POLPERRO residents have received training from St John Ambulance in using life-saving equipment.

The village's community council recently bought a defibrillator from the first-aid charity, with the support of grants from Councillor Edwina Hannaford and Looe Lions.

Council clerk Barry Jolliff was among the trainees and said: 'We all wanted to make sure Polperro was better prepared for an emergency and this is a preventative measure in case the worst happens.

'We've installed the defibrillator outside the doctor's surgery so that it's easily accessible to everyone in the community.'

The compact device can shock the heart to restart it after a cardiac arrest.