Councillors in Tenby want to take inspiration from a Keep Britain Tidy campaign which they feel could keep a watchful eye on irresponsible dog owners who let their pets foul the resort's streets and beaches.

Speaking at Tuesday night's meeting of the town council, Clr. Mrs. Tish Rossiter said that she was aware of a campaign that Portsmouth City Council had been running along with other councils across England where posters were put around the area informing 'Thoughtless dog owners' - 'we're watching you!'

The posters run with the tagline '9 out of 10 dog owners clean up after their dog. Are you the one who doesn't?'

The series of posters are visible after dark and use innovative, cutting-edge materials, which 'charges up' during the day to glow in the dark at night.

"The eyes on the posters are quite menacing and are lit up by reflectors. Apparently the campaign seems to be working," she told her colleagues.

The town clerk, Mr. Andrew Davies, said that the campaign was part of a Keep Britain Tidy initiative, but the town council would have to go through Keep Wales Tidy to look at the feasibility of producing such posters.

"I'm disappointed by the condition of some of our walkways over the past few weeks, and it shows that it's not visitors responsible, as there are very few of them around. It's a sorry sight to see," remarked Clr. Mike Evans.

Mr. Davies also read out a letter from a visitor who said that their family had spent a weekend in Tenby recently, and were disgusted by such a "prevalence of dog faeces" in the town, which they said was an unwelcome hazard.

"The letter reflects that it's not a victimless crime and it affects how visitors perceive the town," said Mr. Davies, who added that he had contacted Pembrokeshire County Council's principal environmental health officer on the matter, who said that they were looking into increasing the number of visits the resort receives from the authority's dog wardens.

Clr. Mrs. Christine Brown also made a request that Battery Gardens, which is currently closed to dogs, be opened for owners to take their pets in.

"I know a lot of elderly ladies that would use it to walk their little dogs in. In my experience the people that would use it would be responsible and pick up after their pets," she said.

"It's used for nothing right now, so maybe an exception could be made for this garden," agreed Clr. Will Rossiter.

The majority of councillors voted in favour of this proposal being passed.