COMMUNITY safety officers are to hand out security advice to farmers in Northallerton next week.

Hambleton Community Safety Partnership's mobile police unit will visit the town's auction mart from 8am to 3pm on Wednesday, whencommunity safety officer PC Phil Bird will be handing out the advice as part of the fight against farm crime.

In the past few months there has been a rise in the number of burglaries from farms in the district, with thieves taking equipment worth thousands of pounds.

Everything from machinery and tools to quad bikes and trailers has gone missing and the partnership has already circulated an advice video to local farmers.