Residents in an area of Tenby have called for action to be taken to eradicate unacceptable anti-social behaviour that they claim is having a serious impact on their lives.

A petition presented to the town council this week signed by residents of Quarry Cottages and Lower Park Road, has sought to draw local councillors’ attention to the matter which they say is affecing their ‘well-being’.

The correspondence states that residents are being subjected to an “unprecedented and wholly unacceptable level of anti-social behaviour” as a result of late night revellers returning to a nearby holiday park, with holidaymakers cutting along Quarry Cottages via the Salterns car park into the back entrance of the caravan park’s site.

Resident Martin Edwards who has written to the town council, states that the fact that there is no street lighting in that area appears to act as a catalyst to bad behaviour, resulting in the following: damage to property and vehicles; loud drunken behaviour disturbing residence well into the early hours; mess including litter and the stench of urine as revellers openly use the road as a toilet.

It is even claimed that residents that have dared to confront ‘drunken groups’ have been met with threats of violence.

“We have involved the police and spoken to the head of security at the holiday park on several occasions in an attempt to resolved the problem, but to no avail,” continued Mr. Edwards, stating that the incidents tend to be worse on Wednesday nights and at the weekend.

“We have some ideas which we believe would help address the problem, including - blocking off the lane leading from the Salterns car park towards Quarry Cottage and direct holidaymakers towards town via The Green,” continued Mr. Edwards.

“We believe that this would cause little inconvenience and footfall along the road.

“Another idea would be for the holiday park to install a gate at the rear of the entrance, at the Salterns car park, which could be locked for example at 10 pm.

“Holidaymakers would have to enter via the main entrance thereafter, which we believe could be equally effective,” added Mr. Edwards, asking the town council to consider their plight.

The matter was briefly raised at Tuesday night’s meeting of the town council, with the town clerk telling councillors that the letter and petition which so far had been signed by around 30 residents living in that area, would be added to the agenda of their next meeting on November 15.