A "pub" where no alcohol is served could be the answer to keeping young people in Helston off the streets, according to one local resident.

Sue Jenkin, from Porkellis, raised the idea of a "dry bar" - as the facility is known in other parts of the country - at last week's PACT (Partners and Communities Together) meeting in Helston.

Mrs Jenkin, mother of a teenage daughter, said opening up a venue that was exactly like a pub, but only served non-alcoholic drinks, had worked "extremely well" in helping resolve youth issues elsewhere in the country.

She added that grant funding was freshly available from the national lottery for such projects.

A lack of facilities for young people in Helston was a major issue at youth PACT meetings held in the town last month.

Youngsters attending the meetings were keen to see some form of drop-in youth café offering internet access, games and other facilities established in the town.

They also said they were fed up with persistent complaints about anti-social behaviour and all "being tarred with the same brush".

Kate Shotter, the manager at Helston Youth Centre, told last Wednesday's meeting the youth PACT sessions had been positive and the hope was to engage even more young people in the process.

In a report to the meeting, Helston neighbourhood beat manager PC Nigel Treloar said there had been a "substantial" improvement in anti-social behaviour within the town.

Problems of under-age drinking were being tackled and the amount of alcohol seized from minors was down compared with last year.