Tenby Coastguard Rescue Team went to the assistance of a very heavily pregnant 27-year-old woman, from Macclesfield, Cheshire, who collapsed whilst sunning herself on the town's North Beach at 6.15 pm on Wednesday.

The lady, who was staying locally with her sister, was conveyed off the beach by the coastguard vehicle and taken to the harbour where an ambulance was waiting to convey her to Withybush Hospital.

"It is not known if the lady is still pregnant or a new Welsh born baby is in our midst," said a coastguard spokeswoman yesterday (Thursday).