A petition circulated around Tenby by the town council in support of a public convenience to be opened in the centre of the town has managed to obtain over 2,000 signatures. Mayor, Clr. John Griffiths, reported to his colleagues at Tuesday night's meeting of the council that during a relatively short period of time a total of 2,304 people signed the petition in support of the campaign for further toilet provision in the town centre. The town council has been campaigning for Pembrokeshire County Council to open further toilets since the facilities in Upper Frog Street and South Parade were closed. "Some 1,551 of the signatures were contributed by visitors to Tenby, who came from as far afield as Canada, Australia, South Africa, Belgium, Scotland, Ireland and many parts of England and Wales," revealed the Mayor. "Tenby relies upon these visitors for its continued economic viability and their dissatisfaction with the lack of toilet facilities only serves to undermine efforts to promote tourism in the area. The provision is not just a luxury, but a necessity for the continued growth of the tourism in the area," stressed Clr. Griffiths. A number of letters from visitors to the town dismayed over the lack of public toilet facilities were also brought before the meeting, while the town clerk informed members that county council's head of environmental services, Barrie Davies, had also turned down a request from the council to convert the existing disabled toilet in Upper Frog Street into a unisex facility available to all, as there were "real concerns about the likelihood of vandalism occurring." Councillors expressed their appreciation to all who supported the petition exercise, in particular the staff of T. P Hughes.