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Staff at Perranporth's Watering Hole bar have secured parts of the building before Storm Austen

ByMartha Dixon, Reporting fromPerranporth, Hattie McCann, Reporting fromBideford, George Thorpe and Britta Zeltmann, South West
  • Published22 October 2026, 07:12 BST
Updated 1 hour ago

Extra safety measures have been set up by people and businesses as they prepare for the UK's first named storm of the season.

Storm Austen is forecast to bring gusts of up to 80mph (130km/h) and heavy rain across parts of Cornwall and Devon from Thursday night, according to the Met Office.