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10 ' Clitheroe Advertiser &TimeSf Thursday/August 27th, 2009;


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Ciitheroe422324 (Editorial),01282 426161 (Advertising), Burnley 01282 422331 (Classified) Farmer lucky to i'O- I ‘I ...... ■'’ jSSlsS?: b y Faiza Afzaal ■ A W H A L L E Y farmer remains in hos-


- p i ta l - se v en m on th s a f t e r he was kicked b y a cow. ■


s:’;-'John Wearde Shaw House Farm, i t Glitheroe Road, is in the acute surgical •Sward at the Royal Blackburn Hospital. - •


-fS-^The 45-year-old is “ lucky to be alive” after he suffered serious internal injuries to


vi'.his liver and spleen when he was kicked in -■;'the stomach by a cow in January. ; ii-U^The incident happened while he was in ^Tone of the pens with some of the cows on «.the fanh,'which has been run by the Wear- Cr den family for 25 years. * ■fcC''Jjohn was rushed to hospital and under-


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went major abdominal^surgery. He, remained in the intensive care unit where ., his condition was stabilised. In May, heiyas transferred to Clitheroe Community Hos­ pital, but his wound ruptured and he was -, transferred back to the Royal Blackburn.


Hospital. MRSA. Seven months on and although John s


He also contracted the hospital superbug ^


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■ condition is said to be improving sloyvly, he is unable to eat solid food or liquiik. He is under the care of the surgical team


who describe him as a “brave” man. -, . Speaking about his recovery, staff nurse


Claire Slater said: “Despite all the opera­ tions and treatments he has undergone,


■ John has never once complained and has never let his condition get him down.


' • is receiving injections twice a day for


the wound to dry. up. Although his wound has shrunk since he was admitted, it will be some time before.it is completely healed and he is fully recovered.”


. : ■ ■jrJohn’s father. Jack (68) added: “John isa


: very popular pereon and since he’s been in hospital we have had lots of people ringing ' and coming round asking about him;


‘ ‘ .“He is a big fan of .‘Coronation Street’ and was delighted to receive a framed pic­ ture from the cast of the soap wishing him well.vHe is very precious to me and it’s tough to see him like this. i“ I would like to thank all the doctors and


nurses for their help. They have looked after John really well.” . While in hospital, John, who worked on the farm with his father, brother Jeoff and nephew, Mark,' has put his artistic skills to


“He is always smiling and very ’ good use and created a number of colourful' much loved by everyone. -


^ ^ ^ pictures, which adorn the walls of his pri- “When he was admitted, h eh ad a vateward. . ; : ; :


- big open wound in his stomach. I had ' Our picture shows John in hospital with never seen anything like it and he is • an impressive display of his pictures, lucky to be alive.


, • ■ .^ (B140809/6) CPSjo decide on HIV case


THE Crown Prosecution Service will be asked to decide whether it is in the public interest to proceed with charges against a man in the later stages of • the HIV disease. . , . : Hyndburn magistrates


heard that Christopher Mitchell (35), of St Bre- lades Drive, Salford, had v


pleaded not guilty, to assaulting Michael Hughes, in Clitheroe, on January 9th and damag­ ing household property, to the value o f £3,500, which belonged to Mr Hughes.


•. .• Gareth Price (defend­ ing) said due to his med­ ica l ; condit ion . Mr-


Mitchell had limited life expectancy. “ It is suggested that his


legal representatives pro- ■vide e'vidence of his med­ ical condition and the CPS can then decide.


' whether it is in the public interest to proceed with these matters,” said Mr Price.


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SIKSIS >. '• pair are fined


A .• -77-YEAR -O LD Gisburn farmer,and his gran dson were- given suspended prison sentences after 108 animal carcasses were discovered. Magistrates told John Joseph


Crosier and William Oldfield (21) that their failures and neglect had led to distress to animals and a potential danger to the public, i The livestock farmers appeared


before Hyndburn magistrates and between them pleaded guilty to a range of offences, including failure to properly dispose of over 108 sheep carcasses, failure to keep ear tags in a secure place, failure to keep up-to- date movement records, failure to pro­ duce herd records for cattle, failure to record required details re the purchase of veterinary medicines, and not dis­ posing of waste medicinal products, (syringes and medicine bottles) so as to prevent pollution of the environ­ ment or harm to human health. They were ordered to pay prosecu­


tion costs of £11,203, and were both given prison sentences suspended for 12 months. In addition, the pair pleaded guilty


between them to three offences of causing animals to suffer uimecessari- ly by failing to.take reasonable steps to ensure_proyision of veterinary treatnientTThVchmges involved three 6isburn''fairms: Demense Farm, Stocks Farm and Painley Farm. • Mr Crosier pleaded guilty to failing


to take steps to prevent a ewe from falling into an open slurry tank in which it drowned.


. ' ' The court heard how the offences


came to light when Lancashire Trad­ ing Standards officers visited the, premises following a complaint from a member of the public in April, 2008. . In addition to a large number of


carcasses, which had not been correct­ ly disposed of, officers also had con­ cerns about the welfare of animals on the farms operated by the pair, and called in the help of a DBFRA vet. = On a number of subsequent ■visits


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there was little improvement and in May,'2008, a ewe was found and res­ cued from a slurry pit where she had strayed and subsequently died. One cow afflicted by respiratory problems and one by severe lameness also had to be euthanased by vets on the farm. ;;In mitigation, Simon Catterall


(defending) stated that Crosier and Oldfield had been too busy, looking after the livestock at the farm and due to a lack bf manpower had not had ; time to deal with carcass disp osal.;.- £ The loss of Mr Crosier’s daughter


(William Oldfield's mother) in 2007, was also a contributory factor, as she had had responsibility for most of the record keeping on the farm. : - 'M r Jim Potts, chief Trading Stan­


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dards Officer,' stated: “We always try to work with the farming community to help and advise; but where this fails,;we have no option but to.take. firm enforcement action. •. : . ; . . ; , , ' • “The sentences handed down by . magistrates on this occasion reflected. the seriousness of the offences.’ ’,.


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Ciitheroe Advertiser &Times, Thursday, August 27th, 2009 .11 Diabetic group given insight on blood sugar meters


BLOOD sugar<.testing and how< meters a r e d e v e lo p in g a was;


-•1,explained to members of Ribble.' Valley Diabetic Group by Jonathon ■ Cowman, of Accu-chek.


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; He stated that the meters had; become much quicker in giving:;


■ results and could now give much more' information. The older


' machines could only give the result; ■ for that test, but now machines can store up to 50 readings, which can help the patient see what has hap- '.pened over a period of time.


The up-to-date machines can be


downloaded to a computer and not only hold previous readings; but show trends when the patient had' high or low readings and on which day of the week and at what time of day. This is of great assistance to


the nurse who can then determine how the treatment can be altered t o .' achieve the desired results to help the patient control their dia b e te s . , Mr Cowman answered questions


and was thanked by the chairman for his presentation.


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