Category: News

The government should get actively involved in the provision of public toilets, making it a statutory process and giving councils funding, the British Toilet Association (BTA) has argued.

According to a news source, the advisory body, which has been holding its annual meeting in Stratford-upon-Avon, revealed that the number of public conveniences of this type has fallen by 40% in the past decade.

Two public toilet facilities in Skegness are set for a revamp as part of a £500,000 improvement programme, with the East Lindsey District Council providing the necessary funds for the refurbishment process, a news report in the local media has revealed.

The town’s other public toilets will be open as usual during this time, with signs in place advising the public of alternative facilities.

Public toilets in the town of Lostwithiel are set for closure at the end of December after Cornwall Council has failed to agree terms with the town council, which had previously decided to take over the facility, a news report in the local media has revealed.

Residents in the town of Marazion, in Cornwall, have made a very public call for the reopening of the town’s public toilets, which were closed back in April, a recent media report on the matter has revealed.

Starting in November, the town’s only remaining public toilets will only open on weekends, which means that Marazion will be left without usable public toilets throughout the week.

Gretna Green is one of the most popular marriage venues in Scotland and the fact that no public toilets are available for guests could have a negative effect on overall business, a councillor has warned.

A Councillor from Cornwall was so determined to save a public toilet operating in his area that he’s been cleaning it himself for the past six months, a news report in the local media has revealed.

Building permanent public toilets in two Glenrothes parks remains only a distant prospect, due mostly to the lack of funding for such a project, a news report in the local media has revealed.

Stroud District Council has decided to carry out an ample refurbishment of the public toilets in Dursley, located in May Lane Car Park, after becoming seriously dilapidated over the past few years.

According to a news report in the local media, local authorities have also been in contact with disability charity, Allsorts Gloucestershire, who have suggested the inclusion of several facilities to improve disabled access, such as lift hoists and motorised units.

The 12 public facilities in the Cornish town of St Ives were not opened in a timely fashion the past weekened, leading to quite a large number of the town’s visitors rushing in to use the toilets available in public houses, cafes or shops, a media news report has revealed.

A private contractor is in charge of opening and closing the public toilets, but, for some reason, they remained closed throughout the weekend.

Milton Keynes Council (MKC) and CMK Town Council are currently at odds over who should install the public toilets at the Milton Keynes Central Station, which means that people who actually need to use such a convenience are forced to use the Subway or Costa ones, a news report in the local media has revealed.