Environmental crime enforcement officers are to be tasked with patrolling Tenby in an attempt to clamp-down on dog fouling offenders.

A letter received by Tenby Town Council at their meeting on Tuesday night, complaining about the ‘extreme amount of dog poo that currently exists’ on the public pavements and walkways around the resort, sparked off discussions on the matter.

“On a recent visit over the festive period, my family and I were appalled at the level of dog mess that we had to avoid while out for a stroll around your town,” wrote Anna Jones in her correspondence to the town council.

“I haven’t visited for many years and unfortunately my lasting memory will now be of a town that has a serious dog poo issue!” she added.

Clr. Laurence Blackhall suggested that it would be useful to know if there were figures available for anyone being apprehended in Tenby for this crime and handed an on the spot fine, since the environmental crime enforcement company ‘District Enforcement’ began a partnership with Pembrokeshire County Council in September of last year, in the quest for cleaner streets.

Enforcement officers have been seen across the county patrolling the streets focusing on key problem areas, with the powers to issue on the spot fixed penalty notices to those caught littering, and also those responsible for dog fouling.

“People can be fined for this offence and there are supposed to be enforcement officers now patrolling the streets and observing anyone offending, so it would be useful to know if any fines have been handed out for dog fouling, which might act as a deterrent,” Clr. Blackhall told his colleagues.

The town clerk, Mr. Andrew Davies told members that he had raised the matter with Pembrokeshire County Council’s environmental services operations manager Neil McCarthy, who stated that he would task the enforcement officers with patrolling Tenby in a bid to clampdown on dog fouling culprits.