The path down to the lifeboat station is dangerous at night

A landslide resulted in the path to New Quay's lifeboat station being blocked off by Ceredigion Council.

But an alternative path is deemed too dangerous to use at night by lifeboat crews.

As a result council workmen have had to start building an alternative route for the lifesavers.

It would have been especially dangerous if we had got a call-out during the early hours of the morning Albert Moller, New Quay lifeboat

The lifeboat has not received a call out since the wall collapsed last Wednesday.

Albert Moller, New Quay lifeboat's operation manager said: "After the first path was blocked off we found that the alternative path would have been too dangerous to use.

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"It would have been especially dangerous if we had got a call-out during the early hours of the morning.

"But the council started work on path improvements on Monday and I think that will do the job."

A Ceredigion Council spokesman said: "While new beach facilities at New Quay were being built part of the surrounding earth collapsed.

"There may be some delay in providing the tourist facilities but they will proceed as intended.

"The department's civil engineers have visited the site and have confirmed that there is no need for alarm, and that stabilising work will be carried out as soon as possible.

"Also, steps are being taken to ensure that access to the lifeboat will be resumed as soon as possible."

A lifeboat has been based at New Quay since 1864.

In 1992 a new boathouse was completed for the arrival of the new Mersey Class lifeboat and in 1995 a new D Class inshore lifeboat was placed at the station.

Four search and rescue bronze medals have been awarded to crew members at New Quay station, the last in 1975.