Mr Hughes, from Arrow Plant & Tool Hire, used a cherry picker and scaled a ladder with a cat crate and towel to get the mouser to safety. He said as he reached the roof the feline made its way ...

Wages for cherry pickers increased 22.6 percent to $14.32 per hour in 2006, while wages for apples rose by 10.8 percent to $11.42 per hour -- another sign of a tight labor supply.