A clean-up of one of Tenby's most popular beaches has been proposed by a local councillor, who is concerned over the amount of pebbles and stones that have shown up on the sands.

Speaking at Tuesday night's meeting of the town council, Clr. Mrs. Tish Rossiter said she had never seen the South Beach so bad, and proposed that a clean-up be arranged.

"I remember some years ago a similar clean-up was arranged for the North Beach when a tractor and trailer came along to remove a lot of the unwanted stones and children and locals assisted," she told her fellow councillors.

Mayor, Clr. Trevor Hallett, said that the pebbles had always been there, but the biggest problem was the loss of sand that had been blown away by the wind, but he believed that the beach would re-establish itself over the years.

Clr. Will Rossiter felt that the clean-up was a good idea and said that the stones came from the quarry on Giltar.

"There shouldn't be an argument that you can't move the stones. I've never seen the South Beach like it is at the moment; it's not a beach anymore," he said.

"Maybe a machine could be used to to take the stones back up the beach and be used as a barrier," suggested Clr. Rossiter.

The town clerk said that he believed that the harbourmaster required a special licence to move sand from the beaches, but he would make enquiries on seeking to get the stones and pebbles removed.