A local hotelier has written to the town council to ask them to think of a solution to stop large lorries turning Tenby to 'rack and ruin' by damaging buildings and pavements.

Correspondence from Graham Fry, of the Royal Lion Hotel, came before councillors at their meeting on Tuesday night.

"I would be sure everyone has witnessed the size of the lorries that are now delivering into Tenby. Some of them are 40 tonnes and also large articulated lorries," he wrote.

"These large vehicles are not conducive to the streets of Tenby. They collide with buildings, break pavements and damage subterranean pipes and cables.

"I know it is difficult, but a solution has to be found before the town is in rack and ruin," added Mr. Fry.

Responding to the letter, Clr. Mrs. Tish Rossiter said that she agreed with the point that some lorries that entered the town were too large, but took issue with Mr. Fry's comment about a solution being sought before the town went into 'rack and ruin.'

Deputy Mayor, Clr. Mrs. Sue Lane, said she sympathised with the issue, but that unfortunately Tenby needed to have its deliveries.

"Tenby wasn't built for traffic, but there's not an awful lot we can do," she remarked.

The town clerk commented that it was almost entertaining some days, watching 40 tonne lorries trying to manoeuvre out of Upper Frog Street.

Clr. Mike Evans suggested that the matter could be forwarded to Pembrokeshire County Council's head of highways and construction, Darren Thomas.