This week in 2004

THE WEEK: 17 January 2004

EIGHT houses on Wheal Ayr Terrace were demolished after the terrace was found to be unsafe due to mine workings. The first two houses were evacuated three years ago because of subsidence. A PASSENGER ferry bound for Ireland from Cherbourg sought shelter in St Ives Bay after a lorry trailer was tossed into the side of the vessel during a storm. THE St Ives inshore lifeboat was called out twice during last weekend. PENWITH DISTRICT COUNCIL are to pilot a scheme using volunteer dog welfare officers to combat fouling. ST IVES MP Andrew George called on the government to replace the council tax with a local income tax.