The council are urging members of the public to stay away from an area in Newquay following a second cliff fall in a matter of weeks. 

The cliffs at Whipsiderry Beach in Newquay collapsed for a second time today (Tuesday) after it first crumbled at the end of November.

However, on December 1 Cornwall Council revealed that following specialist surveys of the area it was revealed that there was a risk of further imminent falls. 

Falmouth Packet: The area surrounding Whipsiderry Cliffs in Newquay The area surrounding Whipsiderry Cliffs in Newquay (Image: Colin Higgs)

To keep people safe, the council is urging to ‘stay away’ from the area, and for beach users who are walking from Porth or Watergate Bay to check tide times to avoid being cut off.

A spokesperson from Cornwall Council said: “There has been another cliff fall today at Whipsiderry Beach.

Falmouth Packet: Members of the public are being continued to stay away from the area

“The steps to the beach and surrounding footpath remain closed for the time being. There may be a risk of further collapse and we are currently assessing the cliff stability.

“Please stay away from the cliffs and the area of the beach below.

“As the steps are closed, extreme care is needed to avoid being cut off by the tide if walking along the beach from Porth towards Watergate.”

As previously reported in the Packet, Whipsiderry was the location for a community-led protest back in March, by locals who were campaigning to have work stopped to fill in caves at the base of the cliffs, to enable properties to be developed on top of the 200-foot cliff.