Elsewhere, an extra pump has been brought in to help stop water from the old Wheal Jane tin mine overflowing.

BBC: Looe main access roads hit by landslips

At Wheal Jane, the extra pump is part of efforts to help stop water from the mine overflowing and polluting the Carnon valley.

BBC: Looe main access roads hit by landslips

Seven pumps at Wheal Jane, near Baldhu, are working at "full capacity" following the heavy rain, yet water levels have continued to rise.

BBC: Concern contaminated Wheal Jane water may pollute river

On Wednesday evening seven pumps at Wheal Jane were working at "full capacity" following the heavy rain, yet water levels were continuing to rise.

BBC: An archive picture of Wheal Jane

It was feared untreated water from Wheal Jane, near Baldhu, could spill into a nearby river if levels continued to rise following the heavy rain.

BBC: An archive picture of Wheal Jane

The water from Wheal Jane mine is contaminated with a range of metals which, untreated, could impact on shellfish and other ecology in the Fal Estuary.

BBC: An archive picture of Wheal Jane

In many cases, EU-funded projects are duplications of other projects or efforts to re-invent the wheal-the writing of books and manuals and the development of software that can be purchased for a few hundred dollars in the marketplace.

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