Visitors were greeted by the wrecked buildings as well as piles of steel shuttering and massive boulders (parts of a previous sea defence scheme erected without planning permission in 2004).

In 2013 a Facebook campaign led to a demonstration by around 60 local residents calling for the mess to be cleared up so that the beaches could be enjoyed.

Two petitions, one set up by Carlyon Bay Watch, attracted nearly 6,000 signatures (our thanks to those who supported them).

 Still nothing was done - CEG said it would cost too much and they wouldn't clear the site until they needed to.

Now CEG says construction will start in 2016 and, at last, demolition has begun.  

The old Wimpey building was the first to be flattened in March 2015.

 Amid great fanfare, on 15th April 2015 work began to demolish the Coliseum itself.

Local radio and TV chronicled the venue's heyday and the nostalgia of those who had used the building over the decades.

 24 hours later - not much has gone yet. 

The ticket office and entrance area is rubble - Gossips looks to be next.