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Public toilets in Llansteffan, Ferryside, Pendine, Burry Port and Cenarth are to remain under the control of the county council. The remaining 28 grade two facilities will again be offered to town and community councils to take over. The Executive Board has decided to revise the offer to include a £1,000 one-off payment (an increase from the initial £500 offered) and the council will also pay the business rates. Executive Board Member for the Environment Cllr Philip Hughes said: “We first wrote to the town and community councils in September last year to ask if they would consider taking over the responsibility for public conveniences. Of the 25, two were prepared to take over the responsibility providing we carried out some upgrading works/repairs and a further five said they would consider it. “Some of the responses we had said that they would consider it, but that they felt the payment was too low or they could not afford the business rates. We have therefore decided to revise our o...

Businesses in Carmarthenshire are benefiting from a grant scheme which encourages them to open up their toilets to the public. Six businesses throughout the county are taking part in the council’s Community Toilet Scheme. The Welsh Assembly Government-funded scheme aims to improve the provision of safe, hygienic and accessible toilet facilities. It enables local businesses such as pubs, restaurants and shops, to work with the council to make their toilets available to the public. Grants of up to £500 are available for businesses which take part in the scheme to cover additional maintenance costs. Homebase in Parc Pemberton, Llanelli; Tesco, B&Q and BHS in Parc Trostre, Llanelli; the Co-op supermarket Cross Hands and Romino’s café in Llanybydder are participating in the scheme. BHS store manager Alun Alder praised the scheme adding that it had helped to increase footfall at the store. Businesses taking part in the Community Toilet Scheme display window stickers showing male, female ...