A LITTLE boy with a rare life-limiting illness is the only one in the UK to be part of a new medical trial.

It is hoped the enzyme replacement therapy being conducted at Great Ormond Street Hospital, in London, will prolong Stanley Barnes' life.

He was diagnosed with the debilitating Sanfilippo type A four months ago, aged 17 months.

It affects only 40 children in the UK.

His body lacks an enzyme which would 'clean' the cells of sugars that build up within them so brain and central nervous system cells die.

It will lead to a loss of ability to do many tasks, a period of hyperactivity and then a loss of speech, ability to walk and recognition of anyone around him.

On Tuesday he underwent surgery to be fitted with a 'port' in his spine which will be used to give injections of the enzyme every two weeks. His father Ross, a teacher at St Francis School, in Falmouth, said: "We are very pleased that he passed the rigorous medical and cognitive ability tests.

"He was then randomised to a trial group that receives the most amount of the enzyme."

As the disease is so rare the trial takes place as children are diagnosed and if they pass the tests it means there is no actual group having the test at the same time, but instead the test will be done over time and worldwide.

"As this is a trial and the enzyme is not expected to be as effective as if his body had produced it itself and the fact there is no cure for Sanfilippo, then we know this will not save him," he added.

"However, if it works better than his cells currently do, we may be given more time with him.

"This is the best that we could find for Stanley right now and we felt we should act as quickly as possible to get him involved, this is not a disease that allows us time to wait around as deterioration is so rapid."

Stanley's Friends has been set up to raise money for things Stanley may need, such as an outdoor wheelchair lift and sensory garden and playroom.

On Friday night a dinner dance at the Greenbank Hotel raised more than £2,200 and with hotel sponsorship and Santander match funding the total is more than £4,000.

The event sold out within two hours of tickets going on sale.

And children and staff at St Francis School donned wild outfits for the day in return for a donation.

Some of the pupils designed a Where The Wild Things Are themed playroom for Stanley at his Mawnan Smith home.

Mr Ross said: "It's amazing what a great community we live in, a community that will really make a difference to Stanley's future."

Cornish author John Le Carre is to have another of his works adapted for the small screen, the BBC has revealed.

Mr Le Carre – real name David Cornwell – has seen his unlikely spymaster character George Smiley become immortalised on TV and in film.

Books like Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy and most recently A Most Wanted Man have become box office hits.

Now the BBC is adapting Le Carre's novel The Night Manager for a new six-part series.

The book, published in 1993, is about a former British soldier who ends up going undercover as part of a sting against a black market weapons dealer.

Hugh Laurie and Tom Hiddleston are set to star, according to The Hollywood Reporter, but the BBC has refused to confirm the names of any key characters.

US networks are also looking to air the series, the showbusiness magazine reported.

It would mark Laurie's return to TV following hit US show House, which won two Golden Globes.

Hiddleston is best known for playing the villain Loki in the Marvel superhero films.

He has also starred in TV series including Wallander and the BBC's Shakespeare series The Hollow Crown.

It is the first BBC television adaptation of a le Carre novel since A Perfect Spy, which aired in 1987.

Ben Stephenson, controller of BBC drama commissioning, said it was "a fantastic coup" to bring le Carre back to the BBC after almost 30 years.

"He is quite simply one of the greatest spy novelists of our time and it's a real privilege to bring his work to a broad BBC One audience."

Mr Le Carre lives on an isolated clifftop near St Buryan in west Penwith. During the 1950s and the 1960s he worked for MI5 and MI6.

When his third novel The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1963) became an international best-seller, he left MI6 to become a full-time author.

He has written 23 novels. They have been translated into 36 languages.

Comedian and Jonathan Creek star Alan Davies dropped in at a Cornish campus yesterday to urge students to use their vote as he backed the election campaign of friend Michael Foster.

The star – best known for his low scoring appearances on the Stephen Fry hosted panel show QI – played Hall for Cornwall on Friday night.

But he took time out of his preparations to support Labour candidate Mr Fosters campaign to be elected MP for Camborne and Redruth.

Mr Davies urged students at the Tremough Campus of Falmouth University to register for next year's General Election saying that people died for women and men to have the right to vote.

He spoke of his commitment to both voting and Labour and why he felt everyone should get involved.

The meeting was so popular that the 125 seat lecture theatre was pre-booked within hours of the event being announced and students were lined up outside attempting to get in.

After a short stand up session Alan then took questions from the floor ranging from why should people vote, was Parliament right to vote to recognise Palestine, is Russell Brand wrong, through to why he supported Michael.

Michael Foster talked about the need for students to register to vote.

Truro and Falmouth Labour candidate Hanna Toms was also present as many students live in the Falmouth area. The event was organised by the Labour Students Society at Tremough.

Cornish disaster relief charity ShelterBox says it has offered equipment and supplies to government and medical charities in the battle to contain the Ebola outbreak in West Africa.

The virus has already claimed more than 4,000 lives and has seen countries around the world consider introducing screening to stop it spreading further.

Emergency shelter specialist ShelterBox is on standby to help the UK Government and international medical charities.

The charity, based in Helston, says the most pressing need right now is for large scale medical tents to create field hospitals, but says ShelterBox family tents can be effective as recovery areas – which it is how they were used in a cholera outbreak following the Haiti earthquake in 2010.

ShelterBox's operations HQ in Helston has contacted colleague charities including Medicins Sans Frontieres, Save the Children and Care International, and well as the UK Government's Department for International Development, to say it is available to help if required.

ShelterBox has pre-positioned stock, including tents, at Ghana on the African coast near to the worst affected areas of Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea. Further stock could be airlifted from Dubai if needed.

ShelterBox director of operations John Leach said: "At present there is no call for our standard equipment, though there may well come a time when large scale emergency shelter would meet a need. In addition to the medical emergency, we are now hearing of a growing humanitarian crisis involving the number of orphans created by the Ebola outbreak.

"As with any disaster, anywhere in the world, ShelterBox is quick to offer its resources and practical help.

"Obviously the medics are in the front line at the moment, but there may come a time when West Africa has to deal with numbers of displaced persons who are leaving the urban areas.'

ShelterBox is part of the Government's 'Rapid Response' group of charities, who receive direct funding if a need is identified in any international crisis.

The UK Government has announced it is sending the support ship RFA Argus – which contains a fully-equipped hospital – to West Africa. She is currently in Falmouth loading supplies, equipment and three Royal Navy helicopters from RNAS Culdrose in Helston.

Passenger screening of UK arrivals will be extended to all Heathrow terminals by the end of the week, and Gatwick airport and Eurostar next week.

Cornwall is due to due to remain cloudy and windy today and tomorrow with some rain due overnight tonight… but by Monday coastal areas could face fierce gales.

The warning comes from the Met Office.

As this afternoon progresses it will be dry across Cornwall but will become cloudy everywhere with outbreaks of rain returning this evening, according to the Exeter-based experts.

Rain will be most frequent in the south and east, but will then clear eastwards towards dawn.

It will feel particularly windy around western coasts, but temperatures should stay steady at 13 degrees Celsius.

Sunday will be a mostly fine day with sunny spells once the low cloud has cleared to the southeast. However, isolated showers are possible later in the afternoon.

It will again be windy throughout but with temperatures rising to a maximum of 18C.

Monday is also expected to be windy and mostly dry, with the odd shower, but with winds starting to rise then towards gale force, particularly on the coast.

The coastal gales will continue through Monday night into Tuesday pushing rain eastwards. Cooler, showery conditions are due to follow.

A RESCUE 192 helicopter from RNAS Culdrose has carried out a mission to transfer a casualty suffering minor injuries from the Isles of Scilly to Treliske.

The Sea King from 771 Squadron was back on station at Helston by 3.20pm after the transfer to the Royal Cornwall Hospital this afternoon.

UPDATE: The M5 eastbound is now completely open to traffic leaving Cornwall, Devon and Cornwall Police have now confirmed. It was closed at Exeter for 12 hours after police were called to reports of a body on the motorway at 2.30am this morning.

Police have launched a renewed call for witnesses.

UPDATE: The M5 northbound is now open at Junction 29 for Exeter but is still closed between Junction 28 for Cullompton and Junction 27 for Tiverton.

Motorists heading out of Cornwall could face delays this morning after the M5 northbound was closed at Exeter when police found a body on the main carriageway.

Officers found the body on the M5 near Willand at around 2.30am after a call from a member of the public, and closed the north side of the motorway to carry out a major incident investigation.

The M5 remains closed this morning between juntion 29 at Exeter and junction 27 at Tiverton. It is expected to be closed until the early afternoon.The southbound carriageway was closed earlier but has been reopened.

Diversions are in place in the area and are being managed by the Highways Agency. 

A police spokesperson said: "Members of the public are asked to listen to local radio and media for an update on when these routes are fully reopened. Officers will endeavour to open the road as soon as possible."

Police are appealing for witnesses to the incident, and anyone with information is asked to call 101 quoting log 101 of 18 October 2014.

Olympic sailing hero and adopted Cornishman Ben Ainslie has put the sails of his three Olympic winning boats up for auction on Ebay to raise money for a sailing charity.

The most successful Olympic sailor in history, Ainslie won medals at five consecutive Olympics from 1996-2012, including Gold at the last four.

The 37-year-old – more properly known as Sire Charles Benedict Ainslie, CBE – studied at Truro School and learned to sail at Restronguet Creek near Falmouth.

Sir Ben - who recently announced his engagement to TV presenter Georgie Thompson - is best known for sailing the harshly competitive Finn class of small sailing boats and all three sails are from his Finn class winners.

The International Finn Association said: "Now's your chance to own a piece of sailing history.

"Ben Ainslie has generously gifted his three Olympic winning Finn sails to be auctioned, with the proceeds going to the Andrew Simpson Sailing Foundation.

"All are usable, or just for memorabilia."

The sails have been put on Ebay.co.uk on a ten day auction.

The Finn class winners and their Ebay auction references are:

• Athens 2004 HV2 Ebay ref: 231361487890
• Beijing 2008 North EBay ref: 231361490504
• London 2012 North MB1 Ebay ref: 231361492004

CAMBORNE 27 MATSON 15

Tries either side of half-time set Camborne on their way for fifth league win of the season and to maintain their challenge for promotion honours, reports Bill Hooper from the Recreation Ground.

Camborne elected to face the stiff breeze first half playing up the slope, despite a bright start it was visitors Matson - with their tough uncompromising style, that they are well renowned for - who opened the scoring with a penalty kicked by full-back Connor Gwilliam.

It got better for the Gloucestershire side when their No.8 and player coach Isiah Young crossed for their opening try after 20 minutes with Gwilliam adding the conversion for a 10-0 lead.

Camborne continued to press but Matson's defence kept the Cherry and Whites' at bay, however their abrasive style fell-foul of referee Nicholas Searle as to successive yellow cards in the space of a couple of minutes saw the visitors reduced to thirteen men just after the 30 minute mark.

Centre Grant Thirlby missed with a penalty but made up for it just on half time as he added the extras to Taron Peacock's try, skipper Steve Kenward's pass putting the scrum-half in for the score.

The second-half began brilliantly for Camborne as they pressed in the Matson twenty-two fly-half Richie Kevern put in a kick that bounced awkwardly for the Matson cover in goal allowing Kevern to follow up and score.

Camborne kept up the pressure and were rewarded with a couple of tries in the space of a minute, firstly following a catch-and-drive in the West Bank corner Camborne were held up over the Matson line, from the five-metre scrum No.8 Dave Roberts picked up and drove for the line with the help of the pack allowing hooker Sam Bartle to dive for the score.

Then Kevern raced away to score Camborne's fourth try in the scoreboard corner to confirm the try-scoring bonus point.

Matson pulled a score back when centre Scott Claridge found himself in the clear to score in the top corner.

Fittingly it was Camborne who had the final say when backs and forwards combined with flanker Neil Stanleick slipping the scoring pass to flanker Cameron Bone who still had plenty of work to do to beat the cover from twenty-five meters out to score in the West Bank corner.

Camborne: D Pascoe, R Floyd, G Thirlby, S Kenward (Capt), J Parma, R Kevern, T Peacock; N Endean, S Bartle, S Milliner, B Kemp, A Lewarne, N Stanleick, C Bone, D Roberts

Replacements (all used): J Sheers, M Woolcock, O Reynolds

Camborne Scores – Tries – Peacock, Kevern (2), Bartle, Bone, Conversion - Thirlby

Matson: C Gwilliam, J Brown, S Claridge, A Tonks, A Morefield, J Correia, J Stokes; J Knight, B Stokes, R Charles, J Hennessy (Capt), M Barton, T Porter, A Burns, I Young

Replacements (all used): J Moore, F Gwilliam, A Mann

Matson Scores – Tries – Young, Claridge, Penalty – C Gwilliam, Conversion – C Gwilliam

Yellow Cards – C Gwilliam (30), Stokes (34)

Referee: Nicholas Searle (Cornwall RRS)

Crowd: 535

Camborne-man-of-the-match: Cameron Bone, great performance from the Cherry and Whites' open-side flanker capped by Camborne's final try of the game.

Bodmin Town 2 St Dennis 0

Second half goals from Darren Hicks and Shane Jewell were enough for Bodmin Town to see off a confident St Dennis in an entertaining Walter C Parson League Cup tie at Priory Park.

Hicks broke the deadlock in the 47th minute with a low left foot strike after cutting in from the right side of the penalty area, and substitute Jewell put the tie beyond the visitors in the 78th minute after good work by Adam Carter and Luke Rundle.

The margin of Bodmin's victory might have been bigger had their final pass been anything like as good as their build-up play but time and again they frustrated themselves and their supporters.

St Dennis, coming into the game on the back of eight successive wins, had their moments and contributed plenty of good football to a fine cup clash, refereed superbly by Stuart Kane.

The visitors started particularly well and almost went ahead in the seventh minute when a corner struck the leg of David Rickard inside the six yard box but he looked on agonisingly as the ball cleared the bar.

Four minutes later St Dennis striker Lee Rickard burst clear of the Bodmin back four and ventured into the penalty area on the left side, before pulling his shot wide of the post with Carl Rickard waiting unmarked in the middle.

Bodmin had lots of possession without doing much with it and they suffered a blow three minutes before half-time when striker Mark Gusterson fell awkwardly and immediately called for treatment.

It appeared he had suffered a recurrence of an ankle injury which kept him out for a fortnight recently, and he had to be replaced by Dan Richardson.

There was still time for Bodmin to have their best chance of the first half with right back Jack Podmore bursting into the penalty area but his powerful drive was brilliantly blocked by St Dennis keeper Brett Allen.

But it took only two minutes of the second half for Hicks to find the breakthrough, which led to a sustained period of Bodmin pressure during which Rundle and Sam Matthews came close to increasing the lead.

With the score at only 1-0 St Dennis were still in the tie and they started to push forward in search of an equaliser, with Carl Rickard going close with a header which Kevin Miller dived low to gather on his line.

Play switched to the other end and a Carter through ball found Rundle in acres of space on the left. He played the ball inside to Jewell who placed a low shot past Allen into the net from ten yards.

Matt Lloyd had a couple of long range shots at goal in the late stages but they failed to trouble Miller.

Bodmin: Miller, Podmore (Metherell 79), Morgan (Jewell 72), Chambers, Simmonds, Rundle, Matthews, Hopkinson, Carter, Gusterson (Richardson 42), Hicks. Subs not used: Swiggs, McHale.

St Dennis: Allen, D Rickard, C Brown, Lloyd, Stone, Hayhurst (S Brown 86), Sleeman, Hill, L Rickard (Rowe 72), C Rickard, Friendship. Sub not used: Gamble.

Yellow cards: Lloyd (56), Sleeman (70).

Referee: Stuart Kane.

Biggleswade Town 3 Truro City 2

In an amazing finish, City looked to have rescued a point against 10-man Biggleswade as they scored twice with time almost up to level the scores, only to then concede a third goal in the fourth minute of stoppage time as they slipped to their fourth defeat in their last five Evo-Stick Southern premier division matches.

The visitors had trailed 2-0 at half time to the Bedfordshire side ,who then had Conner Roberts sent off 15 minutes for bringing down Barry Hayles.

And City took full advantage to get back on level terms with last gasp goals from Craig Duff (88) and Matt Wright (90), only for Biggleswade substitute Loick Pires to snatch a dramatic victory with virtually the final action of the match  following a free-kick.

The result dropped City eighth in the table, five points off the play-off places ahead of Tuesday's home game against Paulton Rovers, where they will be without the suspended Duff and Arran Pugh, and City boss Steve Tully described it as a "sickening" result.

He said: "We played some of our best football of the season. In the second half we pummelled them and created chance after chance.

"We deserved to get back to 2-2 but then switched off at a free-kick and got punished. Our defenders have got to defend properly."

City had begun the game well, testing impressive Biggleswade keeper Ian Brown.

But it was the home side who went ahead when Zane Banton latched on to a pass from Ian Rees to finish well after 34 minute.

Banton then turned provider five minutes later to cross from the left for Kelvin Bossman to double Biggleswade's advantage.

After the interval City pressed hard to try and get back into the match but found Brown in inspired form as he twice denied Hayles.

After Roberts saw red City pressed hard and finally broke through with time almost up through top scorer Duff's neat finish for his tenth goal of the season and almost immediately Wright made it 2-2, heading home at the near post from a cross by Ryan Brett, only for Pires to snatch a point away from them in the cruellest of fashions.

City: Moore; White, Pugh, Farkins, Brett; Ash, Lowry, Afful, Duff, Wright, Vassell. Subs: Hayles, Cooke Long, Green, Searle.

Doncaster Knights 29 Cornish Pirates 25

Having weathered plenty of storms thrown at them by a Doncaster Knights side intent on avenging their home defeat only a fortnight earlier, the Cornish Pirates succumbed to a last play try for hat-trick hero Paul Jarvis.

Only minutes earlier they had capitalised fully on the deserved binning of Will Foden, for a high tackle on Alex Dancer, and nudged into a three point lead courtesy of tries from Joe Atkinson and Stuart Townsend.

All looked rosy as long as they could keep the ball and/or keep play in Doncaster's half. For five sweet minutes the spoils looked likely to be heading back to the Mennaye, and with it the top spot in Pool 4 of the British & Irish Cup.

Doncaster, however, has some wizened old heads in their ranks and grasped the chance handed to them when they found themselves with a penalty just inside their own half and time for one final thrash.

No doubt this win will be dedicated to their No8 Phil Eggleshaw, who had to be stretchered off in the 55th minute with what appeared to be a serious neck injury.

Immediately after the forward's prolonged treatment, this blow appeared to spur the Knights on to extend the lead midway through the second period via Lewis's try which rounded off the sweetest of moves.

The Pirates were then struggling to recreate their first period form and were up against it with Holland in the bin for a deliberate knock on.

The winger's score had steadied the hosts' ship's course, after a predictable whirlwind start to the clash had only realised Jarvis's first try in the fourth minute.

A missed penalty by Roberts just prior would be their only reward in the first half until Jarvis doubled his tally right on the whistle.

The period in between had seen the Pirates gradually claw their way back into contention although they had to wait until the half hour before getting onto the board.

May's brace of penalties finally got them on their way although his earlier misses ultimately proved costly, while debutant Richard Lane, on dual-registration from Bath, sneakily got his side's first try with half time looming.

But with lightening striking twice as it did in the shape of Jarvis, history of a fortnight ago was not to be emulated.

Doncaster Knights: 15 Paul Jarvis 14 Dougie Flockhart (22 Jamie Lennard 25) 13 Andy Bulumakau 12 Bevon Armitage 11 Tyson Lewis 10 Paul Roberts (22 Jamie Lennard blood 12-16) 9 Bruno Bravo (21 George Tresidder blood 65-76) 1 Richard List (16 Tom Davies 55) 2 Ben Hunter (17 Jack Bergmanas 69) 3 Ross Davies (18 Colin Quigley 54) 4 Tyler Hotson (19 Matt Challinor 54) 5 Jon Phelan 6 Latu Makaafi 7 Michael Hills (c) 8 Phil Eggleshaw (20 Will Foden 55).

Replacements: (21 George Tresidder).

Scorers. Tries: Jarvis (4,40, 79), Lewis (56); Cons: Roberts (4,40,80); Pens: Roberts (47).

Yellow cards: Foden (61-71).

Cornish Pirates: 15 Max Bodilly 14 Craig Holland (21 Bertie Hopkin 61) 13 Tom Hendrickson 12 Alex Dancer 11 Richard Lane 10 Laurence May 9 Stuart Townsend 1 Jamal Ford-Robinson 2 Rob Elloway (16 Dean Brooker 75) 3 Alan Paver (17 Jack Andrew 64) 4 Will Graulich (18 Marcus Garratt 68) 5 Will Carrick Smith 6 Alex Cheesman (capt) (19 Chris Morgan Blood 39-40,75) 7 Joe Atkinson 8 Jake Parker.

Replacements: un-used 20 Gavin Cattle, 22 Luke Jones.

Scorers. Tries: Lane (37), Atkinson (67), Townsend (74); Cons: May (37,74); Pens: May (30,35).

Yellow cards: Holland (51-61).

Referee: Rhys Thomas.

Attendance: 1,374.

A TRURO couple had an unusual wedding ceremony in a 16th-century castle in Falmouth.

After marrying at St Clement's church in Truro, Zarina Ma and Alastair Stephens took part in a traditional Chinese tea ceremony at Pendennis Castle.

Zarina said: "It's a Chinese tradition to hold a tea ceremony during a wedding as a sign of both families accepting the bride and groom into their families.

"Although we got married in a church, we really wanted to make use of the lovely castle keep as the setting for our tea ceremony because it has fantastic ambience.

"The red carpet and red chairs made the perfect accompaniment as red is a lucky colour in Chinese culture."

During the ceremony, Zarina's mother, Ramidah Rumjahn, gave Alastair a leather belt, a traditional present to symbolise that they will for ever be tied together.

Zarina's maid of honour Jo-Anne Hui officiated at the ceremony, pouring the tea and saying some words to wish the couple good luck and to introduce the families of the bride and groom, and following the tea ceremony Zarina and Alastair enjoyed a reception with 72 guests at the castle, followed by a honeymoon to the Galapagos Islands and Belize.

A VOLUNTEER has been honoured for her work in helping to raise £30,000 over 30 years.

Sheila Sleeman, from Carnon Downs, has helped children's charity Barnardo's for more than three decades and was presented with a long service award and special commemorative vase.

She was joined by villagers and supporters from Carnon Downs at the ceremony which was hosted at Truro City Hall.

Sheila is most well known for helping to organise the popular scarecrow competition in Carnon Downs which is always well supported by local people and brings a smile to the faces of visitors and residents in the area.

However, she has also organised myriad other events, including a sponsored walk, Christmas concerts, mini- markets and house to house collections.

At Truro City Hall, Truro Mayor Loic Rich presented her long service award and gift.

Sue Westbury, from Barnardo's, said: "Sheila has been an inspiration to all of us at Barnardo's.

"She has devoted so much time and energy to raising money for the charity, and we are all truly grateful to her, it was lovely to be able to thank her in this way.

"Barnardo's is the children's charity with the largest number of services on the ground in the UK. We run more than 900 services in local communities, and every year we transform the lives of more than 200,000 children, young people and their families throughout the UK.

"We focus our efforts on helping children whose needs are unmet and whose voices are unheard. We believe in the abused, the most vulnerable, the forgotten and the neglected. Sheila has helped us to support and stand up for them."

To find out more about how you could volunteer and fundraise for Barnardo's you can contact Sue by e-mail to sue.westbury@barnardos. org.uk or telephone 01984 656464.

THE parents of a Truro woman with a life-threatening heart condition have seen their dream come true with the help of a Mylor sailing school.

Chris and Richard Moore have spent most of their lives on the water with Restronguet Sailing Club, in Mylor.

But they have never been able to take their daughter, Eleanor, 24, due to health issues – a hole in the heart and pulmonary hypertension (raised pressure in the blood vessels that supply the lungs) as well as abnormal heart rhythms, or arrhythmias.

Mrs Moore said: "Her heart problems could be fatal at any time.

"We are a sailing family, but Eleanor has been excluded for many years."

But since April, Eleanor, who has Down's syndrome, has been learning to sail and drive a powerboat with the Mylor Sailability charity at Mylor Yacht Harbour, as well as earning certificates accredited by the Royal Yachting Association.

Mrs Moore said: "It's absolutely brilliant. It's quite difficult getting young people with learning disabilities doing outdoor pursuits.

"A lot of projects will take them, but it tends to be a one-off. This is quite unusual.

"I've never seen her with such a big grin on her face."

Sailability owner Tracey Boyne said: "Because Eleanor is getting so much out of the sessions, her parents have a great attitude whereby they would much prefer her to live a full and happy life rather than wrap her in cotton wool.

"Her parents have been very supportive as Eleanor could require CPR at any time.

"Eleanor comes with a carer, who can administer CPR should the situation arise, and also carry her defibrillator, which stays on the shore while she is sailing."

The charity owns a radio with a built-in satellite tracking system and a button which can send an automatically formatted distress alert to Falmouth coastguard.

Mrs Moore added: "As a family we sail, but we have not been able to take her with us as it is just too risky to chance a dinghy capsizing out in the Fal.

"However, through Sailability she has been given the chance to sail a keel boat every week, that does not tip over, and has absolutely loved it.

"She has also been out on the rib powerboat and I have seen her at the wheel at speed (assisted by an instructor) with a huge grin.

"She is also gaining from the social contact."

Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service were alerted to a car on fire in Wendron in the early hours of this morning.

An appliance from Helston attended following the call at 4.43am and found a car well alight by the church at Wendron.

Crews tackled the blaze using a hosereel and two sets of breathing apparatus. 

The fire spread to an electricity pole and Western Power were informed.