest crime stories that have featured in the SNJ, Gazette Series or Wilts Glos Standard over the past few days.Police are appealing for information following an assault on farmland near the South Gloucestershire/Wiltshire border…
An animal slaughter truck has blocked the road outside the Department of Health and Social Care with eight activists locking themselves inside and on top of the vehicle.
The blockade has been staged by Animal Rebellion. The group argues&…
A frustrated farmer who says his land was blighted by fly tipping took his brilliant revenge on the latest alleged culprit.
North West farmer Stuart Baldwin was horrified to discover that a staggering 421 tyres had been dumped on his land in Haydock.
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One frustrated farmer was horrified to find no less than 421 tyres dumped on his land by an alleged flytipper – so he piled them into a truck and sought out the culprit, dumping the hundreds of tyres in his front garden.
Wigan farmer Stuart Baldwin s…
LAND which formed part of a farm in the Wye Valley has been sold by Powys County Council at less than the expected price amid hopes it could be converted into housing.On Monday, August 10, a delegated decision was taken by portfolio holder for educatio…
Today is the anniversary of the start of three days of anarchy which saw the alleged death of a child, campers being run over and the sort of apocalyptic sights more akin to a Mad Max film than a rural idyll in Cornwall.
On the weekend of July 28 to 30…
The definitive Pevsner guide to the buildings of England describes the pretty parish church of St Mary’s, Sevington, near Ashford, as “lonely and a little forlorn”. Built of Kent’s local ragstone, the 900-year-old structure sits down a cul-de-sac, seve…
Panorama views of Cardiff Bay taken from the water on a sunny day, with the sun bouncing off the copper roof of the Wales Millennium Centre
Electro Scan’s patented technology precisely locates defects within 1cm accuracy and determines the severity o…
The global COVID-19 pandemic has caused unprecedented job losses and economic uncertainty. As governments and businesses look to stimulate growth, a new study from the World Economic Forum found that ‘nature-positive’ solutions can create 395 million …
The Beast of Bodmin is well documented, but according to information released by South Yorkshire Police under a Freedom of Information request, there were around 500 reported sightings in the region each year between 2016-18.
People reported seeing …
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Adrian Zorzut
The Department for Transport has earmarked 27 acres of farmland in Kent to build a ‘Brexit lorry park’; The Guardian, PR
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The hashtag #FarageGarage has trended on Tw…
It is a competitive field when it comes to noise, but the sweet birdsong rising up from 27 acres of ragwort, overgrown grass and dense bramble hedgerows just about wins against the hum of traffic from the nearby M20 in Kent.But from Monday the victory …
Arreton site. Source: UKOG brochure
Plans by UK Oil & Gas to explore for oil at Arreton on the Isle of Wight should be refused because they may be a hazard to road users, highway officials have recommended.
Island Roads, the statutory organisation …
A cardboard packaging company is seeking to expand its Northamptonshire site and create new jobs.
Saica (UK) Ltd has drawn up plans to construct an extension to its base at Haldens Parkway, Thrapston, which will see an extra 97,305 sq ft of storage spa…