More than 120 Ferring residents are questioning Arun District Council’s proposal to close two public toilets as part of a drive to save £4million by 2020. The toilets are located at the village green and the Rife near the Bluebird cafe.
All the public toilets in Wainfleet, Lincolnshire, had to be closed following a spate of thefts that saw all the sinks from the facility being stripped by scrap metal thieves, a recent news report in the local media has been able to suggest.
East Lindsey District Council has been forced to close the toilets on Brooks Walk in Wainfleet until they can replace the four wash basins which have been stolen.
Council spokesman, James Gilbert, said the toilets will remain closed to the public until the sinks can be replaced.
Local councillors in Lincoln have approved plans to start charging for public access to three public toilets in the town centre, a news report can reveal.
Visitors caught short will have to pay 20p to access the toilets on Castle Square, Tentercroft Street and Lucy Tower Street. The cost of installing barriers at the three sites is estimated to be about £30,000, and the council anticipates that the charge could generate this amount in a single year.
A local council has decided to start charging patrons for access to two of its public toilets in an attempt to partially cover maintenance costs, a recent news report has been able to suggest.
A local authority has recently started a review process that could see multiple public conveniences in the main town centre being shut down, a news report in the local media has revealed.
Crawley Borough Council has launched a consultation to discover the level of demand and usage of public toilets in the town centre.
Lincoln Council has revealed plans to charge 20p for access to three facilities as part of plans to combat government funding cuts, a news report has been able to reveal recently.
The City of Lincoln Council said charging for facilities at Lucy Tower Street, Castle Square and Tentercroft Street could bring in about £30,000 per year, adding that the changes were part of a range measures to meet savings targets of £4m per annum.
A toilet block in a popular holiday village will be closed, while the local authorities will charge for access to the other facilities, a recent news report in the local media has been able to suggest.
More than 1,782 public toilets across the UK have closed over the past 10 years, an FOI from the BBC has been able to reveal.
Tightening budgets have been blamed for the closures rather than a desire from councils to see them close. In fact, of the 331 councils that responded to BBC Breakfast, 22 now only have one public toilet, with the best served areas in tourist destinations. For instance, the Highland Council has 127 public toilets but spends £1 million on maintenance.
A North Wales local authority is asking town and community councils for help in keeping public toilets open, a recent news report has been able to suggest.
The costs of running the public toilets in Weston have risen to an ‘eye-watering’ £70,000 due to continuous vandalism and antisocial behaviour that has affected the public conveniences, a recent report has been able to suggest.
In the 2015-2016 financial year, Weston Town Council spent £70,464 on the public toilets – £23,329 on maintenance and repairs, £30,338 on cleaning and £16,797 on staff.