Creature Comforts

Animals at Scotland’s Rural College in Aberdeen are packing up their hutches, aquariums and aviaries and moving to a new £350,000 home for animal care and veterinary nursing.




SEISMIC ALERT: NEWDIGATE, SURREY 4 MAY 2019 00:19 UTC 2.5 ML

The following preliminary information is available for this earthquake:

DATE : 4 May 2019
ORIGIN TIME : 00:19 19.5s UTC
LAT/LONG : 51.159° North / 0.243° West
GRID REF : 522.9kmE / 141.5 kmN
DEPTH : 2.3 km
MAGNITUDE : 2.5 ML
LOCALITY : Newdigate, Surrey
INTENSITY : 3 EMS




Press release: North Tyneside man fined for illegal fishing

A man from North Tyneside has been fined £319 for fishing illegally on the River Tyne and obstructing an enforcement officer in the execution of his duty.




Press release: Pony and trapped!

Firm fined after muddy mess halts horse.




Glamping, distilling and farm fitness

Glamping, distilling, adventure tourism and even outdoor farm fitness are among the novel opportunities open to rural businesses looking for “diversification inspiration”.