A DISPERSAL sale of newly-calved and in-calf dairy Holstein Friesian cattle a t Skipton Auction' M a r t on Monday on behalf of husband-and- wife fanners Mark and Liz Shepherd, of Root Farm, Dunsop Bridge, attracted strong su p p o r t from prospective buyers across the region, with a particu
lar ly keen interest from local Clitheroe area hold ings.
23 black and white heifers and five cows, with “good trade for the type of cat tle” reported. A top price of £1,190 was realised for a three-year-old in-calf heifer, which sold to John Howard, of Skipton.
The sale was made up of
the Shepherd family for 45 years across two genera tions, with Mr and Mrs Shepherd having run the farm for 20 years. The cou ple have three children - John (21), who has ju s t graduated from university, Ben (19), who is continu ing his university studies, and 18-year-old Lisa, who
Root Farm has been in
soon hopes to go to univer sity.
Mrs and Mrs Shepherd
have decided to opt out of farming to “concentrate on other things”. Pictured is Mr Mark
Shepherd, centre, with sons Ben, left, and John, prepar ing for the dispersal sale at Skipton Auction Mart, (s)
A weekend fracas ends in court case
AN 18-year-old Clitheroe teenager has admitted using threat ening behaviour towards her assailant after police arrived on the scene of a late-night altercation in Black
burn town centre. Olivia McTear, of Hod-
der Grove, was given a conditional discharge for 12 months by magistrates a t Blackburn and ordered to pay £55 costs. Mr Tom Snape (prose cuting) said police called to
the town’s Church Street in the early hours of a Satur day saw a disturbance involving eight to 10 people. “An officer saw a woman
saw McTear, who he said was very upset and had a large swelling on her fore head. She began screaming: “Did you see what she did to me? Get out of my way I ’m going to kill her.” The officer put himself between McTear and the
take hold of the defendant and ram her head into a concrete post,” said Mr Snape.' He said another officer
other woman, but she pushed past and lunged for ward, throwing a punch, and was arrested.
(defending) said his client had pleaded guilty because she accepted that, once the police had the situation under control, she should have let them do their job. “You may well feel it is
Mr Elliott Taylforth
not surprising she acted in the way she did,” said Mr Taylforth. “I t was an instinctive
reaction to what had occurred.”
He said the incident
started when a mixed sex group of youths attacked a friend of Miss McTear’s “She tried to help her
friend and for her trouble had her head rammed into a concrete post. “She was injured, but
those injuries could have been far more serious,” said Mr Taylforth. “The other girl has been
charged with a similar offence and I can’t for the life of me see why she hasn’t been charged with assault given that her actions were witnessed by the police.”
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Pupils put their cycle safety first
ALL eight Year 6 pupils at Thomeyholme RC Primary School, Dunsop Bridge, passed a cycle safety course organised after school. The course, sponsored by Lancashire Coun ty Council Road Safety Group, consisted of a
theory module and a series of six practical ses sions in the school yard. The training will fully prepare the children
for dealing with the hazards regularly encoun tered on the rural roads in the Hodder and
Ribble Valley areas. Two parents, Mrs Diane. O’Brien and Mrs Alison Coupland were trained up by the Road Safety Group, and delivered the sessions during school time and after school.
ley, Joseph Nightingale, Mark O’Brien, James Tootle, Helen Porter, Ellen Green, Natalie Breckell and Vanessa McCarney with other youngsters from the school, (s)
Warning to residents over red dye in various chilli products
RESIDENTS of the Ribble Valley are being warned by the Food Standards Agency that some food products sold in the UK have been found to contain chilli powder illegally contami nated with the dye Sudan I, a chemical that could cause can cer.
The contaminated chilli
said that there was no immedi ate threat of illness and those most at risk would be people eating contaminated products
powder has been imported from India, where it would appear certain producers have been adulterating their product with the red dye. The agency and local authorities are work ing to ensure that these prod ucts are removed from sale A spokesman for the council
regularly over a long time. Anyone who has one of these products at home should throw it away. Shops should no longer be selling them. Not all chilli powder, nor all
products with chilli in them, are affected. Fresh chilli is not affected, nor are new supplies of chilli powder, because checks at ports are now ensuring that they test negative for Sudan I before they are allowed into the country. The council says that the fol-.
before end date of until July 18th 2005" Rajah Tandoori Masala sea
lowing products have so far either tested positive for Sudan I or have been withdrawn from sale by the companies on a pre cautionary basis: B.B International Foods - "best
soning sold in packets and tins in 100g, 400g and seasoning sold in 8kg tubs. Rajah Chilli and Lemon season ing sold in lOOg packets, Rajah Orien tal Noodle seasoning and Rajah Chicken Seasoning sold in lOOg pack ets.
Shaws (Huddersfield) Ltd - with a
best before end date of 'up until 01.02.2006: Red Pepper and Aubergine Relish in 280g jars, Hot Mango Chutney in 300g jars, Flam ing Hot Chutney in 300g jars, Spicy Apricot Chutney in 300g jars, Mild Chilli Relish in 300g jars, Tomato Relish in 300g jars, Onion Chutney in 300g jars, Curried Fruit Chutney in 300g jam and Barbeque Relish in 300g jars. Catering size jars of tomato, mild chilli, tomato chilli and chilli rel ishes and red hot chilli sauce.
able from Ribble Valley Bor ough Council Environmental Health Department on 01200 414464.
Wanted man seen in area
SI GHTIN GS of Keith White - also known as Keith Davis - have been reported to Clitheroe police. He is being sought following a number of
recent burglaries in the Ribble Valley. Clitheroe police chief, Insp. Bob Ford, said
Mr White (pictured) had been spotted on a bus travelling towards Skipton, with other reported sightings also being followed up by officers. . Insp. Ford urged members of the public to
be vigilant and report Mr White’s where abouts to Clitheroe'Police on 01200 443344,
CrimeStoppers on'0800 55511 or by dialling 999. Described as 5ft. 9in. tall, of medium build,
with greying, dark collar-length lank hair, Mr White is 48-years-old and his date of birth is April 4th, 1955. (s)
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