THERE has been an update from Falmouth Town Council on the rubble filled main drain for Gyllyngvase Beach toilets which is currently blocked.

As reported in the Packet last week, the toilets had to be closed again last week after raw sewage started spilling onto the pavement outside the block.

A CCTV survey was conducted by South West Water and found that the pipe had been partially blocked by a variety of building materials including concrete, asphalt and stone. The area has been sealed off with red and white tape and cones.

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In a statement Falmouth Town Council said Grounds and Facilities Manager Simon Penna had met with a representative of SWW and it was hoped that the toilets will reopen at the weekend.

"Investigations by South West Water found that the drain was blocked. Simon Penna, our Grounds and Facilities Manager met with a representative from South West Water today as their contractor is now progressing works to replace a section of their main drain.

"The works are anticipated to take several days but their goal is to have the repairs done before the coming weekend. That will then enable the council to reopen the public toilets. Simon noted that the pipe appeared to be substantially blocked with building materials."

Work is currently taking place at the brand new Liner development directly across the road from the toilet block, although there is no direct evidence that the rubble has come from there.