Requests for grit bins to be introduced on two of Tenby’s estates have been made to the Town Council.

Local councillors have agreed to fund grit bins on town estates to aid access during periods of adverse weather and extreme frost.

The town clerk Andrew Davies recently explained to members that since 2010, the provision of salt (grit) bins has been delegated by Pembrokeshire County Council to Town and Community Councils.

With the matter coming up as a topic after reports of members of the public succumbing to slippery conditions, with many carers highlighting issues where it was unsafe for them to access housing estates and homes in the locality, due to a lack of gritting, the Town Council agreed to look at the issue, setting aside £2,160 from its ‘special projects’ fund in the community budget to purchase up to 12 grit/salt bins.

Members were informed that since that policy was introduced, the Town Council had been responsible for the provision of two such bins - one in Lamack Vale and one in Seascape, but as more and more estates had called for the bins to be introduced, a need was recognised across the town.

Speaking at this month’s meeting of the Town Council, Mr Davies told members that two more estates - Upper Hill Park, and Oakridge Acres were interested in acquiring the grit bins.

The Clerk previously said that he had identified at least 17 areas where grit/salt bins could be beneficial (with more than one bin required in some locations) when weather conditions are adverse.