Sheep were targeted in 1792 - which became known as the Year of the Sheep - following clearances in Sutherland and Easter Ross.

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In Wales, the 55-year-old general manager of the Pembrokeshire Show reported for Wales Today on the worldwide shortage of sheep.

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Some 40 complaints have been received this year over the seven sheep which roam free in the Clifford's Mesne and May Hill areas of Newent, police said.

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The sheep would normally return to farms on higher land at this time of year for lambing and to allow cattle onto the lowland pastures.

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