Some confusion arose this week over an application by Pembrokeshire County Council for café culture tables and chairs on Tenby's streets.

The application, accompanied by a map of the streets, came before members of the town council on Tuesday night for their recommendation to the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority.

Initially, members could see no objections, with Clr. Mrs. Christine Brown remarking: "I think it will work very well."

However, some reservations were expressed by Clr. Andrew Rees when he asked: "Is it for specific dates? There is nothing about any time limit; it's a full application."

Clr. Mickey Folland agreed that it was for the full 12 months of the year, but would only apply during the pedestrianisation scheme in the summer.

Nevertheless, he did admit there was some confusion as the map enclosed with the application included several areas which did not appear to be appropriate for café culture, such as Crackwell Street, Church Street, St. Mary's Street and The Paragon.

"It is difficult to see what they are trying to achieve with this map," he said.

"They obviously want to have tables and chairs all over the town!" remarked the Mayor, Clr. Mrs. Caroline Thomas, while Clr. Mrs. Brown felt they should have only marked the streets where they want café culture.

Clr. Trevor Hallett suggested that what the map showed was all the streets that had recently been given 'consent' for street trading. It would then be up to the council to consider individual applications when the events were on.

He also felt that the fire brigade and police should be approached for their comments on the application, as "they need to have an input too."

Clr. Folland said that the police were supportive of the scheme, but went on to propose that the town council defer their decision until a closer look could be taken at the map to see where they think café culture can take place.

If further discussion was needed after that, another meeting could be called.