The fight to see an important piece of fire fighting equipment return to Llandudno rages on.

The Llandudno Town Council has been asking the North Wales Fire and Rescue Authority to return an Aerial Ladder Platform (ALP) to the town after the decision was made to remove it in 2012.

ALPs are currently based in Rhyl and Caernarfon and the fire service believes these two should accommodate the nearby areas, including Llandudno.

Llandudno Town Council community services and tourism committee chairperson Carol Marubbi said the ALP was a "necessity" for the town.

Ms Marubbi said: "We still need it here in Llandudno because of all the hotels and apartments we have. We are really cross at the fire service for taking it away.

"It is a necessity for Llandudno. These big hotels will be full in the coming months as we approach summer holidays."

She said the distance the ALPs currently need to travel could be the difference between a person living or dying and with works on the A55 this time could be increased.

In a letter to the town council North Wales Fire and Rescue Service assistant chief fire officer, Richard Fairhead said the team was continually monitoring attendance standards in Llanduno, while hotels and guest houses were required to carry out fire risk assessments on a regular basis.

While the blue lights and two tone horns on fire engines would solve the traffic issue.

Mr Fairhead said: "At the current time there is no evidence to consider a further review of locations of the ALPs in North Wales even on a temporary basis."

Chairperson of the Llandudno Hospitality Association, and hotel owner, Berin Jones, said the ALP was "highly important" and with the Victorian structures and increasing sizes of the buildings in the town it needed to return.

Mr Jones added: "It is putting lives at risk (having it so far away). We do feel the ladder should be based in Llandudno."