With Pembrokeshire County Council currently undertaking a periodic review of community areas and community electoral arrangements, Tenby Town Council discussed this week where they believe the town's boundaries should be. In a report prepared by town clerk, Mr. Andrew Davies, which was read out to councillors at their meeting on Tuesday night, it was explained that the electoral ward boundaries for town and community councils in the area were established under the Local Government Act 1972, and further confirmed by the South Pembrokeshire (Communities) Order 1985. The line of the Narberth Road has traditionally also been used as the demarcation line for the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park boundary. "A report of the last St. Mary Out Liberty Community Council recently published in the Observer indicated that their community councillors would like to see the electoral ward increased to take in Monkstone to Waterwynch, historically part of Tenby ward since at least 1934, and even Brynhir, which always appears to have been included in the Tenby municipal boundary," stated Mr. Davies. "While there is no historical evidence to suggest that the area around Park House Nursing Home was ever part of the Tenby municipal boundary, a case could be made that properties constructed in this area constitute ribbon development of Tenby along the Narberth Road rather than New Hedges, and also that this is the location of the 'bed' element of Tenby Cottage Hospital and, therefore, should be included within Tenby," he continued, stating that members should give serious consideration to oppose St. Mary Out Liberty's proposals and indicate to county council that the Tenby boundaries should remain as existing. Councillors agreed to this proposal, stating that they felt the Tenby Cottage Hospital beds should be in the boundary of the town, along with the anticipated Brynhir development. "I think the people of Tenby would expect that," remarked Clr. Mike Evans.
