Alcohol

A teenage girl found drunk and collapsed in a street in Newquay was given alcohol to bring to the town by her parents, a senior police officer says.

Insp Dave Meredith, from Devon and Cornwall Police, tweeted that the intoxicated 16-year-old was taken to hospital after being found collapsed last night.

Police have been seizing alcohol from underage drinkers visiting the town over the past couple of weeks.

The town is expected to see thousands of teenage visitors over the next few months, with many being allowed to travel to Cornwall alone with friends to celebrate the end of exams.

Police have appealed to parents to "be responsible" and not give alcohol to teenagers heading for the resort.

Inspector Dave Meredith/Twitter

Seven bottles of vodka seized from teenagers visiting Newquay were taken from one room with six 16 to 18-year-olds in it, police say.

Inspector Dave Meredith, of Devon and Cornwall Police, said the seizure was made during "routine checks on various accommodation providers that we know take in 16 to 18-year-olds".

Insp Meredith has tweeted what he and other officers found, and appealed to parents to "be responsible" and not give alcohol to teenagers heading for the resort.

The town is expected to see thousands of teenage visitors over the next few months, with many being allowed to travel to Cornwall alone with friends to celebrate the end of exams.

Newquay has seen problems with teenagers with alcohol coming into the town at the beginning of the summer previously.

Insp Meredith's tweet sees the renewal of previous appeals for parents to "be responsible" and not give alcohol to teenagers heading for the resort.

The town is expected to see thousands of teenage visitors over the next few months, with many being allowed to travel to Cornwall alone with friends to celebrate the end of exams.

Initiatives including the multi-agency Newquay Safe partnership work to prevent underage drinking.