51AV视频

Farmer fearing for his safety after hare coursers target farm almost 200 times in just eight months

Essex grower says police need more powers to address increasingly violent incidents

clock 鈥� 2 min read
A farmer has been targeted by hare coursers almost 200 times in eight month
Image:

A farmer has been targeted by hare coursers almost 200 times in eight month

An Essex farmer said he fears for his safety every day after his farm has been targeted by poachers almost 200 times in just eight months. The arable farmer, who wishes to remain anonymous owing to...

To continue reading...

Already a member? Login for full access.

New to Farmers Guardian? Register for 1 free article per week or become a member for unlimited access to essential farming news and insights.

article-img-580x358
Join Now

听

More on Rural crime

"I was in a situation of do or die" - Why domestic abuse in rural communities is often overlooked and unreported
Rural crime

"I was in a situation of do or die" - Why domestic abuse in rural communities is often overlooked and unreported

Campaigners and survivors said domestic abuse in rural areas is ruining the lives of men, women, children and families

Chris Brayford
Chris Brayford
clock 13 April 2026 鈥� 7 min read
Companies fined over 拢2m after deaths of men at Norfolk chicken factory
Rural crime

Companies fined over 拢2m after deaths of men at Norfolk chicken factory

Pest controllers working at a chicken factory in Norfolk were killed after entering an area where nitrogen gas had replaced oxygen in the atmosphere

Mia Willemsen
clock 11 April 2026 鈥� 4 min read
Dog attack leaves four alpacas dead on Cambridgeshire farm
Rural crime

Dog attack leaves four alpacas dead on Cambridgeshire farm

Police issue warning to public after two dogs were seized just days after new legislation came into force

Jane Thynne
clock 07 April 2026 鈥� 2 min read