Penzance wins first plastic-free status award to help clean up beaches

Surfers Against Sewage charity lauds town after community beach cleans and businesses reduce single-use plastics

A Cornish town has become the first community in the UK to be awarded "plastic-free" status after dozens of residents and business people backed a grassroots scheme aimed at helping clean up oceans and beaches.

As part of a campaign being run by the marine conservation charity Surfers Against Sewage (SAS), Penzance has been given "plastic-free coastlines approved" status.