A local councillor has invited Pembrokeshire County Council’s head of environment to sit with her on the South Parade so he can experience the ‘smell and grease’ emanating from the controversial blue food bins that have been placed in the vicinity, which have been called a major ‘eyesore’ for one of Tenby’s prime areas.

Speaking at Tuesday night’s meeting of the town council, Clr. Mrs. Caroline Thomas once again raised the matter of the blue bins that PCC had allowed businesses to place alongside the historic town walls, 24/7, which she recently labelled a ‘disgrace and an eyesore’.

Clr. Mrs Thomas recently asked for Tenby’s county councillors to step-up on behalf of the people of the town to see if they could get them moved.

She told her colleagues that she would like to invite Tenby’s ‘liaison link officer’ Richard Brown, who is also PCC’s head of environment and civil contingencies, to sit with her on one of the seats next to the bins, to ‘appreciate the smells and grease’.

“I’m not going to let this drop, I’ve asked if our county councillors could help with this,” she said.

Clr. Mike Evans, who represents the Tenby South ward, who was present at the meeting, said that he had not heard anything, but the town clerk, Andrew Davies, informed him that he had emailed him about the matter.

Clr. Evans declared a prejudicial interest on the matter and said that he wouldn’t be able to enforce any actions on other business in the town.

Mr. Davies recently explained to councillors that two businesses had been allowed the trade waste bins to be situated in that area by PCC, due to there being no alternative storage facilities inside their premises.

Deputy Mayor, Clr. Mrs. Christine Brown, said that she didn’t understand the mentality of the blue bins being put there every day, or the fact that they were not required to be emptied daily.

“They’re food bins and they only have one collection a week on one of our premier streets in Tenby! Years ago, the rule was you couldn’t put anything on the South Parade, not even a pot of flowers!” she remarked.

“Some businesses of the same kind have a collection every day, so if other places do it, why can’t these premises?” Clr. Mrs. Tish Rossiter pointed out.