Tenby traders have been urged to make more of an effort in keeping their own streets clean and tidy. Pembrokeshire County Council's decision to cut trade waste collections in the town from three down to two has left a number of businesses disgruntled, but Clr. Mike Evans believes that many establishments could do more to help the cleanliness of the town in general by being more responsible with their own litter. "Some traders have got to take a look at themselves on this matter," he remarked. "I walked up Upper Frog Street earlier and was disgusted by its condition. One trader had clearly dumped their rubbish outside someone else's wall; it shouldn't be allowed, they have to take some of the responsibility for the street's cleanliness back themselves. "As a visitor to the town, that impression of the street would be everlasting," he added. "The mess can be cleaned up the following morning, but you can't clean up people's memories." Clr. Mrs. Christine Brown agreed with her colleague about traders being more responsible, but was concerned as there was no longer a Wednesday trade refuse collection in place to rectify the mess that Clr. Evans was referring to. She also said that the town council had received a lot of feedback from the town's people over the matter of trade waste collections due to the press coverage and that a new problem had come to light, with traders pointing out that only a Monday collection was taking place on the South Parade and not a Friday one as well, which was causing problems in that area. Councillors agreed that they should consult county council's head of environmental services, Mr. Barrie Davies, again to discuss the matter.
