New figures released by TV Licensing show that after more than 50 years of colour transmissions, over 370 black and white TV licences are still in force across the South West, although numbers are steadily declining.

A total of 45 households in Cornwall are still watching television via black and white TV sets, rather than enjoying modern programmes in full colour.

The number of black and white licences issued each year has been falling across the country.

In 2000, there were 212,000 black and white TV Licences in force, but by 2003 that number had shrunk to 93,000. By 2015, the number had dipped below 10,000. Today there are still over 7,000 issued.