Free Machynlleth advice service in volunteers call countytimes.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from countytimes.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
retired policeman Cyril Evans, lost two large cattle to the bandit/bandits. Social Share
by Katherine Renton
Cattle thieves are preying on farmers’ animals in the Argyle/Akers area leaving only the ropes and manure behind, and last month slaughtered two cows within three weeks belonging to the same farmer.
Retired teacher Dennis Deane also suffered losses.
Cutting through one section of Akers is a narrow road, with trees and slopes on either side, and houses appearing once in a while.
This area can become lonely, and some of the street lights are not working. It seems that in recent months someone or more likely some persons have been using this remoteness to slaughter cattle and transport them away to sell to unknown