Fort on St Catherine's Island, Tenby, could reopen as visitor attraction

"We're hoping to make a great family attraction ... a place where you'll find history and become involved in history"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-west-wales-18262972

Tenby beaches in UK top 10

"It is the jewel in the crown of Pembrokeshire’s tourism portfolio. Now the picture postcard resort of Tenby has been ranked among the top beach destinations in the UK."

Read More http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2011/04/05/tenby-beaches-in-uk-top-10-91466-28458796/

Caldey Island monks plan red squirrel revival

"Monks are hoping to re-introduce red squirrels to the island of Caldey, off the Pembrokeshire coast."

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-west-wales-12360377

Live Webcam Tenby

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Tenby's Royal Playhouse Cinema closes its doors

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"The Royal Playhouse Cinema, which has entertained holidaymakers in Tenby on rainy days for almost a century, has closed for good.

Manager Steve Williams said small independent cinemas could no longer compete with multiplexes.
He said he knew the writing was on the wall when only 12 people turned up for the opening night of the latest Harry Potter film just before Christmas."


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-west-wales-12123241


http://www.tenbycinema.co.uk/

Tenby Mortuary

"Tenant wanted for former mortuary

A tenant is being sought to breathe new life into a town's former mortuary."


http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/south_west/8331789.stm

http://www.pembrokeshire.gov.uk/content.asp?nav=646&parent_directory_id=646&id=19036&pagetype=&keyword=

"This tiny little mortuary is tucked away up a little side street in the picturesque seaside town of Tenby. It has been very difficult to find any information regarding how this curious little oddity came to be here, There are no hospitals near by and there is no record of there ever being one."

http://www.forlornbritain.co.uk/tenby.php

Island monks 'independence' fight

"Monks and other residents on Caldey Island off the Pembrokeshire coast are fighting for "independence" over plans to make them part of Tenby.

A boundary review could lead to them paying £55 each if they come under the seaside resort's town council. "

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/south_west/8219812.stm

Plans to rebuild Tenby cinema

"The owners of a cinema want to demolish the listed building and replace it with a new entertainment complex.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/south_west/7554638.stm

They say the Royal Playhouse Cinema in Tenby, Pembrokeshire "is past its sell by date" and plan to create a two screen replacement, bowling alley and "other family amenities"."

Slowing pains evident in Welsh town

""If we're not taking money, then no one is," remarks Dorothy Williams, who runs Tenby's Famous £1 Shop.



The trouble is, in this Welsh seaside resort, people are saving their pounds. "



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Tenby car ban human rights query

A traffic ban restricting people's access by car to their homes at a west Wales resort might breach their human rights, says a planning inspector.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/south_west/5071018.stm