Pubic toilets to have £1 entry charge from April 1

* The Market Street public toilets.

Public toilets in Market Street and Riverside Park, Llangollen will have an entry fee of £1 from April 1.

The charge is part of a package of measures announced by Denbighshire County Council to keep open its conveniences. 

The proposals were developed after money received by the council had not kept up with financial pressures and the increasing cost of delivering services, especially statutory services like social care and education. 

The county worked with city, town and community councils to collaborate together on a sustainable model to fund and protect as many facilities as possible. This model incudes direct financial contributions from the city, town and community councils.

Following this work, there are changes to charging for the toilets which will see the installation of contactless payment/entry systems commencing in March, the refurbishment of toilets and the closure of three facilities across Denbighshire - not including Llangollen.  

Work to introduce the contactless system at Llangollen is expected to take between two to three days dependant on weather but the toilets will remain open for use during this work.

Councillor Barry Mellor, Lead Member for Environment and Transport. said: “I want to once again thank the town and community councils for their positive energy and collaboration that supported everyone in reaching this position where we can now keep most of our public toilets open. 

"I’d also like to thank residents and visitors for their support and patience whilst refurbishment work is carried out on some of the sites.”