Could Cornwall get a pasty museum?

Could Cornwall get a pasty museum? Credit: PA: Stephen Kelly

The businessman who wants to build the country's first pasty museum in Cornwall says he hopes it'll be open by next summer.

Cornish born Malcolm Ball says the museum will reflect the unique history of the pasty and its close ties with the county.

There is only one other museum of its kind in the world, and that's in Mexico which the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall visited last year.

Malcolm Ball runs food markets throughout the country and is based in Oxfordshire.

But Mr Ball retains a great affection for the county-and its food heritage which he wants to reflect in the museum.