Further discussions on the possibility of introducing a bye-law banning all ‘street traders’ from the streets of Tenby are set to take place.

Members of Tenby Town Council recently confirmed that they were liaising with the legal department of Pembrokeshire County Council to explore what process could to be put in place to introduce a bye-law banning all ‘service providers’ (street traders) from the streets of Tenby, with Angela Burns, the Assembly Member for Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire, also stating that she was going to discuss the possibility of introducing it as an ‘All Wales Act’ at the Welsh Assembly Government.

Speaking at Tuesday night’s meeting of the town council, the Mayor, Clr. Laurence Blackhall, said that a number of people had raised the matter since, and that it would be an idea to set up a small ‘task group’ to drive the idea forward, inviting representatives from PCC and the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park to discussions.

Clr. Mrs. Christine Brown said it would also be beneficial to have representatives from Tenby Chamber of Trade and Tourism and Tenby Civic Society to converse on the matter.

Deputy Mayor, Clr. Mrs. Sue Lane, said that it was time to stop talking about the matter and act on it.

“How many years have we being trying to fight this in our town, we could have put it to parliament and had an act passed six times over by now!” she stated.

“We have to start it now and if it gets passed, hopefully have something in place before next summer.

Clr. Blackhall said that hopefully the local AM could get some answers from the Welsh Assembly, and also that PCC’s streetcare manager Marc Owen now seemed to realise that it was a problem that just didn’t effect Tenby, but other towns across Pembrokeshire too.

“We don’t want just a talking group, we need an action group!” added Clr. Mrs. Brown.