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Rural crime units handed 拢815,000 to tackle crimes worth 拢52.8m to farmers

Will new funding be enough to support farming and rural communities from crime?

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NFU Mutual's latest Rural Crime Report found that farmers across the UK were left footing a 拢52.8 million bill from a number of crimes ranging from equipment theft, livestock worrying and hare coursing.
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NFU Mutual's latest Rural Crime Report found that farmers across the UK were left footing a 拢52.8 million bill from a number of crimes ranging from equipment theft, livestock worrying and hare coursing.

Police forces have received more than 拢800,000 from Government to help protect farming communities from the 'devastation' of rural crime. The Home Office confirmed on Tuesday (March 25) that the National...

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