Scunthorpe Evening Telegraph from Scunthorpe, Humberside, England • 3

SCUNTHORPE EVENING TELEGRAPH Monday July 15 1996 in Fall steel levels National interest in Kirton land By PAUL HART UK steel production in June this year was fractionally lower (down 06 per cent) than the amount produced in May 363800 tonnes in June and 366100 tonnes in May but was significantly higher (by 62 per cent) than in June 1995 (342500) reflecting a return to more normal production levels Comparing the figures for the first six months of 1996 with the same period in 1995 UK steel production is down by 23 per cent this year mainly reflecting the distortion caused by unusually high production levels in January 1995 due to continuous working through the 19941995 Christmas and new year holiday period FARMLAND country cottages and commercial buildings worth around £750000 go under the hammer on Wednesday in the first general property auction in North Lincolnshire for almost a decade The event is attracting national interest because ofthe inclusion of 21 1 acres of investment farmland near Kirton Lindsey currently owned by Blue Circle Industries PLC In another return to tradition the sale is to be held in the Angel Suite at Brigg the former Angel Hotel which for more than a century was the hub of local farming life and the place where the farming community's auctions were usually held Country cottage Apart from the investment farmland at Kirton on offer will be a country cottage with almost five acres at Barrow Mere a block of former stone cottages at Winterton 50 acres of land at South Killingholme and smaller parcels of land at Middle Rasen (15 acres and five acres) Laceby (12 acres) and Barrow Mere (nine acres) The commercial property in the sale includes a house and former haulage yard at New Holland and a shop in Goole Giles Johnston the partner in charge of DOM's Agriculture Division which is organising the sale commented: 'Property auctions are coming back into fashion for the first time since the late 1980s when the boom was in full swing The market is now very bullish and there is a shortage of available agricultural land so there is no doubt that auction is the right way to sell at the moment It is the certain method of establishing the full market value "Having said that it is still quite unusual for an investment property to be sold by auction and that is why we are expecting it to attract attention from 9 wide range of people The land is a single block alongside the A15 and is let under a full agricultural tenancy It is essentially bare farmland with no buildings which have to be maintained a tidy simple investment "So it could be snapped up by a stockbroker from the south or a local investor or someone in farming farmers are today increasingly looking at investment land We are expecting it to make in the region of £1500 an acre which means we are looking for in excess of Looking at the other lots he said: "The 50 acres at South Killingholme is with vacant possession so that will probably make in excess of £150000 We are expecting quite a lot of interest in Wayside Cottage at Barrow Mere It is a super spot The house is a former farmhouse with a range of outbuildings standing in 48 acres The property is in need of renovation and modernisation but that is reflected in the pre-sale estimate of £75000 Talking about the decision to hold the auction at the Angel Suite he said: Angel has great connotations for the local fanning community The Angel Hotel and the Corn Exchange were always the hub of the area so far as the farmers were concerned Now following the renovation it is a very smart venue it is an absolutely first class location for the sale" Pollen Count Mr Johnston and the farmland which is expected to make in excess of £300000 TODAY'S pollen count in Scunthorpe is expected to rise Information supplied by North Lincolnshire Council and sponsored by Kleenex Tissues £1100 raid in Brigg INTRUDERS stole a colour TV and a hifi valued at £1100 from premises in Bigby Road Brigg between Death of Arthur Jacklin and 2pm on noon Friday Burglar put back in jail A MAN who burgled two houses just five days after coming out of prison has been put back behind bars for another three years Andrew Jackson (26) was caught with stolen property after being released on licence from a three and a half-year jail spell He had committed two burglaries in the same day one on Webster Avenue and the other on Doncaster Road in Scunthorpe Calder Jose prosecuting said: "The house in Doncaster Road was left secure by the owner who works at his garage next door "He heard the burglar alarm ringing and saw that the door had been forced and was blocked open by a settee "The defendant was seen by the occupant's son and the occupant followed him and challenged him but he walked off" Jackson was then arrested half an hour later carrying a hold-all containing stolen goods he said Jackson of Mary Street Scunthorpe admitted the two burglaries He told the court he had been making efforts to fight a drug problem MAJESTIC CABLEGUY (12) 5 40 820 KING PIN (12) 540 8 20 Seniors Tour tournament Detroit With him in America was top television commentator Peter Alliss who is a close friend of the Jacklin family and is ex-pected to attend the funeral service Ex Clugstons lorry driver Arthur Jacklin (79) and his late wife Doris who died August 1992 introduced Tony to golf as a young boy at Scunthorpe Golf Club and watched with pride MISSION IMPOSSIBLE (PG) 5 40 8 20 turned down the offer to stay close by his friends in Scunthorpe His funeral on Wednesday comes just four days after the 27th anniversary of one of his son's finest hours For it was on July 14 1969 that Jacklin Jnr lifted the British Open golf championship at Royal Lytham St Annes -where coincidentally that 1996 British Open starts this Thursday The funeral service will be held at 2pm on Wednesday at the Woodlands Crematorium Mourners have been requested if they wish to make donations to Cancer Research instead of flowers other than family wreaths SCREAMERS (18) 540 820 UP CLOSE PERSONAL (15) DAILY 8 15 DOWN PERISCOPE (PG) DAILY 5 40 SCUNTHORPE 842352 as he embarked on a star studded playing career He turned professional in 1962 and had 22 career wins highlighted by the British and US Open Golf championships in 1969 and 1970 At the end of his own playing career Jacklin re-emerged to captain the Great Britain and Europe team to Ryder Cup glory in 1985 retaining the trophy in each of the next two meetings in 1987 and 1989 Last year he relaunched his playing career again when he reached the age of 50 and qualified for the Seniors Tour in the United States Mr Jacklin who also leaves a daughter Lyn was an active and popular club golfer at the Ashby Decoy course Course director Dennis Corlass said: "Arthur was a super bloke who was always willing to teach others the game He had won the club's Tony Jacklin trophy three times including when he was in his seventies Mr Corlass said that Mr Jacklin had been invited to become his son's caddy manager on many occasions but BRITISH golf ace Tony Jacklin is expected to fly back from America for Wednesday's funeral of his father Arthur who has died after a short ill ness in the town's gen eral hospital Mr Jacklin senior died in Scunthorpe General Hospital on July 10 three days after his son celebrated his 52nd birthday Scunthorpe most fa mous sporting hero was told of ins fathei death while taking part in a US JOIN COUNCIL TAX CAMPAIGN TAXPAYERS across North Lincolnshire are tonight being invited to join the campaign against soaring council tax in the area North Lincolnshire Council is holding a public meet mg in Winterton Comprehensive School at 7pm The idea for the- meeting came from Alkborough man David Dransfield who will lx joined on the platform by (Hanford and Scunthorpe MP Elliot Morley North Lincolnshire's Mayor Conn Janet Metcalfe and direc tor of corporate affairs Simon Driver Mr Dransfield told tin council many people would welcome a public meeting to explain some ot the major reasons which had led to the new unitary council rais ing tax levels by more than 25 per cent He said there seemed to be several bemused local council tax payers across North Lincolnshire Council leader Ian Cawsey said he was pleased to re spond to the opportunity to explain its financial prob lems Hi said: "1 and a number of my colleagues regularly address large gatherings such as meetings of parish and town councils but tonight's meeting is an open in citation for local people and not just from Winterton to come along and listen to what we have to say and of course put forward their points of view He continued: want a well informed community and this could well be the first of many such meet ings" Arthur Jacklin Togelher well crack it! STARTS WEDNESDAY 17th JULY 930 am GENUINE REDUCTIONS ON ALL STOCK MANY GARMENTS HALF PRICE OR LESS 38 OSWALD ROAD SCUNTHORPE Tel: 866828 THE following vehicles have been reported stolen the Scunthorpe Division of Humberside Police: Silver Renault 25 saloon G988 LWT stolen from Portman Road Scunthorpe between 1230am and 730am July 14 Green Mitsubishi Shogun M756 VWW stolen from Althorpe between 1145am and 1210pm July 14 Silver Vauxhall Belmont F145 PAY stolen from Hilary Road Scunthorpe between 8pm July 14 and 615am July 15 Green Volvo artic unit COB GFC stolen from Sandtoft Airfield between 5pm July 14 and 7am July 15 Readers with any information which might help locale them should telephone the control room at Scunthorpe police station 01724 282888 Sponsored by: FCross 2 SONS 5 LIMITED ACT ORIS L'D DEALER THE driver of this Ford Capri escaped injury after his car was in collision with a wall and a telegraph pole in Warwick Road Scunthorpe just before 11pm on Saturday Brigg Road Scunthorpe Tel: 0724 84201 1.