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National Rural Crime Action Week: NFU Cymru calls for action against violent hare-coursing in South Wales

Fractious events in the Vale of Glamorgan have seen farmers receiving an increasing number of threats of physical violence, shooting and arson when asking trespassing hare coursers to leave their property

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National Rural Crime Action Week: NFU Cymru calls for action against violent hare-coursing in South Wales

NFU Cymru has kicked off National Rural Crime Action Week with an urgent call for South Wales Police to provide more support to farmers plagued by a rise in violent hare coursing incidents. National...

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