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Adam Ozun pointed out that the Turkish state uses chemical weapons against the Kurdish people before the eyes of the world and warned, ''If the Turkish state advances in the face of Guerilla, a new phase of the war will begin in all of Kurdistan and the Middle East.''
Meanwhile, Arla Foods is holding its current price for July. First Milk’s price increase applies from August 1 and takes its manufacturing standard litre to 31.0p/litre. The price includes the member premium payment for milk with 4.2 percent butterfat and 3.4 percent protein. For the current milk year, the member premium is being held at 0.5p/litre, payable to those who have reached their capital target. The payment is made at the end of each milk year and for 2020-21 was worth £4,800 to the average member. It is First Milk’s fourth consecutive monthly rise and vice-chairman Ro...
A GOVERNMENT scheme that would see older farmers paid to retire has provoked an angry response from the Cumbrian farming industry. The scheme, designed to bring new blood into the trade, would see the average farmer receive a lump sum payment of £50,000 - capped at £100,000 for farmers with most land. It is part of a massive overhaul of farm grants, incentivising farmers to protect the environment. Older farmers are often most resistant to new "green" methods, and Environment Secretary George Eustice wants them to move on. But Alistair Mackintosh, National Farmers Union Cumbrian c...
St Michael’s Well was discussed at a meeting last week. The tourist attraction is located behind St Michael’s and All Angels Church, Ainstable. Historic England describes it as a “holy well, probably early 17 century”. Funds were previously made available for the restoration of the stonework, with a small amount set aside for maintenance. Last month, former resident Hazel Thomlinson wrote to the council to say the pathways leading to the site would be ‘unsafe’ if foliage was not regularly cut back. Karen Johnson, parish clerk, said: “My concern is that we will not ha...
The long trip from Hertford Heath, Hertfordshire, to Skipton, paid dividends for the Daws family’s Bluegrass Jersey herd when they sold the lead…