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

Relief at last for farmers
Hopes are rising among the farming community that the Government could be about to relax the crippling restrictions aimed at preventing a repeat of the foot-and-mouth crisis.

More aid needed for rural business
Politicians should not forget rural businesses as they consider the lessons learnt from the foot-and-mouth crisis, a report said yesterday.

Thursday 25th July

Ł350,000 aids epidemic-hit small firms
The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) announced yesterday it had given almost Ł350,000 in interest-free loans to members hit by the foot- and-mouth crisis.

Tuesday 23rd July

'No' to routine jabs for livestock
An official inquiry into the Government's handling of the world's worst foot-and-mouth outbreak has ruled out routine vaccination of livestock to prevent another disaster.

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