A year in pictures: Images of Cornwall from 2024

BBC News South West looks back at some of the stories and pictures that hit the headlines in Cornwall in 2024.

Three baby beavers were rehomed to the Cornish Seal Sanctuary in January

A dolphin was rescued by British Divers Marine Life Rescue in February after becoming stranded in a shallow coastal inlet. The dolphin was moved to deeper water and released

In February, BBC South West spoke to a Cornish fisherman who live-streams his work on social media and has attracted thousands of followers. Newquay-based Daniel Gilbert - also known as The Cornish Fisherman - shares his lobster-potting voyages on TikTok

A river near Calstock turned fluorescent green in March. The Environment Agency said it was due to a "harmless dye" which had been used to trace the pathway of drains

In April, Liutauras, 13, found a rare piece of Lego at Marazion. The Lego piece was one of millions lost from the cargo ship Tokio Express off Land's End in 1997, when a freak wave knocked 62 containers into the sea

Amateur radio enthusiasts gathered in April to mark the 150th anniversary of the birth of Guglielmo Marconi, a famous inventor and Nobel Prize winner. They gathered at the Marconi Museum on the Lizard Peninsula, where Marconi did a lot of his work

In May, a species of spider, previously unknown to science, was found in the grounds of University of Exeter's Penryn campus

In May, Milla Magee, from Newquay, was crowned Miss England with some reports calling her the first plus size Miss England. The 23-year-old said whatever your size "it doesn't matter"

The new dual carriageway on a stretch of the A30 in Cornwall opened in July

In July, the operators of a village hall in Cornwall were seeking a new home for an organ which was installed in the former Nanstallon Methodist Church in 1923

A fisherman from Devon found a rare Lego shark in August that was lost at sea off a cargo ship 27 years ago

Colin and Doreen Hunt, from Preston in Lancashire, have visited Bude every year for 57 years and August this year was no exception

In October, a lorry got stuck in a narrow lane in the village of Forder. The lorry cab was driven away and a crane was brought in to lift the eight-tonne lorry trailer while road diversions were in place

A 49-year-old exercise book discovered in a drawer of a Cornish school was returned to a former student in November

Cornwall theme park Flambards closed in November after 48 years because of rising costs and falling visitor numbers

The Northern Lights were visible in Cornwall at various times in 2024, offering incredible photo opportunities for visitors and residents

In December, a Big Issue seller was given his own wooden kiosk in Truro's Christmas market