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26th August 2026 A 21-year-old Minsterworth man is among five people accused of going equipped for illegal hare coursing in Gloucestershire earlier this year. Billy Smith of Starcroft Lane, Minsterworth, is alleged to have been equipped with a car, dogs, lamps and slingshot to search or pursue hares in the Cheltenham area on January 27, …
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30th July 2026 A man has been charged with multiple driving offences following a hare coursing incident near Ludgershall earlier this year. Tommy Frankham, 21, of Sandy Lane in Bushey, Hertfordshire, faces charges of dangerous driving, driving without insurance, failing to stop for police, and using a motor vehicle where the number of passengers carried …
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27th July 2026 A trial date has been set for a man who denies a hare coursing charge. Tommy Lee appeared at Boston Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday (July 22) where he entered his not guilty plea. Lee has been charged with intent to search for hares on South Drove, Lutton Marsh. The 29-year-old has been …
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25th July 2026 On a remote Cambridgeshire farm, where his nearest neighbour is half a mile away, Mathew Latta was making lunch when the peace was shattered by the sound of loud exhausts. Latta ran to the window to see a convoy of more than a dozen 4x4s heading towards his farm. His iron gates …
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1st July 2026 Four men have denied charges relating to hare coursing. Thomas Love, Billy-Joe King, Henry Smith and James Smith entered the pleas at court on Wednesday (June 24). All four have been charged with trespassing with intent to pursue hares and being equipped for pursuing hares with five sight hounds, thermal enhancing optics …
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9th June 2026 Four men have denied a hare coursing charge Swaley Wilsher, Elias Wilsher, Laurence Manning and Thomas Wright entered the pleas when they appeared at Boston Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday (June 3). All four have been charged with trespassing with intent to search for or to pursue hares with dogs at Crowland on …
3rd June 2026 A man has been given a 10 year court order banning him from having a dog off lead and carrying a catapult or air weapon following a hare coursing-related incident in Fenland. Cambridgeshire police say Jimmy Lee (22) was given the criminal behaviour order (CBO) after being involved in anti-social behaviour linked …
29th May 2026 The UK's Sentencing Council introduced comprehensive sentencing guidelines for hare coursing and related poaching offences. They take effect in England and Wales from 1st June 2026. Courts are directed to hand down tougher, more consistent penalties, which include up to 6 months in prison and unlimited fines. The guidelines cover four specific …
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8th May 2026 Three hare coursers have been ordered to pay more than £2,800 collectively in fines and costs. On the afternoon of 19 November 2024, police were deployed to reports of hare coursing in progress on farmland alongside the A34 near Bullington Cross. The police helicopter deployed to the area and quickly identified three …
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30th April 2026 A trial date has been set for five men accused offences related to hare coursing. John Price, 26, William Manning, 30, Charles Smith, 33, Edward Price 40, and James Evans, 34, all deny the four charges put to them when they appeared at Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday (April 29) They were each …