{"id":21967,"date":"2018-12-11T17:42:14","date_gmt":"2018-12-11T17:42:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/cjsnews\/?p=21967"},"modified":"2018-12-11T17:42:14","modified_gmt":"2018-12-11T17:42:14","slug":"concerns-raised-over-public-toilets-in-canton-as-council-makes-more-cuts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/concerns-raised-over-public-toilets-in-canton-as-council-makes-more-cuts\/","title":{"rendered":"Concerns raised over public toilets in Canton as Council makes more cuts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Accessibility campaigners have called for the Council to guarantee that public toilets will stay open in Thompson&#8217;s Park.<\/strong><br \/>\nThe lease on the former Rangers Hut is being renewed by Cardiff Council. But there has been no confirmation the toilets in the building will stay open to the public.<br \/>\nWales Online have reported that a business has already bid to turn the hut into a caf\u00e9.<br \/>\nOne Cardiff resident, Mr Simon Hillard, who has prostate cancer, says the Council &#8220;has a duty to make sure there are public toilets around&#8221;.<br \/>\nHe says it is a &#8220;human right to be able to use a toilet when you need it&#8221;.<br \/>\nThe building in Thompson&#8217;s Park joins a number of public toilets in Cardiff\u2019s parks that have been re-developed in recent years.<br \/>\nCanton Labour Councillor Ramesh Patel says he recognises the need for public amenities and the toilets would stay open \u201cin an ideal world\u201d. But he blames the decision to renew the building&#8217;s lease on \u201csevere\u201d cuts made by the UK Government, which have forced Cardiff Council \u201cto find ways of drawing an income of some sort\u201d.<br \/>\nOne option put forward by forward by Councillor Patel is to lock the public toilets in Thompson&#8217;s Park, which could then be accessed by a key from the future leaseholder of the building.<br \/>\nBut Mr Hillard, whose condition means he often urgently needs to go to the toilet, says that going into caf\u00e9s and shops to ask for keys can be \u201coff putting\u201d.<br \/>\nHe also emphasised that for many people like himself, walking is the only form of exercise available, but that to go on a walk he needs to know where toilets are located.<br \/>\nCanton&#8217;s public toilets remain open for now, but the future of the accessibility of Thompson&#8217;s Park will be only be confirmed once the new contract is signed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Accessibility campaigners have called for the Council to guarantee that public toilets will stay open in Thompson&#8217;s Park. The lease on the former Rangers Hut is being renewed by Cardiff Council. But there has been no confirmation the toilets in the building will stay open to the public. Wales Online have reported that a business has already bid to turn the hut into a caf\u00e9. 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