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30th March 1985, Page 19
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'HE 12-vehicle licence of Robert Mitchell Farms was renewed by Vest Midlands Licensing Authority Ronald Jackson, when three nembers of the public who had made representations against the pplication failed to appear at a Birmingham public inquiry.

Managing director Robert Aitchell said the company's nain base was the 15-acre Firs 'arm at Frankton, near Rugby. In addition to farming, it has run a potato merchants' business for more than 50 years.

The farm is in the centre of the village and the company operates nine flat-bed vehicles and a cattle wagon. Until last year, all the vehicles had been kept at Firs Farm.

But covered garage accommodation had been constructed at Boots Farm, a mile away, and seven of the vehicles were now kept there. He felt that some of the objections had been made in ignorance of that fact. lic inquiry.

Mr Mitchell said all three were "foreigners", who had moved in to the village in the recent past. He had never had any complaints previously.

Mr Jackson warned that if the company did not stick to what it proposed in regard to the two operating centres, it would give those who had made representations every opportunity of complaining.