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

Disease scare
One sheep in a flock bought to restock a farm in Kirby Stephen, Cumbria, has had to be slaughtered after blood tests showed suspected contact with foot-and-mouth infected animals.
The results of a further test will not been known until next week, but the rural affairs department stressed there had been ten "antibody positive" cases since September 30, none of which was found to have the virus.

Mart to reopen
A North Yorkshire auction mart opens next week for the first time since foot-and-mouth swept through the region last year.

Friday 22nd February

FMD inquiry
The European Parliament yesterday launched its inquiry into the Government's handling of the foot-and-mouth crisis. A 30-member committee will look over the next 12 months at all aspects of the outbreak. The hearings will be held in public.

Thursday 21st February

Mart reopens to help heal farming's wounds
Thirsk Farmers' Auction Mart, in North Yorkshire, will today be the latest to begin trading again as the region's farming industry continues to emerge from the shadow of foot-and-mouth.

Date is given for public meeting
A public meeting in the North-East will form part of the Government's Lessons to be Learned inquiry into the foot-and-mouth crisis.

Markets association publishes guides to aid farmers' fight back
Farmers in North Yorkshire who are attempting to rebuild their businesses in the aftermath of foot-and-mouth disease are being offered a helping hand to sell their products direct to the public.

Wednesday 20th February

Farmers gather to buy new stock
The farming community took another important step towards normality yesterday after more business returned to the region's cattle marts.

Market gets back to business a year after disease closure
One of the main auction marts in North Yorkshire opened its doors yesterday a year after it was closed down because of foot-and-mouth.

Rural house prices expected to soar
Demand for property in rural areas is likely to soar following the re-opening of the countryside after foot-and-mouth, an expert has said.

The phoenix from foot-and-mouth
It was the epidemic which brought a whole industry to its knees - now, a year on, Nick Morrison looks a how farming is faring after foot-and-mouth

Tuesday 19th February

RSPCA's 'time bomb' warning
The possibility of a foot-and-mouth epidemic reclaiming its grip on the country is very real, according to a report published today.

Farmers breathe a sigh of relief as auctioneer's hammer is wielded again
As farmers prepared to challenge the Government's refusal to hold a public inquiry into foot-and-mouth disease, there were signs of the agricultural industry slowly returning to normal with the first marts in almost a year. Gavin Engelbrecht and Richard Barker were there

'Encouraging' average price as markets resume
The strong winter sunlight reflected the mood as the region's farmers marked an important step back to normality with the first cattle auction in the region after the foot-and-mouth crisis.

Support service may be extended
A successful support service touring two Durham dales in the aftermath of foot-and-mouth could be extended to other rural areas.

Monday 18th February

Opening of cattle mart is delayed
A cattle market which closed during the foot-and-mouth epidemic will not be reopening today as planned.

Foot-and-mouth challenge
The Government's decision not to hold a public inquiry into last year's foot-and-mouth crisis will be challenged in a judicial review beginning in the High Court today.

'Perfect' work placement for Doug
Former University of Teesside student Doug Hewitson has graduated into the "perfect job" helping rural businesses recover from the foot-and-mouth crisis - thanks to an innovative work placement scheme.

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