Local councillors are to write to the police and crime commissioner for Dyfed Powys Police again to seek his views on street trading policies for the town.

After recent discussions on illegal street trading and peddlars frequently blocking iconic parts of Tenby such as the Five Arches, town councillors decided to write to police and crime commissioner Mr. Christopher Salmon asking for his views on the matter. However, correspondence which came from Mr. Salmon before members at their meeting on Tuesday night, stating that he would 'note the concerns' and take them into consideration, left councillors unsatisfied.

"I would suggest that in the first instance, you make contact with your local inspector Ross Evans, as this may provide you with the opportunity to discuss any concerns you may have with the operational policing team," he wrote.

Clr. Mrs. Caroline Thomas said that she was 'not very impressed' with the letter, which she said 'could be to anybody about anything'.

Her colleague Clr. Lawrence Blackhall said that he felt that Mr. Salmon was missing the point.

"It was a query from us to determine his views on a policy matter and not for it to be passed down to the operational team," he said.

Deputy Mayor, Clr. Paul Rapi asked if letter could be sent to Mr. Salmon thanking him for the response, but asking him to give his views on the mater of street trading policies.

Discussing the issue of street trading further, a councillors were presented at the meeting with correspondence from the county council's streetcare team, who asked members for their views on two street trading applications that they had received.

Councillors agreed that it was difficult to consider the applications, as it was not clear if they were from new traders or previous ones.

"It's a difficult issue when determining these applications, as there are three ket factors in my opinion," said Clr. Blackhall.

"One is the quality of the product, two is the location that the traders would be based i.e. not to cause any obstruction to iconic areas, and three, the frequency of how often the traders wish to operate in the town.

"It has been suggested before, but it would be beneficial to have a map that sets out acceptable positions for traders to set up and the criteria of these three factors met," he added.

Clr. Mrs. Thomas said that she felt that the Dyster Memorial Fountain needed to be put in the same category as the Five Arches, and should be off limits to trading.

"We've worked so hard to get the fountain refurbished and restored to Tudor Square, so it's important that it's seen and is not blocked by traders," she remarked.

Clr. Will Rossiter said that street traders had recently been blocking the pavements on St. George's Street, causing pedestrians to step onto the road. He asked for the county council's street care manager Marc Owen to get back to the council on matters that needed clarifying.

Deputy Mayor, Clr. Paul Rapi said that he had his concerns over these two latest applications, as it was not clear who they were and what the town council were cosnidering.

Members agreed that a letter should be written to the county council's streetcare team seeking clarification on the applications.