Toilets can be spared axe if local councils step in, says county

CONSULTATION TO FOLLOW UPROAR AT PROPOSED CLOSURES

- By ANDREW FORGRAVE Countryside and Tourism Editor

THREE public toilets facing closure in Flintshire could be transferred to local ownership, the county council has said.

A decision to axe the facilities has caused uproar, with petitions attracting hundreds of signatures over the weekend.

Flintshire Council said the toilets are “no longer financially sustainable”. They were due to close on September 8, unless a viable alternative is found, but a public consultation is now being organised amid complaints the decision was not properly scrutinised.

The sites include the bus station in Mold, off High Street in Holywell, and Station Road in Talacre.

Since the announcement, a special council meeting has been called by opposition members, and the proposal will be debated on August 7.

Opposition to another cut in public services is being fueled by Flintshire’s 9.5 per cent council tax hike this year, following a nine per cent rise in 2024.