LEIGH Delamere service station on the M4 has some of the cleanest toilets on the motorway, according to organisers of the 2003 Loo of the Year competition.

Judges who paid a secret visit to the service area were so impressed with the standards of cleanliness and hygiene they found, they gave the toilets a five-star award.

This is the second year in succession Leigh Delamere services has triumphed in the competition.

Moto runs the service station, which is situated near junction 17. It also won the overall standard of excellence for the UK at an awards ceremony in Birmingham on December 11.

Operations director Brian Lotts said: "Our toilets are open around the clock, every day of the year and are used by nearly 3,500 people daily, so keeping them clean and fresh is a mammoth task.

"The five-star award and the overall standard of excellence is testimony to the hard work our staff put in and means we have the cleanest toilets on the UK motorway network."

Competition judges visited more than 1,000 public toilets all over Britain, scrutinising cleanliness, overall management, signage, accessibility, dcor and the standard of fixtures and fittings.

As reported in the Evening Advertiser, the Membury services were given a four-star loo rating earlier this month.