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Markets

Leek

A quiet sale on the fatstock side on Tuesday, although dairy and calf vendors took an opportunity of a buoyant trade. Calves continued to be in keen demand with British Blue bulls to £360 and Limousin heifers to £377. The loss of Monday sales resulted in attendance of two Leicestershire uyers who gave a good boost to demand. A shortage of lambs led to a sharp increase in trade with standard quality quotation at a whisker under £2 average. Dairy Cattle topped £2,150 for newly calved heifers with an entry of 27 heifers meeting an average of £1,540. Barren cows saw an entry of plainish sorts with a top price of 134p with a market average of 110p. The next two weeks see two entries of dairy herds in that section.

Relay challenge raises over £15k

A crowd gathered to congratulate the last of McCarthy and Stone’s 200 employees as they crossed the finishing line of a gruelling 1,300-mile relay challenge last week.

The celebrations soon followed after it was announced the relay, which started in Newquay and finished in Forres, raised more than £15k for children’s charity, Barnardo’s.

The sponsored event was organised by the UK’s retirement developer, McCarthy and Stone, as art of its commitment to raise at least £50,000 for Barnardo’s this year. The initiative kicked off last month and the relay teams have travelled the length and breadth of the country, walking, running, cycling, horse riding and even kayaking, carrying the iconic Barnardo’s Bear as the mascot.

Steve Secker, regional managing director for McCarthy and Stone, commented: “I would like to say a big thank you to all those involved. All money raised will now go towards helping Barnardo’s provide much needed support for over 190,000 children across 800 projects nationally.”

OVER THIRTY MONTH STOCK (26): overage clean topped the market at 134p for Friesians (133p). Best Friesian cows at 125p with grade two Cows to 115p. Grade three cows to 104p. Top price of the day £887.50 with a market average of £661.

DAIRIES (39): a smashing entry for a bank holiday of 32 milkers plus seven calves met a strong trade which saw the best to £2,150 and calves to £420. Top call went to Mr D Higgott of Northampton for a heifer giving 26kg with others to £2,100 from Messrs Robinson of Upper Hulme and £2,040 from Messrs Peach of Warslow. Cows peaked at £1,500 for a second calver from Messrs Gadsbey of Yarlet. Young calves were a good trade with the best to £420 from Mr C Sherwin of Sproston. First quality heifers to £2,150 (£1,972) second quality heifers to £1,790 (£1,665); second quality cows to £1,500 (£1,500).

BUTCHERS’ LAMBS (208): The brave were favoured with light lambs to £2 (191p). Standardweights to 204p (193p) with mediumweights to 218p and 214p (196p). Heavy lambs to 170p. Top price lamb £93.30. Quality prices, lambs: premium 218p (214p); prime 208p (200p); commercial 170p (168p).

CULL SHEEP (60): top price of £100 apiece with others at £94 (£76). Cull rams to £96. Ewes with lambs at foot (8): top price of £122 for full mouthed ewes with singles (£96.90).

CALVES (131): just one regular buyer missing with two fresh attenders filling his place. Bull calves topped £360 for a Blue, 15 Blues selling to average £280. Limousins topped £358, 16 to average £274. Simmentals to £338, 13 to average £290. Friesians to £238, 28 to average £104. Angus to £248. Herefords to £190. Charolais to £222. Heifers saw a maximum of £377 for a Limousin, 12 to average £261. Simmentals from Red Earth Farms to £355, eight to average £288. Charolais to £310 (£237). Shorthorns to £185 (£157).

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Loader, Bob Cat 641, Krone KR125 Round Baler, McHale 991L Mounted Bale Wrapper, MF 120 Baler, Samasz 2D Mower, PZ Hay Bob, Marshall 6cu

Manure Spreader, Fleming Pasture Topper, etc.

ANNUAL SALE OF OVER 100 TRAILERS, AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY, TRACTORS, ETC.

On instruction from Mr. H. F. Beswick On Saturday, 30th June, 2012, at 10.30 a.m. At Horton Head Farm, Horton, Nr. Leek,

Staffordshire ST13 8PQ.

52 COMMERCIAL TRAILERS Majority Ifor Williams Flat Beds 6 BOX VAN TRAILERS Some almost like new 19 HORSE TRAILERS (15 with no VAT) Majority Ifor Williams New Style 506 & 511 21 LIVESTOCK TRAILERS Majority Ifor Williams from Calf Trailers to Tri-axles with decks 12 TRACTOR TRAILERS including Flat Bed Hay Trailers and Tippers.

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Growing demand for top quality Red and Whites

Supreme champion Elkington Amber Princess 10th VG85. Purchasers were selective at the summer show and sale held at Chelford last Monday on behalf of the Shorthorn Society, but quality animals sold well throughout, again illustrating the growing demand for top quality Red and White genetics from the milk industry.

class was Dee Pansy 11th, entered by Alex Wilkes from Leyburn, north Yorkshire. She calved on 2nd May and was giving approximately 38 kilos at the time of sale when she made 2,100gns to Paul Swindells, of Chelmorton, Derbyshire.

Trade peaked at 3,000gns for the reserve champion, and leading calved heifer. From the Dee herd of David and Liz Price-Jones, Dee Thorndale Queen 8th was by Oxton Lord Foggathorpe, and out of the VG 85 Dee Thorndale Queen 4th. Having calved on 2nd May, she was giving 25 kilos at the time of sale and went home to Ince, Chester, with Edward Crank to augment his Earls Gift herd.

Show judge Robert Morgan of Coton, Whitchurch, in Shropshire, named as his Champion the leading cow in-milk, Elkington Amber Princess 10th, a VG 85 roan cow by Loughdale Rising Star Red ET from Messrs M S Davies, St Clears, Carmarthenshire. Out of the EX 94 point cow Elkington Amber Princess 4th, she calved on 1st April, and was sold giving 36 kilos.

After beating off strong competition from other breeders, Mr Morgan backed his judgement and took her home at 2,800gns.

Standing second behind the champion in the cow in-milk

Second place in the heifer class went to another Deebred heifer, this time Dee Wild Queen 14th. Shown by Edward Whittaker, of Knutsford, she had calved 9th May, and made 2,100gns to Robert Blockley, Marton, Winsford.

A nice run of maiden heifers was topped at 750gns by a grading registered heifer from, Robert Kite from Stafford. Cotonhall Sapphire 3rd was by the imported semen from Oceanbrae Logics Plato, and out of the 86 point, 10,000 kilo Cotonhall Shrek 2nd. She went home to Chelmorton with Paul Swindells.

In addition to the fully registered stock, there were several grading registered heifers in milk, which peaked at 1,680gns for Cotonhall Scarlett 7th, also from Robert Kite. By Nejay Eric, this black heifer went to J G Williams of Wrenbury, Nantwich.

Averages: cows in-milk £1,986; heifers in-milk £1,627; maiden heifers £588; grading registered calved heifers £1,530.

(Submitted photographs).

Reserve champion Dee Thorndale Queen 8th.

LATEST PLANS

Decisions Cheshire East Council has decided the following planning applications:

Approved Congleton: non-material amendment toplanningapplication11/0807c,insertion of rear ground floor window to proposed utility room, Ashlea, 12, Jackson Road, for Stephen Wood.

Sandbach: application to remove or vary condition seven to application 8/37339,FieldsFarm,ClayLane,Moston, for CRJ Services.

Approved with conditions Alsager: change of use from optician to hairdressers salon 62-64, Sandbach Road South, for Johnston Brady; demolition of existing dwelling and construction of replacement dwelling, 30, Lodge Road, for Gabrielle Rabie; extension of existing bungalow to convert the bungalow into a two-storey dwelling house with single-storey ground floor extensions, 8, Lodge Road, for Mr C Bagnall; installation of a gate guardian sculpture adjacent to the new manufacturing building, BAE Systems, Radway Green Road, Barthomley, for BAE Systems; two-storey rear extension, 5, Heath End Road, for Gareth Morgan; two-storey side extension, 47, Derwent Close,forMrsRPitt;two-storeyfront/side extension and alterations 2, Poppyfields, for Daniel Harper.

Congleton:advertisementconsentfor one set of two flag signs, one nonilluminated welcome sign, two partilluminated building signs, one internallyilluminated building sign, for Associated Tyre Specialists, Brookside, for ATS Euromaster; change of use of part of the Fairground car park (use of suigeneris) for temporary market (use class A1) and car boot sale (use class suigeneris) uses, public car park, Market Street, for Cheshire Modus Congleton (No.1); construction of new entrance and remodelling of interior, Congleton High School, Box Lane, for Congleton High School; detached dwelling, land adjacent 198, Biddulph Road, for Mr and Mrs R O’Donoghue; first floor side and rear extension, 30, Laburnum Close, for Mr and Mrs G Shanati; first floor side extension over existing garage 2, Johnson Close, for Mr T Stingemore; ground floor and first floor side extension, 3, Telford Close, for Mr and Mrs G Pointon; pitched roof over garage, utility and lounge, 24, Priory Close, for Mr B Watson; singlestorey rear extension, 84, Leek Road, for Mr S Carlsberg; solar panels to south facing roof, for Danesford Community Centre,West Road, forMr SHodgkinson; two internally illuminated fascia signs, one externally illuminated projecting sign and one replacement atm header panel, 56, High Street, for The Royal Bank of Scotland Group; two-storey side extension, 32, Hertford Close, for Mr and Mrs M and E Eveleigh.

Holmes Chapel: two-storey side extension to create bedroom and en-suite bathroom, 64, Elm Drive, for Bob Machin; front porch extension, ground floor front extension and ground floor rear extension, 5, Southlands, for Richard Slater.

Middlewich: conversion of shop to two-bedroomed house with proposed single side and rear extension, 70c, Wheelock Street, for Mr D Knight.

Rural: demolition of existing buildingsandredevelopmentofthesitefor 11 dwellings (including three affordable units) with associated landscaping and access improvements, Ivanhoe, Holmes Chapel Road, Brereton, for Cranford Estates; demolition of existing detached house and construction of three new houses, Silver Birches, New Platt Lane, Cranage, for Bob Quirk; detached dwelling. Re-submission of 11/4052c Plot 1, land adjacent to 11, Mount PleasantRoad,ScholarGreen,forMrWG Jennings;developmentofsixdwellingson land at fields road, land at 24, Fields Road, Haslington, for Field Developments; extension to 60, Sandbach Road and proposed newdwellingwithin garden. 60, Sandbach Road, Rode Heath, for Fennell and Murphy; nonmaterial amendment to planning permission 12/0325n, general minor revisions to approved extensions and inclusion of detached plant room, 204, Crewe Road, Haslington, for Mr N Hartley; provision of an external access rampandaccessible parking space; creation of accessible wc within existing store room. Jodrell Bank Observatory, HolmesChapelRoad,LowerWithington, for The University of Manchester; provision of earth banked slurry store, New Pastures Farm, Congleton Road,

Gawsworth, for Mr D Platt; remove flat roof to kitchen and rebuild sloping roof, internal kitchen and utility room alterations, 10, New Platt Lane, Goostrey, for Shirley Lewis; single-storey extension to front, Lambourne House, Druitt Court, Haslington, for JasonLewis;single-storey extension to rear of existing property to form sun lounge. Construction o detached double garage and play room, 69, Crewe Road, Haslington, for Mrs G Hartley; single-storey side extension, 22, Vicarage Road, Haslington, for Carl Skerratt; steel portal framed agricultural building for the housing of livestoc and fodder, Millbank Farm, Mill Lane, Goostrey, for Mr M Rhodes; two-storey side extension, 28, St Oswalds Crescent, Brereton, for Mr N Shepherd.

Sandbach: three non-illuminated fascia signs, two internally illuminated fascia signs, one non-illuminated projecting sign, one replacement atm header panel and two wall plaques 2, Bradwall Road, for The Royal Ban Of Scotland Group; Edwardian-built conservatory, 15, Southey Close, fo Simon Lewis; ground floor extension to form wc and entrance hall, and addition of pitched roofs to dormers on front and rear elevations 3, Mill Hill Drive, for Robert Fletcher; two-storey three-bedroomed detached dwelling, 57, VicarageLane,Elworth,forPaulTye;twostorey side/rear extension, 330, Crewe Road, Winterley, for Loretta Couper.

TPO consent Holmes Chapel: T1 oak tree reduce the lowest branch 15-20cm diamete back to main trunk, G1 group of alde trees, crown reduce lower lateral branches back to main stems lifting the branches to no higher than 5m, rear of 56-60, Portree Drive, for Cheshire East Council (Streetscape); reduce group of hawthorn and elder trees to 4m, fell elder tree and reduce sycamore tree to 3m, public open space, Portree Drive, for Cheshire East (Streetscape).

Determinations Rural: prior notification of grain store, Whitethorn, Watery Lane, Astbury, for E Ward and Son (approval not required, stage one); application for prio notification of agricultural or forestry development,proposedbuildingHillmoo Farm, Macclesfield Road, Eaton, fo Philip Moss (approval not required, stage one).

Sandbach: one Dslam cabinet, BarclaysBank,BoldStreet,forOpenreach (approval with conditions, stage two).

Refused Alsager: 02/Vodafone antennas mounted within bell tower behind replica louvres, c/l of 02 antennas @ 16.85m agl u/s of Vodafone antennas @ 16.85m agl proposed 02/Vodafone equipment cabinets to be installed within first floo store room in bell tower, Christ Church Vicarage,43,ChurchRoad,forTelefonica 02 Uk C/O WHP.

Congleton:conversionofthesouthern wing of the former public house into three dwellings, bin storage area andcommunal garden,re-submissionof11/4566c,forme Durham Ox, 54, West Street, for Mr M Dietz.

Rural:barnconversionandalterations to form a single dwelling (resubmission), YewTreeFarm,PitcherLane,Smallwood, for Mr and Mrs G Coggon; demolition of existing conservatory extension, constructionofnewsinglestoreyflameless glazed extension with solid roof to provide additional living and leisure accommodation to the existing dwelling houseplusassociatedinternalandexternal alterations, Fields Farm, Catchpenny Lane, Lower Withington, for A Thompson; single-storey rear extension, Whisterfield, Brereton Heath Lane, Brereton Heath for Mr J McCann.

Withdrawn Alsager: full planning permission fo thedemolitionofallexistingbuildingsand the construction of a new retail foodstore, parking and circulation spaces, formation of new pedestrian and vehicle accesses, landscaping and associated works, forme Twyford Bathrooms Site, Lawton Road, for Sainsbury’s Supermarkets and Lagan.

Rural: retrospective planning application for hardstanding on agricultural land adjacent to Willow Cottage, on land adjacent to Willow Cottage, Newcastle Road, Brereton, for P Hitchen; extension of time to application 09/1880n, Snape Farm, Snape Lane, Weston, for The Co-Operative Group. Charity cyclists fuelled by elly babies and Queen hits

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A local disabled charity has received £1,200 from staff at Congleton Leisure Centre, who recently cycled non-stop for two hours.

But the fund-raisers did not leave the building — they were on the leisure centre’s exercise bikes with bags of jelly babies and Queen’s hits to keep them going.

The cycle was held recently to raise money for Macclesfield Wheelies, a group that provides disabled children and adults with opportunities to access wheelchair sports and activities.

A normal spinning class at the leisure centre lasts 45

and even that is enough to leave most people breathless, so the two-hour class was a big ask.

Twenty-three cyclists took art and collected sponsorship from family, friends and colleagues. They had hoped to raise at least £230, but smashed their target by bringing in £1,200. The money was handed to members of the group on Thursday.

Leisure centre studio cycling instructors Judith Boston and Mike Roche kept cyclists motivated with a variety of exercise sessions and a supply of jelly abies. Members of Wheelies were also at the leisure centre to support the cyclists. Nine-year-old Harvey Osbourne started the cyclists off with his own dance routine for Queen’s “Don’t stop me now.”

Everyone involved thanked Congleton Leisure Centre for allowing the event to take place, and leisure centre manager Lee Jackson for supporting the fundraiser.

Wheelies meet every Saturday morning at Tytherington High School. For more information visit macclesfieldwheelies.org.uk or call Angela Osborne on 07799034842.

From left, Members of Macclesfield Wheelies Stuart Meredith, Harvey Osborne, Andrew Baker, also a spinning class member and Wayne Newton, receive a cheque for £1,200 from Judith Boston, studio cycling instructor . (“Chronicle” photo. 2210/12).

NHS workers win praise at awards

“Inspirational” NHS workers celebrated their achievements at the North West Adult Learners Awards.

Winners ranged from 80-yearold Jennifer Blunt, who was honoured for her lifelong advocacy for people with learning disabilities, to 35-year-old Moses Kwamira, who since his arrival from war-torn Uganda has let nothing stop him in his determination to work as a healthcare assistant.

The awards are the culmination of the annual adult learners’ week, run by the National Institute for Adult Continuing Education to celebrate those who have improved their lives through education and personal development.

In the North West, the institute runs the awards in partnership with NHS North West, and six categories were devoted to those working in health and social care.

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