Tenby has proved a ‘hotspot’ of success for internet users following the launch of a free Wi-Fi service before the summer.

The service provides free Wi-Fi access throughout the streets of the town walls and also covers beaches, the multi-storey car park and the train station.

The scheme, which has been supported by the Tenby Town Regeneration Team in partnership with Pembrokeshire County Council, was hailed a success at a meeting of Tenby Town Council on Tuesday night.

“Since its launch, the service has seen 6,500 individual users per day, so it has huge potential for the future,” the Mayor, Clr. Laurence Blackhall, told his colleagues.

Clr. Mike Evans said that Tenby was the only town in Pembrokeshire that had the scheme up and running, and that with around half-a-million users logging on since the Wi-Fi service had gone live, it showed that the project had been a huge success so far,

He also congratulated Chris Osborne, who instigated the initial project when he was president of the Chamber of Trade and Tourism.

“This has shown that this is a viable way to provide information and the data captured could be invaluable, so it is now up to Pembrokeshire County Council, the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority and ourselves to utilise this info,” he commented.

“With the potential demise of the PCPNA Visitor Centre, this could be a cost effective way of supporting tourism,” added Clr. Evans.

Anyone searching for an internet connection in the town will find Tenby Wi-Fi on their smart phone or tablet and will be guided through a simple process to register their device to the network.

The scheme has received support from a number of organisations and businesses in Tenby who are hosting Wi-Fi access points on their premises.

At a recent meeting of the Tenby Regeneration Team, PCC officer Sinead Hehehan told members that the the authority was working to identify any Wi-Fi blackspots across the town.