Douglas people want toilet relief
THE people of Douglas have shown that they are desperate for public toilet facilities to be made available in the village.
Introducing new loos was a suggestion made by 89 per cent of locals answering a feasibility study by development agency EKOS into a proposed development on the former coal yard site in Ayr Road.
Shona Nimmo, chairperson of study commisioners Douglas Coal Yard Development Group, said: "We've not had public toilets in Douglas for several years, since the local authority closed the ones across from the coal yard site to implement budget savings.
"So when we're out and about we have to keep our legs crossed the whole time!
"It's incredible that we have areas where people can ramble and walk, yet there's nowhere for them to go when they need to answer the call of nature. People want to be able to go to the loo or have a cup of coffee."
The Douglas Coal Yard Development Group and EKOS propose to charge 50p for usage of the public toilets, to be collected through a coin-operated door system.
But even if the new toilet idea goes down the pan, several other suggestions put forward by 101 villagers who answered a questionnaire, available online and at St Bride's Centre, the Post Office and the Second Glance Charity Shop, could be implemented to help wipe away the images of dereliction at the coal yard.
For more information on this story, pick up a copy of this week's Carluke and Lanark Gazette which is in the shops now.
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