This is The North East | News | Foot-and-mouth outbreak 2001

Farmer for trial over pig records
A pig farmer has gone on trial charged with failing to keep records of animal movements just before the foot-and-mouth crisis.

Friday 17th May

UK's first sheep show after crisis
The country's first sheep show since the foot-and-mouth outbreak more than a year ago is to take place in the region next month.

Carry on composting
Residents in the borough of Stockton are being urged to carry on composting.

Wednesday 15th May

Scarecrow time again
A village scarecrow competition is bouncing back after falling victim to last year's foot-and-mouth epidemic.

Tuesday 14th May

Police search as foot-and-mouth farmer vanishes
Police have launched a search for a well-known North-East farmer who has been missing since last week.

Monday 13th May

Disease scheme angers farmers
Angry farmers and insurers in the region have criticised Government proposals to force them to insure against foot-and-mouth disease.

No rise expected in car park fees
Car-parking charges seem likely to stay the same in the Yorkshire Dales, despite a demanding 12 months that has seen income almost halved by the foot-and-mouth disease crisis.

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