Cobble concerns on the streets of Tenby are to be addressed, councillors were informed this week.

In correspondence that came before members of the town council at their meeting on Tuesday night, Pembrokeshire County Council’s highways asset manager, Robert Evans, said that the authority had been reviewing the surfaces of the streets for some time and concluded that the main reasons for the deformation was the choice of paviour used, compounded by the complicated ‘swirly’ patterns.

“We have therefore sought advice from specialist suppliers and have come up with a proposal to replace the paviours in these streets using a design that is more suitable for a vehicular area.”

The town clerk, Andrew Davies, told members that this had been a problem for many years in Tenby, especially with ladies’ heels being caught in the paving.

“It seems that the county council seem to have finally ‘bitten the bullet’ and are trying to resolve the issue, with work planned for October,” he explained.

“Tenby Civic Society have looked at the proposals and registered concern, but PCC have given assurance that the type of paving used will be suitable for the type of area and that there was little chance of it moving,” added Mr. Davies.

Clr. Trevor Hallett said that this proved all along that the cobbles were not designed for transport in the town, while Clr. Will Rossiter said that the problem often stemmed from utility services digging up the cobbles and not making sure they put them back properly.

“I’ve always favoured the cobbles, I think they really enhance Tenby, but when work is carried out in digging them up, they do not do a proper job of putting them back, therefore we’ve got a mess of cobbles!” said Clr. Rossiter.