Anger as unauthorised seafront campsite gets toilet... while nearby public loos are closed

RESIDENTS are furious over the provision of a toilet for occupiers of an unauthorised campsite on Rhyl beachfront, while just yards away is a public toilet block that's closed until further notice.

- By ANDREW FORGRAVE

Some people worry the campsite will entice others to take advantage of the free facility during the summer holidays.

Denbighshire Council said it was obliged to provide services in line with government guidance on Gypsy, Roma & Traveller encampments.

Several tents, two caravans and a couple of cars have been spotted on a grassy area off Rhyl Promenade, by the town’s Eisteddfod Standing Stones. It’s understood they arrived late last week.

The same area attracted similar encampments last summer, and another was moved on from the promenade last month. Nearby are the Old Golf Road Public Toilets, where signs warn camping is banned.