A BULL which was paraded in the centre of Petersfield during a visit by French market traders, became the latest weapon in the battle with France over its refusal to import British beef.

The six-year-old, one-and-a-half-ton bull was joined by scores of placard carrying Hampshire farmers handing out leaflets urging shoppers to boycott the market.

The full story can be found in Petersfield Herald of October 22, 1999.