Two months after trying to pin down why a wall in Helston remains collapsed onto the pavement three years on, Cornwall Council has responded - although the reply is unlikely to reassure long-suffering neighbours.

The Helston Packet first contacted the council on January 8 asking for the latest situation regarding the wall in Godolphin Road, which fell back in late 2015.

It has been propped up with large rubble bags ever since, resulting in a narrowed pavement and an eyesore for those living opposite.

The Packet's request for information was prompted by someone actually decorating the rubble bags over the new year with balloons and a sign stating "Three years and counting", as a visual reminder of how long the problem has gone on for.

Last Thursday the council finally responded - to say the situation remains "ongoing."

A spokesperson for the authority said: "Cornwall Council’s building control and highways service have been in ongoing discussions with the landowner regarding the collapsed wall at Godolphin Road in Helston.

"The wall has been deemed safe but only with the current temporary support.

"We are working to resolve this issue with the landowner and our officers are continuing to monitor the issue.”

The Packet has now gone back to the council, asking if there is a deadline in place for when any action will be taken, as the situation appears not to have moved any further forward in three years.

As far back as October 2017, an email from Cormac was was read out at a planning meeting of Helston Town Council, in which it was stated that the issue had been "chased vociferously and ultimatums have been given to the owner of the wall."

It was at that time the matter was passed to Cormac's Cornwall Council counterparts, for advice on how to proceed or take enforcement.

The town council has continued to chase the matter and just before Christmas Helston's deputy town clerk Pamela Lavelle was given authority by councillors to contact the relevant departments at County Hall and "demand the reinstatement of the collapsed wall and that the costs be recharged to the property owners."

However, in a meeting of the planning committee at the start of February Miss Lavelle said that she had received a response from Building Control, outlining the limitations of the department's powers.