Bad weather has delayed the opening of William Matthews Associates’ £5m Tintagel footbridge in Cornwall to Sunday.

The bridge had been due to open tomorrow but severe weather forecast for the area, which has already led to the cancellation of this weekend’s Boardmasters music festival in Newquay, has pushed the opening back by 48 hours.

A spokesperson said: “This is due to the severe weather forecast for Friday and Saturday and is a normal procedure for the exposed coastal site whenever the wind reaches gale force 8.”

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