More signage and bins are to be considered in a bid to help Tenby tackle littering and dog fouling.

During a discussion at this month’s meeting of the Town Council on seasonal dog restrictions for the seaside resort’s beaches, members agreed that signage needed addressing.

Cllr Tish Rossiter queried if there could there be more dog litter bins, but the Mayor, Cllr Sam Skyrme-Blackhall said that, as county councillor for the town’s south ward, she had repeatedly asked this question of Pembrokeshire County Council’s assistant chief executive Richard Brown (also head of environmental services and public protection).

She said that his response was that all bins are suitable for dog waste, with advisory stickers suggested.

The Mayor told councillors that she and the Community Engagement officer were to look at obtaining dog waste bins with EPF funding for public gardens.

“PCC will not supply so we’re looking for another way round the issue,” she told her colleagues.

Cllr Charles Dale said that he had received a complaint regarding a rubbish issue inside a lane leading onto South Parade, but the Clerk confirmed that the lane was private and gated off so there was little they could do.

Cllr Duncan Whitehurst confirmed that some of the local morning sea swimmers had suggested a bin at the bottom of ‘Heart Attack Steps’ and on the slip off North Beach.

Cllr Dale said he had recently been in a town in England where they had four-foot- high bins with four slots which were seagull proof, and that perhaps PCC could look into supplying some of these.

The Mayor then spoke about the new commercial seagull proof bags which can hold 12 plastic bags of rubbish which cost about £20.

She said that this may not be the solution to all the problems Tenby encountered, but it was a start, as anything to help with rubbish issues in the town was a positive.