Road Safety Week 2024: ‘Every road victim deserves the very highest standard of support’
19th November 2024
Every road victim deserves the very highest standard of support, says Brake, as it puts road victims at the heart of Road Safety Week 2024.
Firm fined £80k after worker fractured his skull while taking cattle out of lorry
11th November 2024
A Scottish company has been fined £80,000 after an agricultural engineer sustained a fractured skull at its site in Glasgow.
Livestock killed and barns with machinery destroyed in farm fire
4th November 2024
A substantial number of livestock has been killed and two barns with equipment were destroyed in a blaze, leaving a Guisborough farm owner “devastated”.
Norfolk: Sugar beet falls from lorry damaging a car
23rd October 2024
Sugar beet fell from a lorry, damaging a car in a Norfolk village. The incident happened on Tuesday morning, 22nd October, near Lingwood, located approximately eight miles east of Norwich.
4-year-old boy died in tragic farm accident
21st October 2024
A four-year-old boy died at the farm in Tynreithin after he was thrown over the handles of an antique garden roller, an inquest heard.
Farmers warned as Storm Ashley is set to bring strong winds and heavy rain this weekend
18th October 2024
Farmers have been warned to protect themselves and their farms as Storm Ashley is set to bring strong winds and heavy rain to the UK.
Cheshire farm owner fined after man falls from forklift
17th October 2024
A Cheshire farm owner was fined after a man fell from a forklift truck while attempting to repair the roof of a packing shed and died.
Woman tragically died after being trampled to death by cow
16th October 2024
A photo of cows was the last thing a 29-year-old woman sent to her mother before she was trampled to death, an inquest has heard.
One person suffered ‘burn injuries’ following barn fire
15th October 2024
Shropshire firefighters have shared an update on a person who suffered burn injuries following a barn fire near Telford.
NAAC asks farmers why they would not wear ATV helmet
11th October 2024
The National Association of Agricultural Contractors (NAAC) is asking contractors and farmers why they would not wear an ATV helmet. In a follow-up to the #WearItandShareIt campaign when the NAAC invited social media users to photos of themselves wearing a helmet, this new campaign emphasises there really are no excuses.
Cambridgeshire: Tractor and trailer destroyed in fire
9th October 2024
Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service shared a shocking photo of a burnt-out tractor and its trailer following an incident last weekend.
70 hay bales set alight at farm in Berwickshire
8th October 2024
Scottish Borders police are appealing for information after 70 hay bales were set alight at a farm in Berwickshire.