Miss A Faulkener has been appointed matron of Torrington Cottage Hospital

and has taken up her duties.

In the three months the hospital has been without a matron, Sister B Atchison has been in charge. She has now taken charge of the hospital’s maternity ward which re-opened last week.

Miss Faulkener, who comes to Torrington from Elgin (Morayshire) Maternity Hospital, trained at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary and later worked at Glasgow Royal Maternity Hospital.

Gazette article dated 14 January 1955