9-year-old from Redruth has wish granted by Gary Barlow after writing letter

A nine-year-old from Redruth has had his wish granted by Gary Barlow after writing him a letter.

Zachary Simmons wrote to the singer complaining about ticket touts pricing fans like him and his mum out of concerts.

Now the pair have been invited to be the star's personal guests at a gig next year.

When 9-year-old Zach found out his favourite star was playing at the Eden Project in June he asked for tickets for Christmas, but his mum was not successful and the 6,500 tickets sold out in 30 minutes.

She later saw tickets which were originally £40 shoot up in price on resale sites to around £200.

Zach says he then took matters into his own hands and penned a letter.

His message was shared online and eventually reached Mr Barlow who tweeted an offer to host Zach and Samantha at a gig.

Zach says his mum could not believe the good news.

Despite Zach's wish being granted, he has continued to try and battle ticket touting.