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jji MAGISTRATES criticised the actions of a 70- i year-old Slaidburn farmer who failed to cor- jJrectly dispose of 78 dead sheep.


;*;'i They told George Thornas Cowking Carr that


s:this could have led to devastating implications for S>. the rural community.. f:/t' The livestock farmer, of Tinklers Farm, Tinklers ;i -iLane,. appeared.before Hyndburn magistrates and i -pleaded'guilty to a total of eight animal-related ,"i offences, including failure to dispose of 78 sheep car- V casses. He was ordered to pay £2,706.- •


.^4 The court heard how on April 10th, 2008, in S; response to a complaint, trading standards officers .‘^visited the farm and found the carcasses of 33 eweS' S and lambs; oh a section of Carr’s land, r In another field, officers discovered a pit covered


ibjby plastic sheeting and tyres, mder which they were •.-.able.to identify the remains of 24 partially-burnt »'sheep and lambs.


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.■Jw Afurther 21 carcasses, in various states of decay, '. were found in the immediate vicinity. Carr had


.■ failed to maintain a record of the deaths. Carr, who has been fanning since leaving school,


,;.-.was servedwith a notice.to remove the dead ani- i/.mals. However, on May 12tli, officers re-visited the


farm and found bones and a burnt sheep skull in the pit.


' ;Mr Nick McNamara (prosecuting) said: “The central purpose of the Animal By-Product Regula- tions is one of disease control. “The regulations do not permit farmers to leave carcasses to rot in the field, or dispose of them by


r burning in open pyres." He added how on April 10th; officers came across


a two-year-old Belgian Blue heifer with no ear tags and bn three separate occasions, officers advised Carr that the animal should be ear-tagged,


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; 30th.” • The court heard how on the same day, officers


- • spotted a sick ewe in a stream. It was later treated pby Carr, but he failed to keep a record of this.


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,1; “Medicinal products can take varying lengths of i^time to leave an animal’s system. Where medicinal pjproducts are administered, the regulations require a b record to be kept,” explained Mr McNamara. The court also heard how on April 17th, officers


f ' Mr McNamara said: “Despite the officers’ , demand, ear tags were not applied to this animal .-.until it arrived at Gisbum Auction Mart on April


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discovered a cow which was ill, in the main shed. When they spoke to Carr, he informed them that the cow had been treated by a local vet, however Carr had failed to make a record of what medicinal products the vet had administered.-'.' ' During Carr’s second interview with Trading


Standards, he admitted that he had failed to record the births of two calves in his herd register. “This failure would undoubtedly have hindered


the authorities had it become necessary to establish animals’ identities and current whereabouts,” said Mr McNamara.


Mr Barry Dealing (defending) explained to the


court how due to a wet-winter and spring 2008, a number of famis.in the. area were affected by Liver Fluke Disease (a parasitic disease found worldwide ■ affecting sheep, goats, cattle and buffalo). “Although Mr Carr, was aware tha t he had fallen


sheep, he failed to take heed of what trading stan­ dards officers had said. He tried td incinerate them on his farm and he accepts that was wrong.” Mr Hearing added how his client had tried to tag


the Belgian Blue heifer but it had become “boister­ ous” and therefore he decided to take it to the Gis­ bum Auction Mart. He a l^ explained how Carr was' unaware that he had to keep a note of any medicinal treatment given to animals. 4 r He added: “Mr Carr was borri'in the Kibble Val­


ley and left school at'the age of 15. He had limited education. Record keeping is book work and it is not very easy for him. I t ’s difficult to keep a track of records of the movement of the livestock;' ■ “Mr Carr has reduced significantly his stock lev­


els because he appreciates a t 70 he cannot get around all his stock. He farms in partnership with his sister and the farm hardly makes a profit and there is no modem machinery.” ' . Magistrates fined Carr a total of £1,000 and £806


costs. The chairman of th e bench, Mr Geoff Knowles, said: ‘,‘This fine reflects the seriousness of the case.


* i. : , ' . , ‘We have been faced -with eight serious matters


and for someone who has lived in the Kibble Valley for a long time, you will be aware of the effects of foot-and-mouth and Blue Tongue Disease. There­


fore, the protection of the food chain is very impor­ tant.


. " “Fallen stock has to be removed quickly to pre­


vent the spread of disease and you need to keep a record of the dead stock.


“The movement of animals is very con­


cerning. Taking the animal to the auction mart without it being tagged could have


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j ^animals, it is very important a record of this is kept.”


level of th e fine h a s been wel-


;; corned by M r M cN am a ra who said: “Livestock farmers know, only too well


* how devastating disease can be, so it is ; 'vital th a t they follow proper procedures. . ; This case illustrates how seriously courts


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' Cuba by bike is a hit ‘■'r.AN .entertaining ta lk a n d meal were


16 jSnjoyed bysmembers a n d prospective


jl.members.of .th e .In n e r W h e e l Glub of ’i&Itibblesdale a t their. November meeting.


I i^(?'lThe guest speaker was P a t Ascroft; of


l ’jjjGarstang. . Everyone en jo y ed ‘her talk I ab o u t a'cycling t r ip she h ad made t j ^ |


liffiCuba in aid of the WI-Dennian ColleMf,? ■i'.Jand she was thanked by Edna GlarksonT^ >


lE. evening held at Sawley .Village Hall. She


■' President Mrs Muriel Ascroft thanked y; members for. helping a t the recent'French


I'esaid- that;the eyent had raised'£600 for i v^.the charity<fund.' .The next coffee morn-' • L -ing, bn'November 20th,’ wilhbe a t the I -home of Mrs G l a r k s o n . .


Another charity


milestone ANOTHER financial charity milestone has


: been notched up by. Gisburn restaurant La Locanda. ■, . Staff and customers


enjoyed two fun-packed charity nights in aid of Airedale Hospital’s breast cancer unit.


,1 Held during October, Breast Gancer aware­ ness month. La Locan- da’s ever generous cus­ tomers helped raise an amazing £4,283.60 for the Mayor of Skipton’s cancer charity fund. Kibble Valley Mayor


Goun. John Hill and his wife, Philippa, were


guests and there w ^ ^ raffle arid auction.


prizes up for grabs which included a cook­ ing lesson a t home with chef and owner Maur- izio Bocchi, wine, ham­ pers, plus the chance for the La Locanda team to prepare a meal


. at someone’s home for : 10 guests. 'Ginzia Bocchi, owner


and head patron, says: “This is the third time we have-held fund-rais-


' ing events a t the ‘ restaurant and we are always so overwhelmed


; by the generosity of our customers. . “Being able to help the Mayor towards


! reaching her £40,000. target for her cancer


: charity fund has meant . such a lot to us.” . Raising money and awareness to help local people in the fight against breast cancer is something which Ginzia


and Maurizio feel


. ; very passionate ' about. To-date they


- have raised more .


‘‘-tham £35,000 forr; .; cancer charities ■ and local proj- ‘ ects. . •


^ -. Guests at the ‘fund-raising,


, ‘ evenings included, : > ;: ‘ consultant breast; surgeon,'Mr


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./-.A ' Driver fined and banned


GLITHEROE man Marek Andrzej Gzyz (40),. of Moss S tre et, was banned from driving for 18 months and fined £180 with £65 costs by Black- bum magistrates. He appeared before


them and pleaded guilty to driving with excess alco- - hoi. , Miss ■ Glare Knight (defending) said Gzyz had


been drinking at home, but went out to make a private. phone call to his mother in ; Poland. “The car was cold and =.


he accepts tha t he drove it ' before parking up,’.’ said,.


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A MAN and a woman were arrested and later released without charge after an afternoon drugs bust in


Clitheroe.’ Eight officers from Glitheroe Police


‘ raided the property in the town’s Bawd- lands area at 3-30 p.m. on Friday as part


' of “Operation Maddison”. A warrant was executed after comr


' P laints from members of the public. ( Police seized a small amount of cannabis and a plant from inside the terrace prop-


■ erty.".‘ ‘ Glitheroe’s Sgt Rob Evans wants the raid to be a warning to anyone involved in th e drug trade th a t th ey will be caught. “We have simply acted on infor­ mation pro'vided by law-abiding mem­ bers of the public and the raid also high­ lights our commitment to crack down on drug-related crime,” he commented. “ We will not tolerate drugs in our com­ munities and we will continue to target


' drug supply and drug-related crime. “We are always grateful for communi­ ty support and welcome any information . related to drugs.”


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VANDALS damaged the pan­ els of a Vauxhall Vectra some time between 8-15 and 8-45 p.m. on Friday while the vehi­ cle was parked a t Glitheroe’s Tesco car park. ..


Granted bail


GLITHEROE man Paul Gallaghan (24), of Waterloo Road,' was remanded on bail by, Blackburn m ag is trates charged with assaulting Tony Stevenson.


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