No ‘special arrangements’ for the agriculture sector
One of the biggest criticisms of the Private Member’s Bill is that experts warn the region’s agri-food industry will need to be scaled back in order to meet the net-zero target. However, MLAs heard that neither bill will include ‘special arrangements’ to assist farmers in getting to their targets.
“The Bill that we [DAERA] have drafted and, indeed, the Private Member’s Bill, will require other policies to be made in other sections,” Breen explained.
“Once you start opening up primary legislation to assisting farmers, for example, it is open season on amendments to assist every other sector. It would take a very long process, over several years, to get in all the amendments for all the sectors.
A LATE objection from another retailer has put plans for a new supermarket in Maryport on hold again. Allerdale s Development Panel met in Wigton on Tuesday to debate the application from the Co-op, which plans to return to the town and build on the Greggains site on Curzon Street – a building that has been empty for some time and is falling into disrepair. But the discussion was halted by a late objection from a barrister representing another retailer. The name of the business he was representing was not revealed in public, but it is understood that it is one of the grocery stores in the vicinity.
Independents Allerdale Councillor for Maryport North, Adrian Kirkbride, said he hopes Maryport can capitalise on the opportunity offered by a £11 million funding boost News of a west Cumbrian town’s £11 million Government funding boost to improve its high street has been seen as a major opportunity to revitalise the areas tourism industry. Maryport and Carlisle were among the 72 areas across England that benefited from the Governments £831 million Future High Streets Fund, with both receiving £11.5 million and £9.1 million respectively. The funding is aimed at helping high street businesses and local economies recover and thrive. Independents Allerdale Councillor for Maryport North, Adrian Kirkbride, said it is a big moment for a town that he believes has struggled for a number of years.