‘They’re deluded’: Farmer who took on 50 English workers to pick crops just has 7 left

A farmer who started the asparagus harvest with 50 British workers but now has just six left has blasted the Government as ‘deluded’ for not doing more to help.  Seasonal workers from Romania were due to fly out to help UK farmers pick their asparagus crop this weekend, but had their flights cancelled when their … Read more

‘They’re deluded’: Farmer who took on 50 English workers to pick crops just has 7 left

A farmer who started the asparagus harvest with 50 British workers but now has just six left has blasted the Government as ‘deluded’ for not doing more to help.  Seasonal workers from Romania were due to fly out to help UK farmers pick their asparagus crop this weekend, but had their flights cancelled when their … Read more

WHAT BOOK would farmer and writer Amanda Owen take to a desert island? 

WHAT BOOK would farmer and writer Amanda Owen take to a desert island? Amanda Owen is currently reading The Bolter by Frances Osborne She would take Swaledale by Marie Hartley and Ella Pontefract to a desert island British writer said James Herriot first gave her the reading bug By Daily Mail Reporter Published: 22:02 BST, 30 April … Read more

The murders most foul: Torn between two loves – but did it really drive this chicken farmer to kill?

This is the final instalment of our gripping true crime series. Last Saturday we began with a countdown of the 80 best TV shows and podcasts in Weekend magazine, and throughout the week we’ve been looking at super sleuths, crimes of passion, serial killers and unsolved murders. In today’s concluding part, Christopher Stevens explores fascinating … Read more

The murders most foul: Torn between two loves – but did it really drive this chicken farmer to kill?

This is the final instalment of our gripping true crime series. Last Saturday we began with a countdown of the 80 best TV shows and podcasts in Weekend magazine, and throughout the week we’ve been looking at super sleuths, crimes of passion, serial killers and unsolved murders. In today’s concluding part, Christopher Stevens explores fascinating … Read more

A big thank ewe! Farmer herds flock of 150 sheep into hillside tribute for NHS workers

A big thank ewe! Farmer herds flock of 150 sheep into hillside tribute for NHS workers Farmers herded sheep to spell NHS in Luss, Argyll and Bute, south west Scotland The farmers wanted to show thanks to NHS workers and raise spirits of locals It took three attempts and a whole family of farmers to … Read more

Cornish Farmer, 56, wins fight to keep hold of land which locals wanted to turn into village green

The owners of a farm who recently won their battle over ‘bullies and abusers’ to keep their privately-owned beauty spot have described the neighbours who threatened them as a ‘vipers nest’. Ruth Ramsden, 56, and her husband James, a barrister, initially turned down an application to turn the creekside copse at their home on Shillingham … Read more