Chesterfield's coach station toilets to shut for good
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The facilities will shut for good after Easter
A Derbyshire town's coach station is set to lose its public toilets from this month.
The facilities at Chesterfield Coach Station will no longer be available from Tuesday, says Chesterfield Borough Council.
The decision to shut was taken for financial reasons at the end of 2023, the authority added.
The council says alternative public toilets are available in the Pavements Shopping Centre and in Vicar Lane.
A council spokesperson said: "Like local authorities across the country, the council is facing extreme pressures on our budgets, due to a variety of factors outside of our control - including exceptionally high inflation, which has seen the cost of running our services soar.
"The number of people using the toilet has been declining whilst the costs of maintaining this facility have been increasing, so as part of our commitment to providing value-for-money services, a decision was taken in 2023 to remove this toilet provision at the coach station.
"There are several other public toilets across the town centre that we will continue to operate."
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