At the height of the downpour, four severe flood warnings were in place, in Polperro, Helston, Perranporth and Lostwithiel.

BBC: Floods bring chaos to Cornwall after heavy rain

Lostwithiel's Steph Newton's musical life started from a young age where she was taught how to play the piano by her grandfather.

BBC: BBC Introducing - Steph Newton

Caroline Spelman visited Lostwithiel, Mevagissey and St Austell during a one-day trip to the county she said she was "very keen" to make.

BBC: Environment Secretary visits flood-hit Cornwall

In December, a woman being washed away in flood water near Umberleigh, Devon, was saved and 12 people were rescued in Lostwithiel, Cornwall.

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