A Tenby councillor has said that she would chain herself to a skip in protest, rather than let the town lose its civic amenity facility.

Whilst discussing Pembrokeshire County Council's draft Local Development Plan (LDP) document at Tuesday night's meeting of the town council, town clerk Mr. Andrew Davies said that the only concern he had spotted was a suggestion that the civic amenity site at the Salterns could be moved to a larger facility in Kilgetty, as the Tenby site wasn't deemed big enough for further expansion.

"It would be terrible and a tragedy for Tenby if we lost the civic amenity site. So many people rely on it and in this day and age of recycling our waste, it is essential for our town," said Clr. Mrs. Sue Lane.

"With the town's businesses and holiday lets also relying on the site, we must not lose this facility. If the county council think they need a bigger one to cover the area, then build one somewhere, but don't take ours.

"I'd desperately be against losing it; we should chain ourselves to the skips," she added.

Her colleague, Clr. Mrs. Christine Brown, agreed that losing the facility was not an option for the town.

"Lots and lots of businesses in Tenby use the facility daily. If the county council want to set up another site, then that's up to them, but ours should be maintained," she commented.

"The facility needs to be kept within the town and the county council need to assure us that it will be," remarked Clr. Paul Rapi.

Mr. Davies was unsure whether a potential new site at Kilgetty's Kingsmoor Commons area would supplement the Salterns site or be a replacement for it.

"Maybe someone from the county council can come and explain their plans to us and we can tell them of our concerns," added Deputy Mayor, Clr. Mrs. Sandra Williams.