THE NEW owners of the animal rendering plant at Nightingale Hall Farm have agreed in principle to the establishment of a local liaison committee for the plant.

In a letter to Councillor Ian Barker, they state that they would support the idea if Lancaster City Council thought it would be "a positive and constructive means of providing both a channel of communication and a forum for constructive discussion".

Cllr Barker said: "I welcome this positive response from Glenfarm Holdings to my letter. It is important that the owners of the plant hear the community's views on their operation and respond to them."