Thanet council to shut two public toilets in Margate due to “threats and drug misuse”

Toilets at The Centre

Thanet council will close two public toilets in Margate due to “vandalism, threats and drug misuse.”

The loos in College Walk and The Centre will shut on Friday (December 1) until further notice.

A Thanet council statement says: “Growing problems with anti-social behaviour mean that, from 1 December 2017, the public toilets at College Walk and the Centre in Margate (next to Peacocks) will be closed until further notice.

“This decision has been made in light of constant abuse of council staff, drug and alcohol misuse and continuous damage to the facilities.

“This has required considerable additional resource to cover cleaning and repair bills and, has had a detrimental impact on the safety of our staff, other toilet users and nearby properties.”