Demolition Building to be razed after sitting empty for 25 years

ST Werburgh's eyesore is set to be demolished after more than two decades of sitting empty, with work scheduled to begin in the coming weeks.

- Ellie KENDALL

The Kernow Building, on the corner of Mina Road and Tyne Street, has been empty and falling apart for around 25 years.

In the 1980s and 90s, it was once the home of Kernow Audio and Sound hi-fi store, but has been left without maintenance and repair since the turn of the 21st century. The Post reported in August that the city council had been granted the power to demolish the building and then send the bill to the owner who has refused to do anything with it for this time.