Rutland's rural policing team has recovered over £5 million worth of property since they were created across Rutland and Leicestershire five years ago.
The team say they rely on intelligence from the local community as well as property marking and trackers to recover machinery when it's taken. They've recovered £1.5 million worth of equipment over this year alone. Speaking at a farm security event at the Rutland Showground last week, which was in partnership with Chubb and the NFU, PC Matt Houghton, who works across Rutland and Melton, says working together is key to cracking down on criminals.
"We can't do this alone. A lot of the recoveries that we make is information passed to us from those rural communities. We set up these WhatsApp groups, we're in these WhatsApp groups to get this information fed into us.
People are out there, they're our eyes and ears, and we can't do the work that we do and be successful without our communities backing us. And we work nationally. We work with officers up and down the country. I've done work with the National Construction and Agricultural Theft Team over recent times.
This work is carried out up and down the country, and it's really important work. So dedicated rural policing teams are really important to police forces up and down the country, and I hope we can make the difference for those people in Leicestershire and Rutland."
Despite it being an international competition with entrants from as far as Japan, the World Conker Championships yesterday at Southwick near Oundle, saw winners with a local connection.
A week-long training exercise is underway at Kendrew Barracks to test and improve emergency response procedures and locals may see more emergency and military vehicles on the roads nearby as a result.
Anglian Water have today (Monday) confirmed that supplies have returned to normal, and they've closed the Normanton Rutland Water bottled water hub, as well as the one at Morrisons in Stamford, which closed on Saturday.
A new spring flower show weekend will take place at Burghley House in Stamford in April 2027 after the success of the first two summer Rutland Flower Shows, with Mary Berry amongst visiting stars.
Today marks the 20th Lincolnshire day- a commemorative day that celebrates the county.
Stamford, Bourne and Deeping is our own slice of Lincolnshire- but what does the day mean?
Today is Lincolnshire Day, and as well as flags flying across the county, a free banner exhibition featuring local schools and the WI is being launched at Priory Church Deeping St. James.
Lincolnshire Police have been working through the night at Market Deeping after a collision near the roundabout that connects the A15 and A1175 near the service station involving a motorcycle.
Rare Jurassic fossils have been discovered in Ketton, which help give further insight into the geological history of the county around 170 million years ago.
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Happy Lincolnshire Day
