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Flushed with praise
The Government has heaped praise on a pioneering borough scheme, which has been singled out as a way to improve public toilet facilities.
In a new guide for local authorities, entitled Improving Public Access to Better Quality Toilets, Richmond Council's community toilet scheme was identified as one way in which councils can halt the decline in public toilets.
Participating in the scheme are 66 businesses - including pubs, restaurants and shops.
Councillor Martin Elengorn, Richmond Council's cabinet member for environment, said: "We now have more toilets, kept clean and safe and open for longer hours than before.
"The old public toilets had become extremely expensive to run and were a magnet for graffiti and vandalism.
"In the last 12 months, we have been installing more on-street signs to ensure residents and visitors know which businesses are taking part."
7:06am Friday 28th March 2008
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