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ayers face than twice inflation


hire will take on a special sig- ayers.


ease in the ion of their


andcultur- me up with their orig-


s, and the t depart-


ged to find 1.5m., the


y-will be dis- e cabinet at eting and,


he council's e told at its


a meeting of n February


to come up roposals for


the meeting of the full council on February 14th. The present portfolio-


holder budget proposals will mean a Band D Council tax figure for 2002/03 of £840.96p. But tha t figure is open to being affected by the teachers’ pay award, by expensive plans for implementing th e E- Government strategy and having to match funds offered in the rural development pro­ gramme to counteract the effects of the foot and mouth epidemic.


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Average is no longer going to b e I Mother’s TV good


AGRICULTURE is continuing to undergo the biggest structural and economic change since the Second World War, with a resulting mass exo­ dus of farmers, farm workers and-a similar knock-on effect throughout the whole of the agricultural supply indus­ try. The foot and mouth epidemic of last


year ju s t served to accelerate this process and gave many farmers an


ideal opportunity to leave the indus­ try, while giving many others a period to reflect and plan their re-entry into a vastly different industry. These changes will inevitably mean major changes in the agricultural supply industry. So what does the future have in


store for those businesses remaining, both farmers and suppliers? In the global economy which is a


fact of life now, farmers will have to compete with little or no help in terms of productions subsidies; instead, money into the rural economy will be linked to environmental and conserva­ tion issues rather than production


based. These changes will inevitably speed


up the current reduction in farmer numbers and quickly lead to a point where 20% of farms are producing 80% of the output, with the remain7 ing 80% of holdings relying increas-


DEFRA


centre to remain open


she continued to attend the school as a voluntary support teacher until two years ago. Many she had taught will remem­ ber her with affection and gratitude. The funeral takes


place today a t St Michael and St John's RC Church, Clitheroe, at 10-15 a.m., followed by cremation at Accrington.


l e a s e o f l i f e fo r RW E B d e p o t


started to


Clitheroe's RWEB de- ner bypass


ant premises ought by Mr


e, of Salthill ^state's acci- r and MOT es Alpe Ltd. tre, which staff, is also


f Mr Alpe's r hire busi- Drive. This


e company is to the new


third of an acre site when builders move out in spring. Mr Alpe is also plan­


ning to install several car wash bays a t his'new garage, as well as provide a valeting service. He said: "The second garage is intended to expand Easy Drive while, at the same time, fulfil a local need for more car wash and valeting facilities." James Alpe Ltd is due


to celebrate the tenth anniversary of its Salthill business in Sep­ tember.


rged with 14 food g ien e o f fen c e s


rietor of a _t food corn-


appeared in ged with 14


tions of food dations. Ali, of Hall


Street, Clitheroe, owner of Sultans Catering Takeaway, of Whalley Road, Clitheroe, was remanded on bail until February 18th by Black- bum magistrates.


’s surgery tomorrow


Evans will be in Clitheroe tomorrow to ituents.


lding a surgery between 2-30 and 4-30 Ribble Valley Conservative Association ilway View, Clitheroe. interested in booking a time to talk to are asked to ring 01200 425939.


from page; 1


o blow for farmers rters in the


ley.


Mr Thomas Downham, ew the 2001


would be ut not by as


ey had been, se for opti-


in the reform- ■ember, of the at regime by 'hich should h sheep farm- region of £17 imal in 2002. gures, said Mr uld put farm-


ers back on 1997 levels. • The poor SAPS


payments may not be the only bad news for farmers this year. Europe is thought to be on the verge of making Britain a "Nitrate Vul­ nerable Zone" which would force farmers into big capital costs over storing and handling manure - one of dairy farming's biggest by­ products. The NFU is holding a


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DESPITE last week's declaration that the country is now free from foot and mouth disease, the DEFRA centre at Gisbum will remain for at least the short term. A spokesman for


DEFRA said: "The centre will close when we don't want it any


more." She added th a t the


• box, which includes the Ribble Valley-up to Edis-


situation is currently under review, b u t the u n i ts are s t i l l being used to facilitate sec­ ondary cleansing and restocking operations. Of 480 farms in the area known as the Settle


.Lford Bridge, 40 are receiving secondary cleansing and disinfec­ tion. 19 farms have fully restocked and 135 farms are in the process of


' restocking, having been cleansed and disinfected. She said: "There's still


lots of work in that area for our case officers and


vets." I t is intended to slim


operations by a half by the end of January, but the department is wait­ ing to see how the remaining cleansing and disinfection work, and restocking proceed before a final decision on the site is made.


Government blasted


in report


DELAYS, failures, incompetence and inadequacies are Gov­ ernment shortcom­ ings, listed in the NFU report pub lished this week on last year's foot and


mouth epidemic. Entitled "Lessons to


be Learned", the report catalogues failures on every issue from import controls nd contingency planning to communica­ tions. I t claims the Gov­ ernment was ill-prepared and overwhelmed by the outbreak. The full repor t will


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by John Turner


A HAPPY ending as good as any Harry Potter adventure was the outcome for a tawny owl which flapped away into the gathering dusk


at Great Mitton. As the bird left the


care of RSPCA animal collection officer Mr Jo h n K e rrig an (pic­ tured), i t was the sue-, cessful outcome of a story which began last November when th e owl was found a t the Old Vicarage, Church Lane. The creature was com­


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the bird was found to be in "quite a bad way". The centre's Mr John


Mackinson said: "He had nothing broken, but his shoulder and elbow were wrenched. He had lost quite a few wing feathers and the bird could not fly. "The bird learnt how


to fly again by climbing and flapping its wings. Slowly, but surely it was flying • around the aviary." The tawny owl is


Britain's most common owl with, it is thought, up to 50,000 breeding pairs. . Mr Kerrigan said: "It


was fantastic to see this particular bird being


released back into the wild." He. added th a t there were hundreds of incidents every year of creatures being trapped, injured or killed by dis­


carded litter or fishing


line; « Those who discover


tiny owlets beneath trees should not touch them. They have not fallen out


of their nests - they have ] hurled themselves outl Left to their own devices, they will climb back up the tree and be | fed by their parents.


Former journalists warn against the danger of disabled being ripped off


TWO former Adver­ tiser and Times staff- members who went on to work in Fleet Street have indulged in a spot of investiga­ tive journalism for the disabled.


"We believe that people schema But, after a lot of


likeuswhoneedamobili- shopping round, I am ty scooter can easily be very pleased indeed to ripped off," says Mr have got a proper deal Anthony Perry, of Hurst ' from two firms in Green.


and of course some of the reporter on this newspa- worked for several publi- money comes from the per, but his friend, Mr cations, including 1 he Government's Mobility John Lloynd (80), who Times. Just 40 years ago,


"It was an eye-opener Mr Perry was a junior Clitheroa" . . . .. CAR AND VAN H IR I


now lives in Southport, was once editor. In later times they used


Mr and Mrs Lloynd’s | daughters were brides­ maids at the Perrys' wed- |


to meet for lunch in Fleet Street. Mr Lloynd was


ding. But now disabilities


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1 to her son Mrs Doreen Mars- The demands of the 20 % of farmers . . ;


" ‘i t has long been recognised that ani- Th4 future of the feed industry is mal performance and output is direct- therefore linked entirely with working


left producing 80% of production will be immense in terms, firstly, of the investment needed, secondly in terms of the need to make a realistic profit and return on their investment, but also in terms of accountability to their customers, food safety and animal wel­ fare and environmental requirements.


ly representative of inputs. Very much like computers, "rubbish in -


rubbish


out". For far too long much of the feed industry has been rushing down the road of price cutting driven by the ■ need for mills with vast volumes, and by farmers whose "independent" adviser/consultant has used the price


I t will therefore be essential th a t per tonne of feed as the only measure


farmers choose the right suppliers to help in the achievement of the goals and requirments of their businesses. I t therefore follows that farmers in


many cases will need to fundamentally change their relationship with suppli­ ers, particularly feed suppliers, to one of partnership built on the setting and achievement of performance goals tha t can be a measure of true farm performance. For too long, dairy farmers in par­


ticular have been led down the road of measuring things like cost per litre, or margin over feed (and fertiliser), when in actual fact the real measure on any


of i ts worth. This has led to the inevitable outcome of average feeds giving average performance. In the new order, average is no


in partnership and symbiosis with the remaining business/profit-oriented


farmers to achieve the maximum genetic potential from the national


dairy herd. Gone are the days of a feed industry


with a vast sales team, wandering aimlessly around the country without appointments, offering an endless stream of "me-too" average feeds. Instead, we will see more highly-


longer going to be good enough. With the improved genetics in the British dairy herd, i t is amazing th a t the national herd average is only just over 6.000 litres - especially when consider­ ing that the break-even point before a cow produces a profit is about 6,500 litres (depending on milk prices); also considering th a t most cows are now well capable genetically of giving 10.000 litres-plus when properly fed. In the global economy, this situa-


trained, professional nutritional and farm business consultants who will succeed or fail when judged by the profit of the farms they advise and not by the price per tonne of feed. I t is well worth remembering the


words of poet John Ruskin__"There is hardly anything in this world that some men cannot make a little worse and sell a little cheaper, and the people who consider price only are this man's lawful prey."


Hoot of an ending to Valley’s Harry Potter-style drama


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den; of Moor Hey Farm,'has been filmed for "Kill or Cure", a six- p art documentary, the; first episode of which is scheduled for broadcast a t 9-30 p.m. this Satur­ day on the digital chan­ nel Animal Planet. ' i Programmes will dis­


cuss potenially lethal bugs and bacteria, while also showing how others have benefical properties and could be used in medicine. Mrs Marsden’s role in


the series is to talk about bacterial infections such as severe Streptococcal infections and Necrotis- ing Fasciitis (NF), also known as "galloping gan­ grene" and the "flesh eat­ ing bug". Both can be fatal.


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ingly on stewardship payments and income from sources other than farm­ ing; often only farming on a part-time basis.


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A RIBCHESTER mother is to feature in a Saturday night television series as a tribute to her late son.


support group for sur­ vivors of such infections, which also provides information on the dis­ eases to health profes­ sionals and sufferers' 'families, as well as fund­ ing research into treat­ ment. She founded the group, which became a registered charity last autumn, in memory of her 23-year-old son, Lee Sparks, who died of NF in October, 1999. The group is called the Lee Sparks Foundation. The series makers,


Mrs Marsden runs a


Welsh-based production company Peledu Teles- gop, have promised Mrs Marsden that they will return to the Ribble Val­ ley later in the year to make a one-hour special on Mr Sparks and the work of the foundation.


Megan’s miniature Tudor house story goes on air


| THE story of the three-year-old Whalley girl who has her own miniature Tudor house reached the


| region's TV screens on Friday. The Advertiser and Times was first to report on


| Megan Brown's combined birthday and Christmas | present from’her father, Mr Vic Brown. Granada Reports followed up our front page item


| and visited the family home in Limefield Avenue, Whalley. Viewers saw Megan enjoying her smart "home" in the garden, complete with Tudor fea-


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