On warm days and sunny evenings, North Dock in Llanelli is a busy hive of activity - usually. Families with young children can often be seen having picnics and paddling in the water, whilst pet-owners walk their dogs around the edge of the dock and swimmers, paddle-boarders, kayakers and triathletes take to the water for training or for leisure.
The car park is often rammed and the wider North Dock area usually full of people enjoying the natural - and free - beauty spot.
But, currently, no-one can enjoy the dock, after Carmarthenshire County Council erected warning signs around its perimeter and called for the public to stay out of the water, following safety concerns. Naturally-occurring algae has taken over the perimeter of the dock in recent weeks and the council fears swallowing the water - or merely swimming in it - could make people very ill.
