A new delivery service has launched in Falmouth promising to bring food in under one hour.

Zoom 1hr Delivery has seen a rapid expansion across the UK in the last year and has now arrived in Falmouth.

Customers can order from food businesses via the Zoom 1hr app for delivery within an eight-mile radius in less than an hour.

The company says this includes from restaurants, fast food chains and independent eateries – although at this early stage the Packet could only find Falmouth McDonald's signed up. It is expected that others will follow however.

It follows a partnership with Co-op, which chose the delivery business as its logistics partner in the area for a mass rollout of food delivery across rural regions. Customers using the service will receive their grocery order within two hours of placing their order, although Zoom says the average time is currently 20 minutes.

To celebrate the service’s launch in the area, Zoom 1hr Delivery is running a number of promotions for customers to enter through its social media pages in the coming weeks. There is a dedicated Facebook page for the area titled ‘Zoom 1hr Delivery – Falmouth.’

Dave Hamlet, co-founder and CEO of Zoom 1hr Delivery, said: "Launching in Falmouth is a key milestone for us on our mission to becoming the UK’s hyper local, last mile delivery service.

“Falmouth has a brilliant selection of food businesses and restaurants. We feel it’s important to support them during this challenging time as well as being able to service communities in smaller towns and more rural locations that wouldn’t have had access to this type of delivery service before now.

“It is also fantastic to deliver on behalf of Co-op in the Falmouth area, and we are proud to have an average delivery time for Co-op customers of just 20 minutes from ordering, which is an exceptional service.

“We hope Falmouth’s residents enjoy our fast delivery of groceries, fine cuisine, fast food, and drinks, whilst keeping safe at home. All they need to do is download our app or head to www.zoom-food.co.uk to order.”