The Welsh Government’s historic environment service, Cadw is joining forces with the police and other agencies to tackle heritage and cultural property crime in Wales, Deputy Minister for Arts and Sport, Dawn Bowden has today confirmed.
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NRCN Announces 6-Point Plan to Tackle Rural Fly Tipping
Posted on January 31, 2023 in Breaking News, CampaignTim Passmore, Chair of the National Rural Crime Network, today welcomed new fly tipping statistics which showed an overall decrease of 4% in recorded fly tipping across England and Wales, but warned that more needs to be done if we are to hit the Government’s target of eradicating waste crime by 2043.
MoreNew NRCN Board elected
Posted on November 1, 2022 in GenericAt the recent AGM of the NRCN, a new board was elected to set the strategic direction of the Network. Tim Passmore, Police and Crime Commissioner for Suffolk, will serve a second term as Chair with Zoe Metcalfe, Police and Crime Commissioner for North Yorkshire, joining the board as our new Vice Chair.
MoreThe Passing of HRH Queen Elizabeth II
Posted on September 9, 2022 in Breaking NewsThe National Rural Crime Network is deeply saddened by the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on September 8th 2022. As the longest reigning British monarch, we pay tribute to her life of public service.
MoreNRCN calls on next PM to tackle rural crime
Posted on August 4, 2022 in Breaking News, Campaign, Generic
NRCN Chair, Tim Passmore has written to both candidates in the Conservative Party leadership race asking for their commitment to tackle rural crime if they become Prime Minister. Tim has asked each candidate to commit to supporting a National Rural Crime Unit and extra resources for funding local Rural Crime Teams.
MoreNFU Mutual report reveals cost of rural crime on the rise
Posted on August 2, 2022 in Breaking News, Research
Cost of rural crime in the UK rose over 40% in first quarter of 2022 as thieves returned to the countryside - following falls in 2020 and 2021
MoreNew laws to crackdown on hare coursing come into force
Posted on August 1, 2022 in Campaign, Security, Wildlife
Tougher jail sentences and unlimited fines as part of tough new measures to tackle hare coarsing.
MoreImpact of hare coursing revealed by farming families
Posted on June 9, 2021 in Campaign, Security, Wildlife
Troubling new insights into the prevalence and impacts of hare coursing in the countryside have been provided by farming families in response to a survey carried out by the Yorkshire Agricultural Society.
MoreTim Passmore elected Chair of the National Rural Crime Network
Posted on May 17, 2021 in Generic
Tim Passmore has been elected as the new Chair of the National Rural Crime Network (NRCN).
MoreYorkshire Agricultural Society asks membership to share experiences of Hare Coursing
Posted on February 26, 2021 in Generic
As the barbaric act of hare coursing continues to plague rural communities, on behalf of farming families the Yorkshire Agricultural Society is saying, “enough is enough” and launching a survey to find the experiences of its members.
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