Civil Servants have stepped in to fill his role as head of the Civil Service.

Mr. Mills left recently and John Drinkwater has assumed the post of Cabinet Secretary and Stanley Oliver will become the new Head of the Civil Service.

The changes are part of the Civil Service review, which was undertaken recently.

Mr. Drinkwater moves from his post as Permanent Secretary at Labour and Home Affairs, while Mr. Oliver comes from the same post at Works and Engineering.

Another recommendation of the review team, which is due to be taken on board, was for the establishing of a central policy unit under the control of the Cabinet Office.

HODGSON PONDERS RAILWAY TRAIL PLAN CTS Hodgson ponders Railway Trail plan Environment Minister Arthur Hodgson is pushing for the Railway Trail to be designated park land.

The Minister said it would help him in his plan to link up the broken bits of the trail.

And people will find it tougher to get private rights of way.

Mr. Hodgson said: "When it's park land you don't get too many applications of right of way. But applications can still be granted. It will be maintained as park land.'' He said his department, which has just taken over the trail from Works and Engineering, would be more able to get funds for its maintenance once it was park land.

EXPECT JULY 4 TRAFFIC DELAYS IN PAGET TFC Expect July 4 traffic delays in Paget Police have reminded motorists to expect some delays at Rural Hill in Paget today due to July 4 celebrations at Chelston after 5 p.m.

Police and Park Department officials will be on hand to manage the flow of traffic in and out of the venue.

There will also be a number of fireworks celebrations taking place around the Island to mark the occasion.

There will be demonstrations at the Fairmont Southampton Princess Golf Course, beginning at 9.30 p.m. and lasting for about ten minutes, and at Coral Beach and Tennis Club, beginning at 10 p.m.

Residents near these areas may wish to secure any animals they may have, in order to prevent them being unnecessarily alarmed.