Man to be sentenced after dead birds dead dumped at shop

15th June 2026 A man is due to be sentenced after being found guilty of possessing two protected birds. James Kempster, 39, of Marchwood Road, Eling, near Totton, was convicted at Southampton Magistrates’ Court after DNA evidence linked him to a dead kestrel and barn owl, both protected species. The birds were discovered outside Broughton …

Court date for Gedney Hill man charged with allowing hare coursing to take place on his land

15th June 2026 The 59-year-old has been charged with knowingly permitting his land to be entered for hunting of a wild animal with dogs, being equipped with two sight hounds for pursuing hares, trespassing with intent to pursue hares and hunting a wild mammal with dogs. Four fellow defendants are each facing three charges. John …

Albrighton & Woodland Hunt huntsman and whipper in GUILTY of violent attack

16th June 2026 We are now in the final week of the consultation into banning ‘trail hunting’ and despite hunts professing their innocence they are continuing to rack up convictions for hunting offences and violence. As well as the recent conviction of the huntsman from the Stowe Beagles for killing a hare, the Albrighton & Woodland Hunt’s …