food and drink
Jeremy Clarkson announced the name of his new pub
20th August 2024
The star of Clarkson’s Farm, Jeremy Clarkson, has just announced the name of his newly-purchased pub that will open this weekend.
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Andrew embarks on 500-mile tractor road trip with message for farmers to ‘harvest’ their prostate health
20th August 2024
Former military armed forces and NHS paramedic Andrew Gibson from Chipping Sodbury near Bristol embarks on a 500-mile tractor road trip following his stage 4 prostate cancer diagnosis.
Missing Mike Lynch returned to Suffolk farm before Sicily yacht sinking
20th August 2024
Tech tycoon Mike Lynch is said to have spent time recuperating on his Suffolk mixed farm, before going missing on a trip to Sicily.
Public urged to take steps to prevent fires in rural areas
18th August 2024
Firefighters are reminding the public to take steps to prevent rural fires this summer, as a new report highlights the growing threat of hot dry summers.
East Midlands residents oppose plans for one of Britain’s biggest solar farms
17th August 2024
“Farmland should be farmland,” said the majority of the Newark residents, while others agreed with plans for one of Britain’s biggest solar farms to be built in East Midlands.
Vincent Tractors announced death of its co-founder Esme Vincent
16th August 2024
Family-run machinery dealership Vincent Tractors has announced the death of co-founder Esme Vincent.
Sheep shot with crossbow-like weapon on Scottish farm
16th August 2024
Agricultural cooperative Dachie Livestock is asking people for information in regards to an incident in which a sheep was killed with “either a crossbow/bow and arrow or similar weapon”.
Farms and rural businesses will receive major internet speed upgrade
16th August 2024
Hundreds of thousands of rural homes and businesses will receive major internet speed upgrade as part of an £800 million fund launched by the new government.
Jeremy Clarkson reveals opening date of his pub
15th August 2024
Farmer and celebrity Jeremy Clarkson, who recently purchased a pub in Cotswolds and has been renovating it for the last few weeks, has just announced when the venue will open for the guests.
Landowners to receive 130% rent increase for masts on farmland
15th August 2024
Telecommunications operators have been told they must increase the rent they pay landowners for rural mast agreements by more than 130%.
Investigation launched after third farmer dies in on-farm accident in Northern Ireland
15th August 2024
Police in Northern Ireland have launched an investigation into the death of a farmer and “much loved father of three” who died in a farm accident, following two other farm deaths over the past month.
Animal Rising sentenced after causing about £100k of damage at Arla site
14th August 2024
A radical animal rights group, Animal Rising, has been fined nearly £60,000 after causing around £100,000 worth of damage at an Arla dairy distribution centre in Hertfordshire.