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  • Truro Livestock Market report for Wednesday, September 16

    Lodge & Thomas report an entry including Tuesday’s 'Orange' Market of 57 UTM and OTM prime cattle, 68 cull cows and bulls, 221 store cattle, 71 rearing calves and stirks and 535 finished and store sheep. UTM PRIME CATTLE Auctioneer – Andrew Body

  • Coronavirus confirmed at food factory in Cornwall

    EXTRA coronavirus testing has been brought in at a food factory in Pool after an outbreak there. Public Health England (PHE) South West and Cornwall Council confirmed that there had been "a small number of confirmed cases of Covid-19" at Pilgrim

  • South west dairy is in demand in US and Japan

    Cheese made in the south west is now being exported to the US and Cornish clotted cream to Japan. These examples show that dairy farmers across the south west are set to benefit from Free Trade Agreements (FTAs), says the government. These future

  • Large pile of wood catches fire on land near Beaminster

    A large pile of wood on land at Buckham Down near Beaminster caught fire yesterday. At 12.56 on Thursday, September 17 a crew from Beaminster and Crewkerne attended the fire that involved a large wood pile on the land off the A3066. The pile

  • Farm in Rock to be converted into boutique hotel resort

    Standing at the heart of Trefresa Farm, the smile on Will Hermann’s face is wide as he explains how he aims to create a boutique resort on the Rock site. With plans to create a hotel, distillery, outdoor theatre, restaurant and holiday lodges on