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A local council has embarked on a very ambitious improvement scheme targeting all public conveniences in the area, and results are already visible, with the first revamped toilet blocks being already reopened to the public.

Bath & North East Somerset Council has pledged £3.3 million to overhaul public toilets in the area, and has managed to successfully complete the improvement works at the Monmouth Street (Seven Dials) public toilets, a local news report could reveal.

Public toilets in a popular Carlisle park had to cut short their opening times after their were vandalised on numerous occasions, causing some seriously negative feedback from the park’s visitors.

The owners of a Devon beach resort took it upon themselves to build a new toilet block that will raise the standards as far as beach toilets are concerned.

Rob and Sarah Tucker, who own Putsborough Sands in North Devon, undertook the work as part of an investment project which has seen nearly £250,000 spent on the beach in the past year, a news report in the local media recently revealed.

A local authority in West Yorkshire is seriously considering a take over of the public toilet services in the town in order to keep them open, as Bradford Council is forced to cut its existing budget.

A new public toilet has been installed and officially opened at Station Square in Milton Keynes following a strong media campaign supporting its opening.

The toilet is free to use and will be open every day for 24 hours. It features an automatic door, baby changing facilities and disabled access.

A Parish council located on the Suffolk and Essex border is struggling to keep the local public toilets open and are blaming the district council for not providing sufficient support on the matter.

Local businesses have urged a Cornish Town Council to reopen several public toilet blocks after suffering an influx of desperate visitors who are caught short and find the conveniences closed.

Fowey’s shops and restaurants are saying action must be taken to reopen the toilets as soon as possible, as more and more people are coming through their doors just to use the toilets, a news report in the local media has recently revealed.

The lack of proper public toilets has had a profoundly negative effect on the number of tourists visiting Boston, people and organizations connected to local tourism have argued, according to a news report on the matter.

Nevertheless, the council has taken their pleas into account and has decided to invest £95,000 on the three town centre public toilets – which it is hoped will win people back.

Development work on a new toilet block on the Exmouth sea front was successfully completed just in time for the Easter bank holiday weekend, despite disruption caused by the storms that hit the area during January and February.

The facilities cost around £150,000 and comprise six unisex cubicles, one male urinal, one unisex accessible WC, and one unisex baby changing facility. The toilets are high quality, easy to clean and maintain, and meet new access and health and safety standards, a news report in the local media can reveal.

Public toilets in Worksop’s Bridge Street were closed in order to undergo a major makeover, following strong criticism over its fixtures and running costs.

Bassetlaw Council was criticised back in 2012 when the cost of its new market base and public toilets on Bridge Street was revealed, a local media source has reported.