TEN members of Launceston Amateur Dramatic Society were asked to be extras in a new TV advertisement for the chemist Boots, which was partly filmed in the town. But an email about the filming arrived at short notice, and LADS member Marlene Jewell said: "Most people didn't believe it, so didn't come!" The Boots advertisement is to promote its new order and collect service. Head of marketing at Boots, Helen Jeremiah, who was at the shoot, said: "In your local little store you will be able to order all your products and pick them up the next day." When asked why Launceston was chosen as one of the locations for filming the advert, Ms Jeremiah said: "We just wanted a really pretty local town." For the full report, and a round-up of the area news and sport, see this week's edition of the Post.