Whether you call it a distributor road, or a bypass, and Camelford town councillors aren’t too sure what to call it, they are of one mind that any help or advice that they can be given to ‘fast-track’ the experience will be gratefully received.

A well known early bird around the Launceston and later Coads Green areas has recently retired from his position as postman. Percy Stanmore, who lives in Launceston, began his postal career 29 to 30 years ago, delivering mail and parcels to customers in the Launceston area. He then — 21 to 22 years later — delivered for the last eight years of his career, to folk in Coads Green and the surrounding area.

Plans to redesign and refurbish Holsworthy Memorial Hall have received a £5,000 boost. The hall committee has just received the good news that its application for a grant from the ‘Awards for All’ fund has been successful.

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Photographs of Bude lifeboat sold for £65 at Lambray’s New Year’s Eve auction at Wadebridge, which netted an impressive total of over £45,000.

A man who stole a pen from a shop was ordered to do 120 hours community service by Launceston magistrate on Monday.

Game over for arcade plans — The proposal to set up an amusement arcade at the foot of St Stephen’s Hill has been thrown out by planners.

A bullock was killed by lightning during the storm which blacked out Launceston and Liskeard areas last week.

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A rumour that North Petherwin Parish Church might have to close through lack of support was squashed by Rev Patrick Howlett, vicar of Egloskerry and North Petherwin.

Sisters Jill and Jane Hall took the leading parts of Prince Charming and Cinderella in the seventh pantomime presented by the Delabole Church Youth Group.

A 12-seater minibus has been purchased for St Hilary’s old people’s home at Bude by an 80-year-old spiritual healer, Mr F McDermott, of ‘Cliff Top’, Upton.

Grace Lock, of Holsworthy, won a portable black and white television set for winning the British Tissues competition at Norman’s Cash and Carry, Launceston.

Due to a power cut, the New Year dance at Meadwell Hall, Kelly, was switched to Coronation Hall, Lifton, thanks to the kindness of Mr and Mrs G Persons of the Fox and Grapes.

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As a token of appreciation for 51 years service as organist and choirmaster at Bude Central Methodist Church, Mr Alfred Saunders, received an armchair from Mr F Daniels.

Canon W G Steer, chairman of the Launceston Hospital House committee, confirmed that Old Tree Maternity Home at Trebursye would not have to close through a staff crisis brought about by illness.

A sub committee of Cornwall County Education Committee reported that they had resolved that five fields are to be purchased from Mr A W Vickery, as the site of the proposed grammar/secondary school at Bude.

The long established family bakery of Radcliffe and Son at Delabole is to close at the end of next month.

The Rector of Ashwater, Rev R G Folland, preached his farewell sermon at St Peter’s Church, and at Dunsland Cross Church on Sunday.

Edgar Brent played the lead role in Lewannick Amateur Dramatic Society’s pantomime “Old King Cole” which was produced by Miss Wendy Gill.

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A lorry loaded with three tons of explosive powder skidded on the snow covered surface while descending Bridestowe Hill and collided with the wall of the primary school. It knocked down a section of about 20 feet.

A whirlwind hit Latchley, near Gunnislake, on Tuesday night, destroying a large greenhouse, flinging a fowlhouse nearly 100 yards, and even uprooting trees in an orchard. The wind also tore slates from various buildings, broke panes of glass in a second greenhouse, and caused part of the bathroom ceiling in one house to collapse. Fortunately, damage by this freak of nature was confined to a narrow path directly in line with the storm.

The new Hillman Minx OHV De Luxe Saloon, the luxury light car now available in two-tone colour schemes, white-wall tyres, over-riders and chromium rim-finishers available as extras, £495 plus purchase tax, £248.17 (advt).

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The vexed question of cars in the streets of Launceston was raised at the Borough Sessions when a number of motorists were charged with causing obstruction. Those who appeared were find 10s and those not present had to pay 15s. Insp Richards warned that anyone leaving their vehicles in the streets for long periods would be prosecuted and the Mayor (Mr W E Miller) said that while magistrates were prepared to co-operate with the police, they did feel it was difficult for strangers to know where they might park and he suggested that notices might be put up indicating this.

Camelford Rural Council received a petition from Mr Ackroyd Gibson of Trevellan, St Teath, signed by 102 people complaining at the continual noise of training aircraft flying over the area. The council felt it could do nothing other than send the protest without comment to the Air Ministry, Said the Chairman (Mr J M Olde): “These men assisted to save this island in the last war and I hope that by keeping a certain number trained it will prevent us from having another war.”

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Holsworthy Farmers Union elections resulted chairman Mr G Taylor, vice-chairman Mr S Shepland, secretary Mr D Littlejohn, representatives Messrs J Bowler, PSM Saunders and J Allen.

The Launceston-Plymouth morning passenger train crashed into a fallen tree across the line near Coryton on Wednesday, Mr R Head, keeper of the Sydenham Estate, saw the tree fall but was unable to stop the train. Some passengers were cut by flying glass and were taken to hospital.

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The figure of unemployment in Great Britian last week was 1,251,000 — an increase of 149,500.

When a tar bottling apparatus at Wadebridge went up in flames, the fire alarm rocket was discharged to summon the fire brigade. It transpired that the brigade was not needed, but the explosion of the rocket caused a horse to bolt down Molesworth Street, drawing a bakers van. The driver Mr Udy managed to steer past two cars but at the level crossing the van was upset and shattered. Mr Udy being thrown and injured.