Millbrook, Polperro, Helston, Newlyn and Perranporth were among many areas affected by heavy and prolonged rain last month.

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The worst affected areas were Newlyn, Penzance, Mevagissy , St Ives, and Plymstock with the fire service taking 50 calls between 18:00 and 21:00 GMT.

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Painters, poets and writers have been drawn here since the 19th century, when Stanhope Forbes and the other artists of the Newlyn School set out to depict the tough lives of fisherfolk.

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