toilets

Successful funding bid for accessible toilets at Mid Devon leisure centres

Mid Devon District Council has been awarded more than £150,000 towards adapting its existing disabled toilets to create fully accessible facilities at all three of its leisure sites in Crediton, Cullompton and Tiverton.

The funding is part of the Changing Places fund, administered by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, which aims to support disabled people with...

Time is running out to have your say on East Devon’s public toilet review

Hundreds of people have already shared their views on what should happen to East Devon’s public toilets.

Residents, businesses and town and parish councils, visitors and others have just one month left to have their say on how £3millon should be spent on upgrading a number of the facilities to help lower running costs in years to come for tax payers.

East Devon District...

Public toilets reopen on parts of Dartmoor

Toilets owned by Dartmoor National Park Authority have reopened. Following comprehensive risk assessments, toilets have reopened at: • Haytor (the accessible toilet only – the male and female ones remain closed) • Dartmeet • Venford Reservoir (the accessible toilet and male toilets only – the female loos remained closed) • Meldon Reservoir. They are open seven days a week. The layout of the...

East Devon plans to reopen key toilets across the district in line with new Government measures

Following the Prime Minister’s statement at the weekend relaxing some of the ‘lockdown’ restrictions, East Devon District Council have undertaken a review to see whether it would be possible to re-open any of its toilets across the district.

From Wednesday 13 May 2020 people in England have been able to spend more time outdoors and enjoy a wider range of activities for any length of...

New toilets open on Plymouth waterfront

New toilets are being opened on Plymouth’s waterfront this week as part of a programme to replace or refurbish facilities.

Refurbished toilets at Devil’s Point will be reopened – just in time for the Easter holidays – following the demolition of a rather dated block, believed to have been built in 1960s.

The uninviting concrete block has gone and in its place are new modern...

New loos planned for Plymouth

A building programme of new toilets is being rolled out across the city.

Two new sets of loos with sea views at Richmond Walk and Devil’s Point are among a round of planning applications that have just been submitted to planners.

Existing facilities near the local shopping centres at Southway, Whitleigh and Crownhill will be demolished and replaced.

Cabinet Member for...

More new loos with sea views!

Two new sets of loos with sea views are on the cards for Plymouth’s waterfront.

A business case has been approved to build a new toilet block at Richmond Walk and to reconfigure and update tired toilets at Devil’s Point.

The Council has allocated £59,770 from its capital programme to demolish toilets at Richmond Walk which have been closed since 2011.It is hoped that the...

Plymouth Council signs off another pledge

Transforming tired and outdated toilets in Plymouth has helped councillors tick off another important task in the Council to-do list.

While many local councils are shutting and locking the doors of public toilets, the Plymouth City Council has replaced and refurbished key toilets to make it more convenient for visitors and locals.

And the Council’s efforts have helped the city...

Plymouth flushed with pride as loos win awards

Plymouth City Council is proud to have received two platinum awards for our newest toilets on the Barbican and a third for the loos in Armada Way.

During the summer of 2014 Plymouth City Council opened a brand new toilet block at Quay Point opposite the Mayflower Visitor Centre and a second one at Elphinstone car park.

Now these two brand new toilet blocks which cost a total...

New loos with views on the waterfront

New loos could be installed along the Barbican as part of the Council’s plans to upgrade toilets and provide better facilities for day-trippers and regular water users.

People wandering on Plymouth’s fantastic waterfront will be able to answer the call of nature more easily from next summer as two sets of toilets are to be put in – one to replace dilapidated toilets at Elphinstone car...