South Shropshire's MP has launched a new campaign to 'build safer communities' in the area by clamping down on rural crime.
South Shropshire's MP has launched a new campaign to 'build safer communities' in the area by clamping down on rural crime.Stuart Anderson says the Government must"call time on rural crime" after stating it cost farmers £52.8 million last year according to the National Farmers' Union .
However, the South Shropshire MP did state that rural crime fallen by 34.6 per cent in Shropshire during the last year, but has cost farmers more than £2.3 million. The MP for South Shropshire is also campaigning to continue the fly-tipping grant scheme that saw the previous government award nearly £1.2million to help more than 30 councils tackle fly-tipping in their areas.
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