Dry weather emergency grant available for farmers hit by drought
FARMERS struggling to feed their stock due to the ongoing drought are being advised to apply…
Large fire destroys combine harvester
A COMBINE harvester was completely destroyed in a blaze near Fordingbridge last week. Fire crews from Hampshire, Dorset and Wiltshire…
Police warning after spate of crop circles in Wiltshire countryside
POLICE have responded to a recent spate of crop circles appearing in Wiltshire fields. Officers said a number of the…
Farmers near Salisbury sentenced after leaving cattle without water and in filthy, overcrowded pens
TWO farmers from Orcheston, near Salisbury, have been sentenced after they were found guilty of mistreating cattle. The mistreatment includes…
Wiltshire farmer Minette Batters to lead government review of farming profitability
WILTSHIRE farmer – and former NFU president – Baroness Minette Batters is to lead a new government review…
Bull stops traffic after it wanders into road near Amesbury
A BULL was spotted strolling leisurely along a road in Amesbury on Friday (March 28). Motorists informed police after they…
Dogs ‘rip lamb from inside pregnant ewe’ on farm near Salisbury
A EWE – believed to have been pregnant – was brutally attacked by two dogs on a farm near…
Farmers near Salisbury prosecuted for severe neglect after cattle found without water
TWO farmers near Salisbury have been prosecuted after cattle at their farm were found to have an insufficient amount…
Verwood man Shane Chapman sentenced over assault and theft at ‘illegal hunting incident’
VERWOOD man Shane Chapman admitted two charges of assault and theft in connection with an ‘illegal hunting incident’ in…
Two charged – including boy, 15 – with hare coursing near Ludgershall after police probe
TWO people have been charged as part of a hare coursing investigation in Wiltshire. Michael Bowers, 26, of Botley Road,…