Latest news & features from The Northern Echo :
Tuesday 18th March
Damning report on farm disease
The Government has been criticised for the way it handled
the world's worst foot-and-mouth outbreak.
Tuesday 18th February
Farmer given 40 years to pay off fine
The shamed pig farmer at the centre of the foot-and-mouth crisis has been given almost 40 years to pay off his fine.
Moving pigs illegally costs haulier £3,150
The haulier who was suspected of spreading foot-and-mouth disease when it broke out two years ago was cleared yesterday of any blame.
Wednesday 28th January
Warning over new farms epidemic
A future foot-and-mouth epidemic could spread across the
country just as quickly as the previous outbreak despite
Government efforts to enforce biosecurity, says a report
out today.
Thursday 19th December
Banned farmer could face huge bill after U-turn
The farmer blamed for starting the foot-and-mouth crisis
could face court costs running into thousands of pounds
after a magistrates' court ruling was overturned.
Tuesday 25th November
Foot-and-mouth burials concern
More may need to be done to
protect human health and the environment from the effects
of last year's foot-and-mouth burial sites, the Government
admitted last night. Junior minister Lord Whitty said all
sites would be ranked by risk.
Villagers in Tow Law, County Durham, maintained at the time
of the epidemic that the dumping of 45,000 carcasses at the
Inkerman site had affected their health.
Thursday 7th November
Jabs to be used in next farm disease outbreak
Vaccination will be used in any future foot-and-mouth
outbreak, the Government revealed last night.
Archive of News & Features from The Northern Echo :
OCTOBER 2002
Tuesday 1st October
Damning verdict on handling of farm disease
The Government's handling of the foot-and-mouth crisis
traumatised farmers and broke animal welfare laws, a new
report into the outbreak said last night.
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