National Grid has said 44,619 properties are currently without power in the wake of Storm Goretti. There are a reported 197 power cuts across the South West. The National Grid has just updated its power map at 7.32am. Currently it lists 151 power cuts in Cornwall, with 41,731 properties affected.

Storm Goretti wreaked havoc across Cornwall overnight as the county was battered with severe winds reaching up to 127mph in some places. A rare red warning was issued across a large part of the county, from the Isles of Scilly to Bude, which expired at 11pm last night.

Following severe weather caused by Storm Goretti, schools across Cornwall have announced closures and delayed start times this morning

The UK Government has issued emergency alerts to mobile phones in Cornwall as Storm Goretti brings severe weather red warning to the region.

Cornwall is “an emerging UK hotspot for companies that want to use business as a force for good”, which has recently been strengthened by the appointment of two new co-chairs to the county’s regional B Corp group, known as a B Local.

Train services in Cornwall will be suspended this evening (Thursday 8th January) until Friday morning, with all trains stopping after reaching their final destination before 6pm. In Devon, services between Exeter and Okehampton and Exeter and Barnstaple will stop after the final services return to Exeter before 6pm.

A man is in hospital with serious injuries after falling from the Truro viaduct. Locals posted messages on social media sites this afternoon after spotting a number of ambulances, police and cordon tape at Hendra Road, close to the rail viaduct, in Truro.

A family are counting their lucky stars after they narrowly managed to escape as a tree came crashing through their home