Local police are investigating damage caused to Tenby's new lifeboat station sometime over the weekend. A member of the lifeboat station's staff discovered on Monday morning that one of the windows on the side of the building facing the front had been smashed by a stone thrown at it. "It's very upsetting to see that someone has caused damage to one of the station's windows," said lifeboat operations manager, Fred Broomhead. "Now charity funds that would normally be used to help in saving lives will have to be spent on repairs." Estimated cost of the repair is between £150 and £200, with the need for a new window pane to be purchased and also expenses in hiring scaffolding. "We realise that lifeboat stations across the coast are easy targets for vandals because of their isolated locations, so we have been liaising with local police over the possibility of additional security," added Mr. Broomhead. Anyone with any information regarding the damage caused to the new lifeboat station is asked to contact PC552 John at Tenby police station. FOOTNOTE: At Tuesday night's meeting of Tenby Town Council, members discussed a letter from the town's police chief, Inspector Les Clark, requesting the possibility of the council offering financial support in funding a CCTV system at the station. "The building is obviously isolated and in my view will become a possible target for those wishing to commit vandalism or graffiti," wrote Insp. Clark, whose concerns dated back before the incident at the weekend. "I believe it is only a matter of time before young people start trying to access the walkways, which will place them in obvious danger. "After visiting the new station, in my view there is a real need for the front and the sides of the building to be monitored by CCTV and, although the necessary wiring and ducting have been installed, I believe the RNLI would find it difficult to fund the full cost of the work," continued Insp. Clark. However, when discussing the issue of funding a further CCTV system, councillors claimed that they were still unhappy at the way the current cameras throughout the town were left constantly unmonitored. "We all know that the current CCTV systems aren't monitored constantly, with footage only looked at after incidents have already occurred," commented Clr. Mrs. Christine Brown. "When we offered to partly fund the original CCTV cameras, the original plan that we agreed to was that they would be monitored constantly, but as that's not been the case, I don't see the sense in funding more cameras when we'e not happy about the way they're being used. "We've even previously given the police authorities a list of volunteers who were willing to man the cameras, but they wouldn't agree to it," she claimed Clr. Mrs. Sue Lane added to discussions. "The current CCTV system only seems to be used properly by police to monitor the pedestrianisation scheme, which was not what they were brought in for. "I don't think we can seriously consider looking into funding further CCTV in the town until we feel the original agreement is adhered to," she said.