Ferry sailings suspended for now

lockable barrier on the northern slipway and a boulder on the southern slipway.

A petition was later launched demanding a backtrack from the National Park, which has attracted more than 1,000 signatures

“It recognises and accepts that any ongoing provision of disabled vehicular access onto the beach is potentially incompatible with the overarching objective of a ‘vehicle free’ natural environment.

“To mitigate that adverse impact, any provision would need to be extremely limited in scale.

“It is a reasonable expectation that any future provision would be

It adds: “The Authority’s assessment of the risks at Traeth Mawr highlight that it is presently unsafe for vehicles to access the beach (including disabled users) due to a range of issues.

“As a result, the Authority will continue to restrict vehicular access.”

It is proposed that members are provided with a future update after the first vehicle-free summer on the sands, along with options of how to improve disabled access.

FERRY sailings from Fishguard to Rosslare have been suspended until further notice.

This is because the ferry will be used on a different route to replace another vessel that was damaged in a recent fire. The Irish Sea operator said no passengers were on board at the time.

Stena Line says it has redeployed its Stena Nordica to help with delays and cancellations while repairs are carried out on its Stena Superfast VII.

A spokesperson for Stena Line said they are in the process of advising customers affected by delays and apologised for any inconvenience caused.

“Whist repairs are being carried out on Stena Line’s Superfast VII vessel following an incident earlier today in Belfast Harbour, the Stena Nordica will be redeployed onto the route to help alleviate resultant sailing delays and cancellations,” a statement said.

“Stena Nordica will commence services from Belfast at 07:30hrs tomorrow morning (20 July) and will operate alongside Stena Superfast VIII on the Belfast-Cairnryan route until repair works have been completed on Stena Superfast VII.

“Stena Line are in the process of advising all those customers affected by the delays and would like to apologise to customers for any inconvenience caused during the next few days.”