A planning inspector has rejected plans for a new £500,000 farm shop aimed at tourists travelling on one of Devon’s busiest roads. The plans for Whiddon Down Farm Shop on the A30 had initially been refused back in 2019 on grounds it was for unrestricted
Sunflower oil made in Cornwall has hit the shelves. Cornwall’s newest commercial sunflower crop produced a breath-taking sight during the summer, after 16 acres of seeds planted in the spring at Trispen and St Newlyn East burst into flower. The
Lodge & Thomas report an entry of 32 UTM and OTM prime cattle, 63 cull cows, 172 store cattle including 66 suckler cows and calves and five bulls, 124 rearing calves and stirks and 165 finished and store sheep. UTM PRIME CATTLE Auctioneer –
An outstanding dairy farm is for sale near Shepton Mallet together with 221.78 acres (89.75 hectares). Manor Farm Dairy sits in Downhead, between Shepton Mallet and Frome, in Somerset. The buildings at Manor Farm provide state-of-the-art facilities
No further action is to be taken against two men arrested on suspicion of dog theft in Dorset. On the morning of Friday, 18 September 18 the dog’s owner was cutting the grass at an address on Longfield Drive in West Parley. Meanwhile, Cookie
A baler caught fire in a field near Bude yesterday (Thursday, November 27). Crews from Bude and Holsworthy Fire Stations had to use a drag fork to remove straw from the baler as it burnt in a field near Stibb. Read next: Cattle at risk as tractor
A CASE of bird flu has been found in Dorset involving a wild swan. The confirmed positive test for avian influenza H5N8 near Poole comes a short time after a wild goose near Weymouth also tested positive. Providing an update earlier this week
