Eyup, Dave, a homebrew shop in Bude? Not a chance! There MIGHT be one in Barnstaple (one hour), or Exeter (75 minutes), or Plymouth ((ditto), or Truro (ditto)... Haven't checked. But I've already scoured Barnstaple and Truro shops for bakers' yeast...not a chance! The health shop in Bude can't get any. I still have half a pot of old stuff that might still work, though I haven't used any for a month or three. I've been getting lazy and buying Sainsbury's sourdough pavé, which is rather good...

Apropos of so-called panic buying, I think it's transforming from "I must stock up in case it runs out" to "I must stock up because I suddenly might not be allowed out." The latter is a bit more understandable.