A failure to take action over a "disaster" wall that collapsed onto a Helston pavement more than three years ago has been highlighted by despairing residents.

As the third anniversary of the stretch of pavement in Godolphin Road being covered in rubble came and went, it was marked by balloons and a sign simply stating "Three years and counting" - as a visual reminder of how long the situation has been going on.

The walkway into the town centre has been barely passable ever since the wall at the bottom of one of the properties in Sanctuary Lane, which sits above Godolphin Road, started to fall away, bringing earth and vegetation down with it into the pavement, in late 2015.

Large bags of rubble were placed at the bottom of the wall, to prevent any further slippage, and it has remained in this set up ever since.

While it is not known who is responsible for the decorative handiwork, residents who live opposite the eyesore are refusing to give up - and the matter also continues to be chased by the town council.

As recently as the December 6 meeting of the town's planning committee, deputy town clerk Pamela Lavelle told members that she had still not received any information from Cornwall Council over what was to be done about the situation.

As a result, councillors agreed to give her authority to contact the relevant departments at County Hall to "demand the reinstatement of the collapsed wall and that the costs be recharged to the property owners."

Cornwall Council has also failed to respond to the Packet more than two weeks after being asked for an update.

Back in October 2017 residents threatened to stage a sit down protest as a last resort, over fears of a “disaster waiting to happen.”

Their upset was passed on to the town council by councillor Ronnie Williams, who said: "When it comes to that area, they can see a disaster waiting to happen."

There were particular concerns over the safety of a visually impaired resident of Helston who regularly walked into town via that pavement, as while the pathway could be navigated by one person at a time it was not so easy for someone with sight loss.

"He copes with it well until he tries to get out of someone’s way. If he was to fall in the road, with the speed of cars coming up there, the likelihood is he would be killed," added Mr Williams.

That same evening an email from Cormac had been read out to councillors, in which it was stated there was a "distinct possibility" that any work on the wall could cause further collapse and that technical approval would be needed to proceed; at that time no design had been submitted by the owner for approval.

It was added that the issue had been "chased vociferously and ultimatums have been given to the owner of the wall" by Cormac and that the matter, at that time, had been passed to Cormac's Cornwall Council counterparts, for advice on how to proceed or take enforcement.