One council easily able to spend a penny
The public conveniences at Bank Top, Robin Hood’s Bay, were threatened with closure but members of Fylingdales Parish Council protested they were vital to the fishing village’s tourists and residents.
Now Scarborough’s Borough Council’s cabinet is being recommended to transfer the toilet to the parish council on a 125-year lease at a peppercorn rent. The council also plans to give £5,000 towards refurbishing the loo. The parish council plans to upgrade the block, with the present ladies becoming an office and store.