PICTURES: Cows saved from underground slurry pit in dramatic rescue
SIX cows had to be rescued from an underground Dorset slurry pit. Firefighters rescued the animals after they got stuck…
PICTURES: Special Plough Sunday Service in Caundle Marsh
A SPECIAL Plough Sunday Service took place in Caundle Marsh on January 14. The congregation gathered to sing traditional hymns…
Somerset pair sentenced after farm machinery and plant thefts
DOZENS of pieces of stolen farm plant and machinery were recovered when police rumbled a crime operation in Somerset. Officers…
Two jailed over thefts of farm GPS equipment – including in West Dorset
TWO men have been jailed after a series of high-value farm GPS thefts. Tomas Staukauskas, 32, of Beverley Road, Hull,…
Get your bids in ahead of Dorset young farmers’ Auction of Promises
CAKES, attraction tickets and even a bag of logs are up for grabs at a silent auction this month. The…
Two arrests after missing digger tracked to north Dorset address
TWO people were arrested after police found them loading suspected stolen machinery into vans in north Dorset. Officers from the…
Barn on Semley farm could be converted into educational facility
A DISUSED dairy farm building could be converted into an educational building, if plans are approved. Billhay Farm, in Tokes…
Weather warnings in place as Storm Ciarán set to bring floods to Dorset and beyond
FLOOD warnings are in place for much of the Dorset coast – as well as much of Somerset, Wiltshire…
PICTURES: Tractor run raises funds for village church
DOZENS of tractors and their drivers received a warm welcome as the Caundle Marsh Tractor Run made…
Largest farm machinery sale of the year held near Blandford
IT seemed the world and his wife descended on Preston Farm near Blandford on October 3 for the dispersal…
