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Station Square in Milton Keynes to get new public toilets

New public toilets will be introduced at the Station Square in Milton Keynes if an amendment is passed at tonight’s budget meeting, a news report in the local media has revealed.

Peter Ballantyne, of Milton Keynes Bus Users Group, had led calls for toilets to be installed in that location, and is quite happy that his pleas have finally been listened to.

Maintenance costs for Hanley public toilets reach £71k

Running the public toilets in Hanley cost the local authority around £71,400 last year, with £51,200 of that being spent on wages for attendants, a media news report on this topic has recently revealed.

The toilets will continue to stay open after council officials delayed plans to shut the block after failing to sign up enough businesses willing to offer their facilities to non-customers.

Public toilet charges in Lichfield and Burntwood might not suffice to keep them open

Charging a 20p access fee for access to the public toilets in Lichfield and Burntwood might prove to be insufficient in order to provide the funds required to keep them open, a new report in the local media has recently revealed.

Existing plans to introduce charges for public toilets across Lichfield and Burntwood will not bring in as much money as previously thought, a report to an overview and scrutiny meeting has now revealed.

Public toilets in Polegate could remain open

The public conveniences located on the High Street in Polegate, East Sussex, might stay open, after the town council decided to consider an alternate option for their future funding and management, a news report in the local media has recently revealed.

The Polegate Town Council does not believe that a community toilet scheme would work in the town, as suggested by the Wealden District Council (WDC), who previously ran the public toilets.

Holt public toilets get vandalized

Public toilets at the Church Street block in Holt were recently subjected to vandalism, which left them damaged and in need for some serious repairs, a news report in the local media has recently revealed.

Closed public toilet block in Skipton to reopen as kiosk

A closed public toilet block at Skipton Bus Station could be turned into a kiosk, provided one of the toilets is converted for disabled use, a news report from the local media has revealed.

The public conveniences were closed earlier this month, when the council said it could no longer justify the annual £20,000 maintenance costs.