Calls for Falkirk Council to reopen public toilets that were axed to save money

09.12.2022 - 19:01 / dailyrecord.co.uk

A call to reopen three public toilets that were closed by Falkirk Council in a bid to save cash is being made by opposition councillors.

Labour councillor Alan Nimmo says the loss of the public toilets in Grangemouth, Bo'ness and Falkirk has badly impacted disabled people in particular.

Six months after the closure was agreed he is urging his fellow councillors to accept it was "the wrong decision," in a motion that he hopes will be debated at Falkirk Council

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Councillor Nimmo said he is particularly concerned about his own ward in Grangemouth.

He said: "I think it is very short-sighted when we are trying to encourage footfall into our town centres.

"It formed part of my election campaign in May and I got a lot of support then.

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"I've had quite a few enquiries and complaints since then. It affects a lot of people, including taxi drivers who used the facilities, as well as disabled people and families with children."

"In Grangemouth, there is nowhere else to go. A lot of shops won't allow the public in to use the facilities if they are not customers."

The motion to council will be seconded by Independent councillor for Bo'ness, Ann Ritchie.

The decision to close public toilets in Bo'ness was one of the reasons that persuaded her to leave the SNP and stand as an independent candidate in May's elections.

In the motion that will go to council, councillor Nimmo says that all three facilities remain