Concern has been raised over access problems to Tenby's South Beach while work is taking place on the development of the former Fountains Café site.

Clr. Lawrence Blackhall told his colleagues at Tuesday night's meeting of the town council that locals who access the beach via the regular walkway had voiced concern that a new temporary walkway that was in the process of being introduced, would not be ideal at this time of year.

"I think that people have concerns that in this winter weather the temporary ramp access down to the beach from the Esplanade won't be ideal, so I was just wondering who was responsible for it, the developers or the county council," said Clr. Blackhall.

Clr. Mike Evans said that the developers of the scheme, which is to feature 19 apartments and a café-restaurant facility, would have consulted with the county council ahead of work taking place, to ensure that access to the area was retained while work was being carried out, with eventually a proper access path down to the beach being created as part of the scheme.

Clr. Blackhall also claimed that a number of people had raised concern about the amount of debris being spotted on the beach since work started on the development.

The town clerk, Mr. Andrew Davies, said he had contacted both Pembrokeshire County Council and the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority over the matter and they had said that the area was being monitored for any spoil on the beach, and that the sand was being sifted to make sure that any debris was being removed.

Mr. Davies added that the county council had informed him that they were happy that they were fulfilling all their obligations, but were continuing to monitor the situation on the South Beach.