TAVISTOCK?vet Peter MacKellar had a close shave this week when his 40-year-old beard came off leaving just a little designer stubble so his family and friends would still recognise him.

Peter, who works at Drake Vets, had his famous beard shaved off for the British Heart Foundation and and is hoping to raise £4,000 for the charity. He is pictured here, before and after, with his wife Heather and Ed Coombs, who did the deed.

Pictures by James Bird