Animal feed company fined over 560k after employee lost arm
19th March 2025
An East Yorkshire company has been fined more than half a million pounds after an employee’s lower arm was severed when it became entangled in a conveyor.
Somerset ‘hero’ farmer rescues 12 two-day-old piglets from fire
17th March 2025
Roger Apsey, who farms in Charlton Musgrove, South Somerset, rescued two-day-old piglets from a fire that broke out in his barn in the middle of the night.
‘He had a heart of gold’ – farmer killed by exploding tractor tyre
13th February 2025
A 23-year-old farmer suffered fatal head injuries after a tractor tyre exploded while he was inflating it.
Father of toddler struck by telehandler found not guilty of manslaughter
6th February 2025
The father of a three-year-old boy who died after being struck by a telehandler on a Tottington farm has been cleared of manslaughter.
Essex firefighters battle farm building blaze
27th January 2025
A fire broke out in a farm building near Marsh Road, Burnham on Crouch, on Friday (24th January).
People taken to hospital following crash between cars and tractor
14th January 2025
Two people have been taken to the hospital following a crash involving two cars and a tractor near Newmarket in Suffolk.
Farm dog undergoes life-saving surgery after swallowing sheep hormone implant
24th December 2024
Farmers are being warned to take extra care with medications after a working sheepdog swallowed a hormone implant used on sheep.
Farm worker dies after being trapped in wood processing machine
4th December 2024
A worker died after his arm and neck got trapped in a log chipper machine during operations at a farm in Aberfeldy, Scotland.
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.
Trailer with five bulls overturns on M6 in Staffordshire
14th November 2024
Five cattle have been involved in a traffic incident that happened on a busy road in Staffordshire.
Tractor with trailer full of hay overturns on busy road in Essex
12th November 2024
A tractor with trailer full of hay has overturned on a busy road in Essex.
Tractor crashes at roundabout on Suffolk and Norfolk border
25th October 2024
A major road on Suffolk and Norfolk border has been blocked following a tractor crash at a roundabout.