Residents had to be evacuated from their homes at Bude on Tuesday after a spillage of highly explosive liquid propane gas from a tanker.

Caradon District Council has appointed W S Atkins Consultant Ltd to investigate the feasibility of establishing a multi-use centre on the site of the former Drakewalls Mine, between Albaston and Gunnislake.

Readers of the ‘Post’ have got much reason to be proud. An appeal that was launched in April of last year for seating systems for two boys at St Stephens School Special Unit in Launceston has — due to readers help — been a huge success, with the system now in place.

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The future of Holsworthy’s long-established summer playscheme is in the balance, the organisers say, unless more help can be found to keep it going.

Bude-Stratton town council chairman Dick Willoughby walked out of a council meeting on Friday claiming that a member of the public had used a councillor to plant a question on the town’s sewage discharge.

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Mr Barry Shepherd, of Clinton Close, Bude, was taking his wife, Pauline, to Plymouth to have her baby delivered when he became worried that he could not get there in time. So he stopped at Old Tree post natal home, and within an hour his wife gave birth to a girl.

Mr J E Atkinson is leaving Bridgerule Primary School at Easter, having accepted the post of headmaster of Bovey Tracey CP School.

For 25 years’ service as a saw doctor with the firm of UBM (Devon), Mr Arthur Warner, of Woodvale Terrace, Launceston, was presented with an inscribed gold watch on Friday at Exeter.

The Unigate B team of Messrs A Spry, P Rasmussen, J Davis and C Edwards won the Camelford and District Road Safety Committee quiz.

The 20th annual banquet and ball of the North Cornwall Licensed Victuallers’ Association was held at the Bullers Arms, Marhamchurch with the president, Mr R M Martin, proposing the toast to the Association to which the chairman, Mr P J Freestone, replied.

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Ian Cuthill, the eldest son of Mr and Mrs J W Cuthill, of School House, Jacobstow, was a member of the Bournemouth Syphony Orchestra which gave a concert to an audience of 400 in Launceston Town Hall.

Three candidates have been nominated for one Boscastle seat on Camelford Rural Council. They are Mrs Joan Margaret Prout, Mr Robert Sydney Boner, and Mr Gordon John Stedman.

Mr Donald Ernest Phillips was elected to fill a Cornwall County Council vacancy in the Stoke Climsland division. He polled 490 votes to 331 for Mr Martin Rich Penney.

Following the unsuccessful of a plan to site a plastic factory there, Launceston Rural Council are now in negotiation for the establishment of a peeled potato and fruit business in the old school premises at Lewannick.

The future of the three Methodist Churches in Camelford was discussed at a well-attended meeting at Fore Street Methodist Church.

Despite approval of Stibb Cross market as a liveweight certification centre being withdrawn by the Ministry of Agriculture, the market is definitely not closing and auctions of all classes of fat and store stock will continue to be held twice a month by the market owners, Messrs Kivell and Sons.

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North Cornwall Joint Water Board decided at its January meeting at Camelford on Friday not to proceed with a £9,000 scheme to take water to Trevethy.

Cheap Rail Trips: Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday to London, leaving Launceston 8.20am (46s 6d), Bude 7.58am (47s 9d), Holsworthy 8.19am (45s 6d). Daily to Exeter by any train after 11am: Lydford (5/-), Bridestow (4s 9d) — (Advt).

Major F O Morris of Stowford Grange was at the annual meeting of Launceston Agricultural Association on Tuesday unanimously elected president of the society.

Tuesday’s fall of snow in Launceston did not cause as much trouble on the roads as the previous fall. Temperature however, has been very low since then and although the roads are clear of snow, much remains on rooftops and in the fields.

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Launceston Hospital has been closed for the time being because of lack of staff. The Honorary Secretary (Mr W B Matthews) explains that although the normal complement is six, it has been run by the matron, one sister and an assistant nurse, and the latter two have gone sick, largely through overwork.

Camelford Parochial Sanitary Committee, Mr C Batten presiding, on Friday considered an application for a supply of water for a duckpond. Using pencil and paper, members endeavoured to work out how much water would be required in a year, but the matter was adjourned in view of the unknown quantities — the number of ducks and the number of times they would flap their wings when enjoying their ablutions.

The Plymouth grave of Rev Robert Stephen Hawker, the famous Vicar of Morwenstow, was damaged by bomb-blast in 1941, and a campaign is now being launched to support it.

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Tuesday was a national day of mourning as the funeral took place in London of the late beloved King George V. Among the naval ratings forming the guard of honour for the gun-carriage on which the coffin was bourne was Leading Seaman R J Hicks, son of the late Mr R L Hicks of Tower Street, Launceston.

A new skittle alley has been erected at Hartland Church Hall at a cost of £250. Previously the local skittle club used the alley in the old Palladium.

Cornwall Public Assistance Committee has received approval for eight hours breaking stones as a task for male casuals in its institutions.

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There was a lengthy hearing at Launceston of an application by Lieut G Bishop for an off-licence for Collin Park, Cogndon Show. It was stated that although there were formerly licenced houses at North Hill, Bray Shop and Lewannick, the nearest where now at Five Lanes or Rilla Mill. There was considerable opposition to the application, Mr Isaac Foot representing several of the objectors. The bench refused to grant a licence.