Visitors to Helston will still be able to park for free for their first hour until the end of September.

The scheme was introduced by Helston Town Council in June, to help customers come in to the town while Meneage Street was shut to traffic for three weeks to aid social distancing.

The road reopened on July 11 but the first hour of parking in the Cornwall Council-owned Trengrouse Way and Tyacke Road car parks continued for the rest of the month and was extended throughout August also.

Now the town council has agreed to fund the scheme until the end of September, to encourage shoppers in to the town.

Mayor John Martin said last month: "The councillors believed that this was worth continuing to support the town’s businesses, residents and visitors during this busy summer period."

Anyone parking in the two car parks should continue to buy a ticket as normal and take the receipt issued by the ticket machine with them into town to have the 60p cost refunded at a number of shops, which display signs in the window.

The council then refunds the businesses the money.

It is also possible to buy a ticket for a longer time and have the first hour still refunded.