Sir,
Evening, still evening, I walk South Parade, still no one, nothing moves, still nobody, no cars still, I am alone, a small wind blows. All you need now is sage brush bowling along the road and welcome to Ghost Town.
It is as if some foreign power has imposed a curfew on the town and its people, a mailed fist has been used to obliterate a walnut.
Look, where you stand on what HQ Haverfordwest have coined 'problem parking' depends very much on where you sit - and what on. If you live in town or walk into town or ride into town on a bike, you may well want to 'bring it on!' But many wonder how it can be that the corporate collective of cabinet members, leader included, have not had the wit, wisdom or inclination to come up with a credible welcome shopper scheme for the town (i.e. free parking every day up to 11 am, as in other parts of the UK).
Already feedback points to opportune tactics, driven I am sure by HQ Haverfordwest and by who knows what sort of cash incentives there may be.
You stop for a paper at your peril now. Imagine popping into the chemist for a family emergency, the car on a yellow line, all the little niceties will be gone. Already I know of restaurants that are losing business and this is out of season.
What is the county council trying to do? Out compete with Westminster for the most dubious practices?
Look, there are no winners here, we are all losers as things stand - demeaned by it all. Perhaps this whole area should be looked at as a matter of some urgency.
Finally, my thanks to Clr. Adams who acknowledged my letter, Tenby Observer December 17, 2010. There were no answers, but he pointed out that my assertion that Pembrokeshire County Council had applied for wheel-clamping powers to Welsh Assembly was incorrect. Well we, the public, can only go on information given out from HQ Haverfordwest, on November 2, 2010, which clearly states, 'Our application to the assembly includes a request for the powers to introduce clamping at sometime . . .'
So there we have it, two statements, each at odds with the other. Which one is correct? I would think a simple check with the publicity department or the actual application document would soon give the answer. Tidy!
Ken Fryer,
7 Seascape,
Tenby.