A solution to problems caused by parked cars blocking pavements on a busy road close to two of Tenby's schools has been called for by a town councillor.
Clr. Mrs. Sandra Williams raised the issue at Tuesday night's meeting of the council following a number of complaints from parents who walk their children home along the Serpentine Road route from both Tenby Infants and Junior Schools.
"Parents are having to walk around the cars on the pavements on to the road," explained Clr. Mrs. Williams. "Parked cars are not the only problem either; dog fouling on the pavements has also added to the problem, with one corner particularly bad.
"We're trying to encourage children and parents to walk to school as part of the Safe Routes To School scheme and this kind of problem is a major hindrance," she added.
Clr. Mike Thorne felt that there was a fundamental problem with the design of the route's carriageway and that maybe Pembrokeshire County Council could be approached to rectify this matter.
Clr. Mrs. Christine Brown suggested that a meeting be set up with a representative of the county council's highways department during peak traffic time after school in order to show the extent of the problems the road experienced.
Councillors also requested that the local dog warden be informed of the dog fouling issues.
Meanwhile, Clr. Mrs. Karen Hart felt that some of the parking problems experienced in Tudor Way due to parents picking children up from school had been alleviated in the morning, but still remained a concern during the afternoons.
"I know that green cones had been put on the corner of the entrance to prevent parking, but people had been removing them which caused a few arguments. However, one piece of positive news was that pupils from Greenhill School have been told that they are allowed to park at the rugby ground, so a big thank you to Tenby RFC," added Clr. Mrs. Hart.