I RETURNED from holiday to read your article describing the condition of public toilets in the town and confirming their appalling state.
I congratulate your reporters on the adult way in which they approached a distasteful task and for resisting the temptation to use the adolescent humour usually accompanying media excursions into such a topic.
A clear message went out from your campaigning newspaper to the borough council and it is obvious there have been too few resignations.
I suggest you send your team with the officials responsible for this scandal for a weekend on the West Coast of Pembrokeshire.
While walking the Coastal Path, which is either side of Fishguard and exploring by car a wonderful area, we were amazed by the abundance of public toilets. It seemed that every little cove and beach and most main road laybys had a clean and pleasant little block.
None were architectural gems and many seemed old but they were mostly open all hours and well cared for.
If a relatively rich area like ours cannot provide what a much less wealthy one does, it must show a lack of willpower.
To many older or infirm people the lack of public toilets is not just inconvenient but is a huge restriction on their mobility.
Their needs should be respected.
Keith Ratcliffe
Priory Green
Highworth
Swindon
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