1 THE TEESDALE MERCURY W ednesday, 17th November, 1993 Give Lord Sutch Eager shop staff Busy couple chosen by judges MERCURY COMMENT A chance in office at your service as best calf rearers in region Reference local government There’s been some speculation A mockery of dale have its own council anil reorganisation and your edito­ About some 'girls*' in town. Being forced to rear their when the result came it was It’s said there'll be some changes rial, the only answer is to get own calves when buying-in hailed as an outstanding local c When all the chips are down. system if the rid of Little Boy Lost John prices became too high has put success. It was believed that Major, John Gummer, Michael New speed limit The times they are a-changin' strong public opinion helped to David and Lorna Maughan of Cl Heseltine and Sir John Ban- As everybody knows dale council influence the outcome. is a life saver And trading in our climate Morton Tinmouth Farm at ham. Give Screaming Lord j read with some surprise W hile there has been con­ Some problems it do pose. Bolam into the final of a G< Sutch and his Raving Monster an(j anger the article regard- is axed at vincing support for a dale But rest assured at Partners, national competition. coul Looney Party a chance with jng Gainford Parish Council’s For this is where we speak, council th is time, through pub-1 The Maughans run a bull Tees offices in Sedgefield. reaction to the newly imposed Our service will continue, this late stage lie m eetin g s, questionnaires, beef finishing enterprise on Thu Think - we pay good money speed lim it through Merry- To reach an all time peak. their 240 acre farm. Three It would be stretching a letters and polls, it does seem | From Monday until Saturday, ann< in taxes to keep this lot in ben* for which the residents years ago they decided to rear point to claim there is a to have been less enthusiastic For six full days a week, spec office. Let’s emulate the Can­ have fought long and hard, to their own calves, mainly m assive public clamour to than the drum-beating which adians and save Teesdale for We’ll do our level bestest w ent on 20-odd years ago. just l improve the safety and quality To serve (with tongue in cheek). Charolais and Limousin. have Teesdale Council kept posterity. As an extra have This does not make it any Mr of their life. The selfishness So please come in and see us, Today they rear between 90 in operation, but there is less valid. Possibly many peo­ three members of Teesdale Council displayed by some people is There still is much for sale. and 100 calves a year in for­ certainly a general feeling ple sim ply felt the quieter app­ dletoi stuffed and put in The Bowes am azing. Our business is still booming, merly disused buildings which that it should be retained. M useum . Still hearty and still hale. roach was more apt this time. visits w We commute each week day they have converted. News that the local govern­ Better still,^bnng back^Mrs Darlington and it takes just ALL PARTNERS STAFF Perhaps some thought that 1,20C Their achievements were ment commission team has Thatcher and save us from under two minutes to travel at Barnard Castle recognised when they were w ith th e powers of local gov- j From chaos and oblivion. come down in its favour has ernm ent being whittled away 50mph from the end of the named regional finalists in the It FRED BICKERTON been received in the area with steadily it now mattered less ] speed limit in High Coniscliffe Calf Rearer of the Year catego­ sonu Fern Cottage, Whorl ton Great help for quiet satisfaction, and a gen­ than they believed it would to the start of the limit ry of this year's Farmers wouli uine hope that this verdict will back in 1973. through Darlington. What is Romanian trip Weekly awards. :>e confirmed. to ret Two shops with a two minutes in your life com­ I would like to thank all the Feeding systems, rearing B u t if a fte r 14 months of The Mercury had one call expensive work the recommen­ in || pared to the lifetime of some­ children and parents of costs, health records and other causi popular name rom a resident who wished to dation is now thrown out, and I one struck and killed by a Etherley Guide and Scout performance data were among Lorna Maughan atthi support the recommendation another process has to start j We have always liked our speeding car? group whose support for my the factors considered by the Bu given in Friday's issue of the and wanted to know where to before the council's future is plain, honest name: Brown. So There are enough accidents Romanian appeal has been team of judges in selecting the visor Farmers Weekly. The winner direct his opinion, feeling that settled, there is bound to be an j much so that when we set up on this road caused by speed overwhelming. They helped to six finalists for the national appet of each category and Farmer of if many people displayed such angry reaction from the public. I ou r a n tiq u e s b u sin ess in Tfees- and carelessness. Any move to fill Cliff and Kathy Burrage’s aw ard. effort the Year will be announced in support it might have some T h at will stem not only from dale we were proud to call it make the journey safer should lorry with clothes and toys for A full report of the judges' least B row ns. London next Monday. impact on the final decision. a w ish to retain a local council, | be welcomed. Perhaps you all the Romanian families, visit to Morton Tinmouth was On Our reply was that the pub­ but from the realisation that a1 However, like the Smiths could leave home a minute Thanks also to customers of comp and Joneses, we have always ic consultation period has v a s t am ount of public money j earlier? Morrisons supermarket at three been aware that there are passed, but that if he still has been wasted. It would appear more sensi- Bishop Auckland who gave so Further objections to plan for 170 a more than just a few of us, wanted to try it might be best T he whole procedure of con­ ble, selfless and neighbourly to generously when my guides for h wherever we go. Recently, local o send his letter to John sidering changes seemed badly make a submission to the packed their shopping to raise a new 'perfect' caravan site reach developments have focused our county council asking why the money towards the cost of fuel, Gummer, secretary of state for planned from the start, but if the environment, at the Com­ the proposal is thrown out at realis attention and although we are ]imit is not being enforced. If My employer Steve Petch gen- We feel we must write and so with regard to the protec- into i disagree with Mr Paul Steph- tion of wildlife (except the mons in London, as he will this late stage it will be noth­ still plain and honest, we are a]| cars were travelling at erously filled the lorry with As enson regarding his proposed growing population of rabbits lave the say in the end. ing less than a disgraceful act left wondering whether per- 50mph the 'bunching up' fuel for the outward journey at Shel haps our name might best be through Merrybent would not his South Church garage. caravan site at Coal Road, which we try to control) this Some 20 years ago there was w hich m akes a mockery of the j idea of local democracy. som< described as common. We read occur. George M atthews and staff Marwood. As farmers having plan would seem not to consid- a fervent campaign to let the with some surprise in the SE O N A G U N N gave donations of clothing and lived and farmed adjacent to er the future of the rare red Mercury that an antiques The Cottage, Cross Lanes, food. Glaxo helped with the this narrow, fast and danger- squirrels, etc. dealer from Richmond has now Barnard Castle expenses of the trip and ous road for over 30 years - 3. The need. We cannot see PEEPS INTO THE PAST opened a shop in Barnard Middleton St George Mother and our family before us - we how this caravan site will Castle and called it Browns. and Toddler group gave toys. feel we are qualified in bring- bring trade to the shops and 5 years ago 15 years ago This is unfortunate, as we End in sight for Thank You everyone. Let's ing a few points to his atten- public houses in the town as Martyn Jones, 12, of Fancy dress winners at a, are an established business in all hope Cliff and Kathy have tion. these facilities appear on the Hillcrest, Ovington, won the Hallowe'en coffee party held the dale and this second busi­ jet war planes a safe journey. 1. Road safety. He calls this plans. The petition objecting to Hetherington Cup for playing by Cotherstone YMCA includ­ ness, totally unconnected with Flying low to evade radar? PENNY MUNRO the 'perfect' site - that makes this proposed caravan site has Puck in A Midsummer Night's ed Evelyn Gargett, Angela ourselves, is causing confusion Try dodging a budget-haunted Guide leader, Martinfield most of our farm the same or been signed by business people Dream at Stockton musical D ouglas, Bridget Gardner, for many of our customers.