£280k spend on loos criticised

PLANS to spend £280,000 to build more toilets on the side of a council-owned seafront restaurant building have been criticised.

- RICHARD EVANS

According to Cllr Cheryl Carlisle, Conwy has obtained a £280,000 grant to build the new toilets "on the side of Porth Eirias" on the town's promenade, despite the building already having facilities inside.

But the restaurant toilets, the Old Colwyn councillor claims, aren't available for public use, due to top restauranteur Bryn Williams holding the lease.

Conwy has recently progressed its "Local Toilet Strategy" after agreeing last year to close 19 of its 40 public toilets to cut costs.

Instead Conwy now "collaborates" with town and community councils, shifting the cost, whilst pledging to keep its buildings' facilities open for the public to use, including its HQ at Coed Pella and libraries.