Western Morning News, The Plymouth (UK) back issues from August 2007:
Turn off drill and bring back skylarks
Aug 01, 2007 ... Once a common bird, the Skylark is now a "red listed" species ofhigh conservation concern. Many farmers may think of them as still a familiar bird, but theyhave suffered a big decline. Skylarks nest and feed on the ground inlarge, open fields. Unfortunately, winter cereals grow ...
Siblings' new enterprise revives breed
Aug 01, 2007 ... An enterprising young brother and sister team has branched outfrom conventional farming and is raising organic Norfolk Blackturkeys for this coming Christmas. Lucy and Jack Elliott are running their enterprise at the family'sdairy farm in North Devon, having kept just a few ...
Practical demo to be stage at dairy event
Aug 01, 2007 ... A practical demonstration incorporating tele-handlers and tractorloaders will be among the main activities featured at Dairy Event2007, on September 19 and 20 at Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire by theRoyal Association of British Dairy Farmers. Visitors will be able tosee and compare models ...
Wet weather hits milk yields and butterfats
Aug 01, 2007 ... Maintaining dairy animal performance during the current wetweather is proving to be a considerable challenge for livestockfarmers across the country, with milk yields and butterfatssuffering. According to KW nutritionist Ian Pickles, the big threat is comingfrom an ...
Prices paid for farmland reach an all-time high
Aug 01, 2007 ... Average farmland values are now 36 per cent higher than they wereten years ago, when they were at the 1990s peak. In 1997, they reached just over pounds2,200 an acre, while today'saverage is pounds3,000, according to new research from Savills,following a 11.6 per cent increase ...
Potential exists to add dwelling
Aug 01, 2007 ... Kivells is marketing 98.69 acres of productive south-facingpasture and arable land with a range of buildings at LandhillickFarm, Week St Mary. The land is well fenced for stock purposes, and benefits from acombination of mains and natural water supplies, and is mostly levelor ...
Sensational limousins attract countrywide interest at summer show
Aug 01, 2007 ... The South West Limousin Summer Sensational Show & Sale at Bristolcertainly lived up to its title, with a tremendous turnout of qualitycattle drawing buyers from throughout the country. Judge Mary Reynolds from Hampshire was very impressed with thestandard of cattle in front of her, ...
Warning over slug damage to crops
Aug 01, 2007 ... While autumn is a long way off, independent crop consultant MartynCox is advising Westcountry growers not to underestimate thepotential damage from slugs on newly emerging crops next season. "I've been surprised by the number of juvenile slugs being foundunderneath rape canopies," ...
Call for answers over new service
Aug 01, 2007 ... The nfu has called on Defra to respond to its request for theintroduction of an on-farm collection service during the final yearof the Older Cattle Disposal Scheme. The on-farm collection service - which would involve a fallenstockcollector going to the farm, slaughtering the ...
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Aug 01, 2007 ... More than 300 people gathered to celebrate the 70th Anniversary ofCornwall Federation of Young Farmers' Clubs at Pencarrow House, nearBodmin. The guests enjoyed a garden party in the grounds of the house withtraditional Cornish cream teas and saffron cake. County chairman ...
New booklet advises on mining landscape
Aug 01, 2007 ... With farmland in Cornwall and West Devon liberally scattered withold mine workings, a new booklet has been produced providing advicefor farmers on managing mining features. The free booklet has been produced by Cornwall County Council'sHistoric Environment Service and was launched ...
Oft asked to tackle beef price complaint
Aug 01, 2007 ... Aleading Westcountry farmer has complained about the prices paidfor beef in the region to the Office of Fair Trading (OFT). Richard Haddock told the OFT there were two issues that cattleproducers in the South West were keen to see investigated - the priceof beef and the situation ...
Grains need a month of fine weather
Aug 01, 2007 ... It has been a damp and late start to the 2007 main grain harvestin the Westcountry, though the forecast of warm, dry conditions tocome from the Met Office has given heart to arable farmers. By the time the sun shines with any consistency, though,considerable damage will have been ...
Collaboration and camaraderie is heartening to see
Aug 01, 2007 ... Iwas one of those drivers caught in the rising floods around theVale of Evesham on the way home from a day at NFU headquarters inStoneleigh. The journey home descended rapidly into the stuff of nightmare andbecame, subsequently, the basis for much reflection about therelative ...
Still time to escape disaster
Aug 01, 2007 ... Has the fine weather really arrived at last, or is this just ashort interlude before more rain sets in? If we do get a hot andsunny August, it is still possible the year may not be a totaldisaster. The livestock have certainly not been short of available grazing,having for once ...
Satsuma ware is fruit of isolation
Aug 01, 2007 ... One of the stars in the November Kiln Festival in Japan is Satsumaware, a ceramic which is now so commonplace that everyone would haveseen at least one example. The style came from an idea imported intoJapan from neighbouring Korea, or more correctly, when Japaneseforces withdrew from ...
Gentle touch is skin-deep for mum and baby
Aug 01, 2007 ... When registered aromatherapist Katie Whitehouse became pregnantwith her first child ten years ago, she thought she would buy somewellbeing products for a change. Katie normally made her own oils andbubble baths, but nothing she saw for sale met her expectations. Nowher Devon-based ...
BBC's pledge over roll-out of iplayer
Aug 01, 2007; ... The bbc Trust has reassured computer software campaigners that itwill roll out its new iPlayer on to non-Microsoft platforms aftermeeting representatives of the group. The trust met with members of the Open Source Consortium (OSC),which is concerned at the corporation rolling out ...
Cool simplicity for a hot look
Aug 01, 2007 ... We all like to look glamorous on holiday, but it's not quite assimple as throwing all your everyday beauty products into yoursuitcase and hoping for the best. It might have been a dreary summerso far at home in the Westcountry, but with changes in climate makingthe hot countries even ...
Islanders set to tune in to their own radio station
Aug 01, 2007 ... A radio station billed as the world's smallest is to hit theairwaves on the Isles of Scilly, featuring a distinctly eclecticrange of programming. Radio Scilly has been set up thanks to the efforts of seasonedradio professional Keri Jones, who sold his house to buy radioequipment ...
Villagers see benefits of green energy
Aug 01, 2007; ... Homes in West Cornwall are reaping the benefits of a renewableenergy project. More ground source heat pumps have been installed in the villageof Trewellard, near Pendeen, bringing lower bills and warm homes. Cornwall Sustainable Energy Partnership (CSEP), a partnership of72 ...
Rainwater to flush public toilets
Aug 01, 2007 ... Exeter's first eco-friendly public toilets could be open laterthis year. The pounds110,000 lavatories, at the Matford park and ride site,will flush using rainwater. Mike Trim, the city's head of cleaning services, said: "Thetoilets will have underground containers which will ...
Mayor calls for resort to change title
Aug 01, 2007; ... A south Devon resort should look to rebrand itself and change theEnglish Riviera name it has used for 20 years, according to thearea's mayor. Torbay Mayor Nick Bye believes the resort should capitalise on theimagery conjured up by the word "Riviera", dropping ...
Woman marine completes tough commando course
Aug 01, 2007 ... A surgeon has become the second woman in history to successfullycomplete the gruelling Royal Marine commando training course. The commando training is reputedly the toughest military challengein the world - and only one woman has ever successfully completed itbefore. The ...
Annual showcase for artists
Aug 01, 2007 ... Dramatic landscape, rolling green hills and idyllic scenes capturethe imagination. Elsewhere, snow covers the wild scenery of Dartmoorwhile early morning light shines through trees and boats can be seenin picturesque bays. These are just some of the images on show in the latest ...
Planners give go-ahead for innovative pounds5m health centre
Aug 01, 2007 ... A ground-breaking pounds5 million innovation and training centrewill be built at a Westcountry hospital, it has been confirmed. The Centre for Education, Innovation and Research, on the TorbayHospital site in Torquay, has been approved by planners and the SouthDevon Healthcare NHS ...
pounds15m retail park plan amended
Aug 01, 2007 ... Plans for a pounds15 million retail and leisure park on the edgeof Bude are to be revised after a public consultation. The developer, Catesby Property Group, outlined its plans for thecentre at a public exhibition back in June. About 700 peopleattended. A spokesman for ...
Things that get up my nose
Aug 01, 2007 ... Hen in London, it is an interesting diversion to visit West Endphone boxes to collect the postcards which accumulate there,advertising the services of young ladies who go by the name of MissWhiplash or offer large chests for sale. Returning home, you thenleave these in isolated rural ...
'Irresponsible' thieves of floodgates put lives at risk
Aug 01, 2007 ... Thieves have put lives at risk by stealing a flood defence gatethat protects a Devon town. Police believe the bizarre crime must have been pre-planned,because the equipment, which safeguards Tiverton from the RiverLowman, could not have been moved by hand. In a separate ...
Seven teams battle it out
Aug 01, 2007 ... Small was beautiful when it came to the annual Cattewater gigmeeting in Plymouth on Saturday. For, although there were only seven clubs who turned out to racethrough Jennycliffe Bay, the enthusiasm and determination to win wasfar from lacking. Analise Cowan, secretary of ...
D-Day veteran takes on MoD in badge battle
Aug 01, 2007; ... A d-day veteran is fighting the Ministry of Defence for the rightto use his regimental coat of arms in a book about his wartimeexperiences. Norman Cole, 84, says he is being made to feel that his years ofservice with the Royal Artillery have counted for nothing in a rowover ...
Roseland triumph in tribute series
Aug 01, 2007 ... A fiercely competitive gig team which just missed out on victoryat the world championships has lifted one of the main trophies of theseason. Roseland has been named as top club in the Tribute series of raceswhich concluded last week at Rame. Sponsored by St Austell Brewery, ...
Department store closes
Aug 01, 2007 ... A department store believed to be the oldest in a Westcountry townhas closed down after more than 200 years in business. Thomas Tucker,on The Strand in Exmouth, East Devon, opened as a draper's store in1801. But last Saturday it closed its doors for the final time. The shop has ...
Why Pakistan is so crucial to the west
Aug 01, 2007 ... Ecently, i half heard on BBC Radio 4's Today programme an Americanpolitician suggesting that one of the by-products of an American orIsraeli raid on Iran's nuclear sites, could be a revengefundamentalist overthrowing of President Pervez Musharraf in Pakistan- which would put that ...
Such an insult to D-Day hero
Aug 01, 2007 ... He selflessly fought the German forces on the Normandy beaches in1944. Now D-Day veteran Norman Cole is fighting the Ministry ofDefence. At 84, Mr Cole is one of the dwindling number of brave menwho were prepared to sacrifice everything in the name of freedom. Of course, the man ...
Boy 'could have been blinded' in BB gun attack
Aug 01, 2007 ... Police are searching for two youths who shot a seven-year-old boyjust below his eye with a ball-bearing (BB) gun. The child was hit in an incident in Sidford, near Sidmouth, EastDevon, which officers say could have been even more serious. Sgt Andy Turner, of Sidmouth police, ...
Cyclist fights for her life after collision with van
Aug 01, 2007 ... A cyclist was fighting for her life last night after her bike wasin a collision with a van. The woman was seriously hurt yesterday morning on the A38 Tonewayin Taunton. Police in Somerset are appealing for witnesses to the incident,which happened at about ...
Apprentice star has still got a way to go
Aug 01, 2007 ... On Monday Sanjeev Bhaskar kicked off the BBC's season to mark the60th anniversary of the independence of India and Pakistan with avivid portrait of India. It was bright, lively, informative and original. Sanjeev proved tobe an intelligent and interesting guide and the hour-long ...
Beach flats decision not 'wrong-headed'
Aug 01, 2007 ... I disagree with your July 30 editorial ("Too much time has beenwasted") about property developer Ampersand's luxury apartmentdevelopment at Carlyon Bay near St Austell. Former Local Government Secretary Ruth Kelly didn't make a wrong-headed decision in refusing planning permission ...
In praise of Mr Cameron
Aug 01, 2007 ... The flooding in this country is an awful disaster and every singlepossible thing should be done to help the victims. But to suggestthat David Cameron should have cancelled his long-arranged tripabroad is parochial in the extreme. He did, of course, visit the flooded areas, but can ...
Chocks away for 60th anniversary at culdrose
Aug 01, 2007 ... Helicopter displays, historic aircraft and unarmed combat showsare among attractions at an air show today which celebrates the 60thanniversary of Royal Naval Air Station Culdrose. Display teams will mark a tradition of excellence, bravery anddedicated service during the annual Air ...
Police chief caught by own speed cameras
Aug 01, 2007 ... A former Westcountry police officer who is now a chief constablehas been caught speeding by one of his own cameras, it has beenrevealed. Northern Constabulary boss Ian Latimer, who served as a seniorofficer in Devon and Cornwall Police, was filmed driving at 72mph ina 60mph zone ...
Look out: Fins might not be quite what they seem
Aug 01, 2007; ... Wildlife experts in the Westcountry remain incredulous at claimsthat a Great White shark has been spotted off the region's coast,after details of new "sightings" were reported yesterday. The alleged video footage of the predator off St Ives has thrustthe coastal town into the ...
Teenagers pulled from rocks by lifeboat crew
Aug 01, 2007; ... Four teenagers were plucked to safety in a daring rescue whichleft a lifeboat damaged in high seas. The three boys and one girl, all from Bideford, had become cut offwhile climbing rocks at Rocks Nose in the Westward Ho! area of NorthDevon. The four teenagers, Adam Cole, 14, ...
Eight years for man who held knife to pensioner
Aug 01, 2007 ... A man who held a 75-year-old pensioner at knifepoint in his homewhile a search was made for cash has been jailed for eight-and-a-half years. Sidney Asplin was subjected to a terrifying ordeal during which hewas hooded and a sharp object like a Stanley knife was held to ...
I saw a great white, too...
Aug 01, 2007 ... A holidaymaker claims he saw a Great White shark off theWestcountry coast. Holidaymaker Tony Powell says he saw a Great Whiteshark in the sea near Padstow three or four years ago, in late Juneor early July. Mr Powell, a pensioner from Newbury in Berkshire, has been comingto West ...
Dawson welcomes continued Somerset support
Aug 01, 2007; ... Devon take on Somerset at Exmouth tonight (5pm) in another oftheir highly popular Twenty20 clashes with First Class opposition. Since the plug was pulled on Minor Counties playing the in the C&G Trophy two years ago, Devon do not get too many chances to pitthemselves against the ...
Argyle cruise to win
Aug 01, 2007 ... Plymouth Argyle's preparations for the forthcoming campaigncontinued last night with an eventually comfortable 4-0 win atPaulton Rovers which gave the Pilgrims the chance to take a look attrialist Paul McVeigh. The former Northern Ireland international is a free agent ...
Norris waits for Ireland debut call
Aug 01, 2007 ... Plymouth Argyle's Cambridgeshire-born midfielder David Norriscould be on the brink of an international call-up by the Republic ofIreland. The 26-year-old can play for the Republic because his mother'sfamily come from County Kildare. His eligibility was initiallypublicised by the ...
Council wins battle to stop illegal adverts at road side
Aug 01, 2007 ... Plymouth City Council has won a court injunction to ban illegalroad-side adverts from major roads in its district. The ruling comes at the end of a lengthy legal battle between thecouncil and Adwheels advertising agency, which displayed unauthorisedhoardings along roads and refused ...
Man trapped under train at station
Aug 01, 2007 ... A man suffered serious leg injuries when he was hit by a train ata Westcountry station. Fire crews were called to help free the man who became trappedunder the train at Torre Station in Torquay. All services in and out of the station were cancelled whileinvestigators made ...
We forgive our son's killers
Aug 01, 2007; ... The Christian mother of a teenage murder victim has said sheforgives her son's killers. Tearful Jeanette Knight said yesterday that her Christian beliefinstructed her to "forgive even those that have caused us great painand loss". Mrs Knight was speaking only moments after ...
Vagrant's body found by office workers
Aug 01, 2007 ... The body of a vagrant has been found by maintenance men in thecentre of St Austell. They had been alerted by office workers whowere concerned about a strange smell. The man, who is believed to be in his late 40s, had been livingrough in the area around Cross Lane. He was found ...
Archeologist in British academy
Aug 01, 2007 ... A devon archeologist has been elected as a fellow of a nationalorganisation. University of Exeter archaeologist Professor Bryony Coles has been elected a fellow of the British Academy, the nationalacademy for the humanities and social sciences, in recognition of herachievements. Prof ...
New minister in plea to region's fishermen
Aug 01, 2007; ... The Government's new fisheries minister made his first trip to theSouth West yesterday and called for a fresh start with the industry. Jonathan Shaw from the Department for Environment, Food and RuralAffairs (Defra) visited Plymouth Fish Market before praisingsalvagers for their ...
The great South West walk is finally here
Aug 01, 2007 ... Celebrities, film crew and dozens of walkers will gather for thelaunch of this month's Great South West Walk. The Western Morning News's fundraising campaign starts thismorning from Plymouth heading out on the first leg of the South WestCoast Path. Throughout August, readers ...
Farmers refuse to let red tape give them the blues
Aug 01, 2007 ... An official study has confirmed what farmers have long said -their lives are blighted by red tape and continued uncertainty aboutthe future of their industry. But Westcountry farmers last night rejected claims by the studythat bureacracy was just one of the drawbacks making ...
Mcveigh on the Mark
Aug 01, 2007 ... Plymouth Argyle coach Des Bulpin was very happy with the impactmade by trialist Paul McVeigh on his debut for the Pilgrims lastnight. The 29-year-old former Northern Ireland international forward issearching for a new club after being released by Norwich City thissummer, and he ...
Slade's young Glovers fail to impress in goalless encounter
Aug 01, 2007 ... Yeovil Town's mix of fringe players, youngsters and trialists hadthe opportunity to impress manager Russell Slade in last night'sfriendly at Blue Square South side Dorchester Town, but on a balmysummer's evening at the Avenue, they were held to a goalless draw ina rather uneventful ...
Fall in cruelty towards dogs and cats but horse cases rise by 33%
Aug 01, 2007 ... New rspca figures published today show that while the numbers ofcruelty cases against dogs and cats have fallen in the past year,there has been a dramatic increase in reported cases involving horsesand ponies. While Jonathan Silk, the charity's South West regional ...
Pilot project aims to cut waste from marine industry
Aug 01, 2007 ... Marine businesses in Devon are being encouraged to go green by aproject to help them reduce waste and cut down on water and energyuse. The South West of England Regional Development Agency (SWRDA) isinvesting pounds50,000 in a pilot project to support 30 marinebusinesses from ...
Legal challenge to City's unitary bid
Aug 01, 2007; ... Moves to launch a judicial review into Exeter City Council'sprogress towards gaining unitary status are under way, after DevonCounty Council's executive unanimously voted to take legal action. The county council fears the loss of about pounds25 million in itsbudget if Exeter goes ...
Fatal air crash pilot 'could have selected an empty fuel tank'
Aug 01, 2007 ... A fatal air crash in which four people died could have been due tothe pilot mistakenly selecting an empty fuel tank, an inquest wastold yesterday. The single-engine Cessna aircraft crashed minutes after takingoff from Dunkeswell in East Devon on June 27, 2004. The inquest in ...
SBS hero killed in special mission to root out taliban
Aug 01, 2007; ... A royal Marine killed by Taliban insurgents in southernAfghanistan has become the 68th British casualty since the start ofoperations in 2001. Lance Corporal Michael Jones, 26, is understood to have beenserving with the Special Boat Service (SBS) when he and threecomrades came ...
Parkway impress on the road
Aug 01, 2007; ... Carlsberg South West Peninsula League Premier side PlymouthParkway earned a 1-1 draw away to Toolstation Premier League sideBideford. The home side opened the scoring on 25 minutes with a firm headerfrom Mark Bettis, but the goal appeared to awake Parkway who cameback strongly ...