OPERATION Lion is getting ready to roar in Tenby once again this summer.

The partnership project is a campaign to deter anti-social and drink-related behaviour and public order issues to ensure the resort in a pleasant place to visit in the busiest weeks of the season.

Operation Lion will run every Saturday and Sunday, as well as bank holiday Monday, in Tenby from this Saturday (July 21) to Saturday September 1.

The partners in the scheme are Dyfed-Powys police, British Transport police, Arriva Trains Wales, Great Western Railway, Welsh Ambulance Service, Pembrokeshire County Council and local licensees.

Police will be on board trains arriving into Tenby, and on the platform, and there will also be extra police on patrol around the town from the early afternoons onward.

Said Tenby Inspector, Aled Davies: "Tenby is home to a variety of tourist attractions and events,and experiences a huge boost in population over the summer months.

 "The influx of visitors, combined with the diversity of our patch, brings challenges for us as a police force.

"This summer, we are trying to help people enjoy our unique region by offering advice to help them do that.

"In the past, we have seen a minority of people come to Tenby to visit the pubs and clubs, who then cause trouble due to drinking too much alcohol.

"Very often, some of these individuals have arrived by train already intoxicated, so by working closely with British Transport Police and Arriva Trains Wales, we will be able to stop people from getting on the trains bound for Tenby in the first place, if their behaviour is not acceptable and they are drunk or under the influence of intoxicants."

Inspector Davies assured that officers would not tolerate people behaving badly in the town and spoiling everyone's fun. He added: "The police will be taking robust and positive action against any persons causing anti-social behaviour, public disorder or committing any crime in Tenby over the summer period."