Foot and Mouth Latest as at 3.00pm on 10/08/07

10th August 2007

No further news.
Please continue to check this website for further developments. Read more...

Foot and Mouth Latest as at 3.05pm on 8th August

8th August 2007

Slaughtering will be allowed from midnight tonight. Movements direct from farm to abattoir. No special licences required - normal sheep licence, normal passport for cattle. No multiple pickups allowed.

Collection centres to follow in time.
If you have livestock you want sold now, please telephone your local McCartneys Market or Ludlow 01584 872251.

Foot and Mouth Latest as at 10.20am on 7th August 2007

7th August 2007

Some relaxation of total movement ban seems fairly iminent. Perhaps in next couple of days. Movement s direct to slaughter to start with but with out multiple pickups. There after collections centers seem most probable.

If you have any livestock to sell and would like to use our services please contact you local McCartneys Market Office or Michael Thomas or John Uffold on 01584 872251.

Foot and Mouth Latest Update as at 10.00am Monday 6th August

6th August 2007

Ministry and Trade Meetings taking place today to investigate opportunities of livestock movement resuming depending on how the foot and mouth outbreak develops. Read more...

And so it Comes to Pass

5th August 2007 - T. Wyn Jones

I was talking last week to an acquaintance who had since the 1930s been keeping records of the weather in his area. Read more...

Foot and Mouth Regulations

4th August 2007

Due to new Foot and Mouth regulations all livestock sales will be cancelled untill further notice.
Please check this website regulary for further up to date information. Read more...

A Marvellous Response to Photographic Competition

23rd July 2007

We would like to thank everyone who entered our photographic competition “Times they are a changing”. Read more...

Careers Talk to Ludlow College Sixth Form Pupils

4th July 2007

Following on from the launch of the McCartneys Apprentice Scheme McCartneys have held a series of talks to both School and Sixth Form Pupils outlining the type of work undertaken as an Estate Agent and Chartered Surveyor and what McCartneys can offer to the young school leavers.

The most recent talk was given by Wyn Jones, Ludlow Property Chairman, at Ludlow College where he outlined to an audience of some 30 seventeen-year-olds the wide and diverse career opportunities within this privately owned firm.

If you are interested in a career in Estate Agency, Auctioneering or Chartered Surveyor please give the Company Secretary Dawn Hulland a ring on 01584 872251 and she will be more than happy to help you.

Hip Replacement

27th June 2007 - T. Wyn Jones

It’s all stop on the HIP front due to the Government’s recent announcement delaying its implementation until 1st August 2007 and then only for properties with four bedrooms or more. Read more...

Issue 6 - Summer 2007 Rural Matters is out Now

25th June 2007

Issue 6 - Summer 2007 is currently being circulated. Read more...