Village in third day of isolation after storm

Mike Chantry said villagers were relying on people with vehicles parked on the other side of the fallen tree

A village in Cornwall remains cut off for the third day running after a tree, believed to be more than 100 years old, fell and blocked the only route in and out.

The tree came down in 80mph (128km/h) winds during Storm Herminia in Trenarren, near St Austell, on Sunday, leaving the 18 residents without phone signal or internet for three days.

James Mustoe, Cornwall councillor for Mevagissey and St Austell Bay, said he had been on site speaking to the tree removal contractor, who was "doing all they can" to remove it by the end of the day.

Resident Mike Chantry said: "The tree has been up for over 100 years and it's massive. So now, we're all stopped in the village and can't get out."

'Every sympathy'

He said: "I work in Plymouth and other villagers work in Truro, so we're stuck at the moment."

He added villagers were relying on people with vehicles parked on the other side of the fallen tree.

Mustoe said he had "every sympathy" for the residents and had been in "regular contact" with them.

He said: "In some cases, the residents have had to go up on the coast path to get a signal and get through to me."

The tree came down in 80mph (128km/h) winds on Sunday

Elsewhere in Cornwall, the clear up continues after the storm left damage across the county.

On Tuesday morning, a Met Office yellow warning for wind passed at 06:00 while another for rain passed at 10:00 GMT.

Hundreds of homes were without power but only a handful were off supply once the warnings had passed.