Welsh pubs can cash in by opening toilets to the public

09 July 2009 by
Welsh pubs can cash in by opening toilets to the public

Pubs across Wales have the opportunity to make extra cash by opening their toilets to non-customers as part of the Welsh Assembly Government's £385,000 public facilities grant scheme.

Councils receive up to £18,000 to pay businesses, including pubs, to open their toilets to non-customers, in order to tackle the shortage of public toilets.

More than 750 firms, including pubs, across Wales could take part in the scheme, which mirrors London's community toilet scheme, and gives them the chance to earn several hundred pounds a year to participate, reported The Morning Advertiser.

Under the scheme, council officials visit the pubs to check the cleanliness and standards of their toilets and, if satisfied, they provide them with a sign to advertise the fact that non-customers can use their facilities.

The freehold Farmers Arms at Cwmdu has just signed up to the scheme and licensee Lyndsey Ursell said the pub will be paid £400 a year to participate.

"The public toilet closed about two years ago and people were using my toilet anyway, so we thought we may as well join the scheme," she said.

Minister for Social Justice and Local Government, Dr Brian Gibbons, who announced the scheme at the Three Horse Shoes pub in Bridgend, said: "Being able to use clean and accessible public facilities is important to everyone. Local businesses such as pubs and filling stations already provide toilets for their customers. This scheme will provide an incentive for businesses to widen access to these facilities."

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By Emma White

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