A Cumbrian restorer is helping to ensure a future for Northumberland's historical road signs.

Water abstraction, food inflation, local food systems. 28 May 2026 14 minutes Available for 28 days A new report shows that the cost of rural crime has fallen. Insurer NFU Mutual paid out £41.5 ...

Hundreds of countryside roads have quietly turned into low-traffic neighbourhoods (LTNs) that favour cyclists and pedestrians over drivers.

Agricultural vehicle thefts have doubled across the East of England despite an overall fall in the cost of rural crime, new ...

The Conservatives face a "mauling" from "angry voters" in countryside constituencies, according to new research. A Survation poll of the 100 most rural constituencies forecast that 51 will go to ...

Almost 10 million rural voters risk being left behind at the next general election, campaigners warn today. Leading countryside groups fear the political system is continuing to ignore the ...

Shoplifting and thefts costs each rural retailer an average of £83,000-a-year, according to the survey.