A BUDE photographer has self-published two calendars, one of Cornwall and another of Bude, to wide critical acclaim.

Tim Martindale has been delighted with the response to his calendars. "I have some lovely, loyal fans who were kind enough to order the calendars even before they had been published. In fact when the initial announcement went out on Facebook that I was accepting orders, my website temporarily ground to a halt due to the numbers of people accessing it at the same time!"

Born and raised in Bude, and having spent four years at art college in the south of Cornwall, Tim has a vast knowledge of his home county and in particular, the wild north coast which is the focus of the majority of his work.

For the full report, and a round up of the area news and sport, see this week's edition of the 'Post'.