ABOUT 300 people turned out at West River recently for the Nutrien Ag Solutions and South Coastal Agencies on farm clearing sale on behalf of Dennis and Glenda, and Paul and Danelle Turner.
It was a well conducted and presented sale with organised park…
Part of the A303 remains closed since after 20-tonne hay lorry fire yesterday.
This morning, at 11am, roads and traffic monitoring service Inrix said one westbound lane remained closed for repairs – and that “traffic is extremely bad. queueing back thr…
Drug dealers who stashed a ton of cannabis amongst rabbit hay have been ordered to pay back millions of pounds from their illegal activity with one criminal forced to give up the house he inherited.
Mark Owens and Paul Seabrook were jailed after the dr…
Truck driver breaks down in tears as he’s found guilty of causing the death of a 16-year-old boy he ran over while making an illegal turn
George Kyriakidis has been found guilty of dangerous driving causing death
He nev…
PUBLISHED: 00:00 20 August 2020
Andrew Griffiths
Flowers on the bank
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When it comes to increasing biodiversity and meeting 2030 emission targets, a bit of scruffiness can be a good thing. Andrew Griffiths investigates.
Local naturalist …
Tipper truck driver ‘could never have seen’ 16-year-old boy before he was run over and killed by 11-tonne vehicle
George Kyriakidis, 45, has been accused of dangerous driving causing death
A 16-year-old boy died after he wa…
A Goondiwindi truck driver stopped for a random breath test has lost his licence after being charged with drink-driving in Moree. Highway Patrol officers intercepted the fully-laden road train in Gwydir Street, Moree at about 8.30pm on Thursday. The dr…
Firefighters have released photographs of the dramatic moment they rescued a 29-year-old horse which had fallen into a ditch.
The horse became trapped in Ashby-cum-Fenby on Sunday, July 26 and 15 firefighters were drafted in to help the animal.
A team …
LEBANON, Tenn. — A series of coincidences led to a miraculous save for Phyllis Banfield, a waitress at Uncle Pete’s Travel Center on Sparta Pike in Lebanon, Tennessee.
One April morning this year, Banfield left her house earlier than usual for her shif…
Continental Tyres is now able to offer commercial tyre technicians the chance to gain and renew their REACT licence online with revised training offered via the ContiAcademy.
The new online offering has been set up to ensure technicians working across …
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Thanks to everyone who entered the Farmers Weekly children and teenagers writing competition.
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