Reporter and camera crews were also based at district newsrooms in Penzance, Taunton, Torbay and Weymouth.

A 20-minute opt-out for the current Westcountry region is featured within the 6pm programme alongside fully separate short bulletins and localised weather forecasts seven days a week.

The service is presented from Bristol with newsrooms in Plymouth, Truro and Exeter covering the Westcountry region.

Former Westcountry Live presenters Richard Bath, Alexis Bowater and Jemma Woodman were made redundant.

Westcountry's main Plymouth studios were closed along with the district newsrooms in Barnstaple, Penzance, Torbay and Weymouth.