Tenby's North Walk is in desperate need of a facelift, say local councillors.

Members of the town council discussed the matter at their meeting on Tuesday night, after a letter was brought before them from a local resident.

"Having just started to take my dog back on the North Beach for his walk, I was really taken aback at how much worse it has got," wrote Mrs. Alyson Bush, who said that her cousin had also been down to stay with her recently and was so appalled by the state of the area, she had written to the Observer.

"If this is what visitors have been seeing, I would be very surprised if they would want to come back," continued Mrs. Bush, who pointed out concerns over the fact that vegetation appeared to be taking over the area from the bottom of the dilapidated cafe steps to the long steps leading up to the Croft.

She also claimed that the boat park above the North Walk, which she believed was originally built to accommodate visiting yachts taking part in the Sailing Club regatta week, seemed to have become a permanent overflow park and somewhere to abandon boats that were disappearing under the overgrown vegetation.

"Can something be done abut this area, the longer it's left, the worse it will get and the more expensive it will be to put it right," added Mrs. Bush in her letter.

When discussing the matter, Clr. Mrs. Trisha Putwain told her colleagues that she wanted to raise the point with the county council as to when they were intending to put shelters up along the North Walk area as the town council had been waiting a while for this promise to be fulfilled.

She also felt that there was a lack of seating along the area.

"The whole area along the North Walk needs a bit of a facelift it would seem, perhaps it can also be extended to parts of the harbour area to before the next summer season," said Mayor, Clr. Mrs. Julie Evans.

Clr. Mrs. Christine Brown said that maybe the Sailing Club and harbourmaster could be approached about issues regarding the abandoned boats.

Deputy Mayor, Clr. Mrs. Williams, felt that a scheme to paint a mural, like the one featured in the Rotary Gardens, could brighten up the grey wall along the North Walk.

The town clerk suggested that Clr. Mrs. Sue Lane might be able to liaise with the county council on a possible mural in connection with the work they have done for Tenby in Bloom and the Wales in Bloom and Britain in Bloom contests.