Northwich's new public toilets are now open

The toilets may not look overly impressive on the outside, but once inside they are a fresh, modern and accessible facility that are much more than people may expect.

The new facility came to fruition on the back of feedback from town visitors and businesses, who made it clear that the public toilets at Asda in Barons Quay alone were not enough to support the town.

Local councillors listened to the views and brought the issue to the Northwich High Street Recovery team and asked for a solution to brought forward.

Inside the new toilet block

Cllr Naylor was thankful to the recovery team for their efforts, adding "Since losing the original markets toilets in 2020, we have heard people’s views about needing more public toilets in the town and we have delivered.

"Northwich will recover and will continue its course to be one of the greatest places to come and visit, with new businesses opening, the future is starting to look a lot brighter, but we must continue to support our town businesses by shopping, eating and drinking local.”

The recovery team, Cheshire West & Chester Council, Northwich Town Council, Northwich BID and Barons Quay worked together to find a suitable, but temporary solution until the wider development of Weaver Square takes place.

The facility will be looked after by Northwich Town Council, who will ensure they are kept clean for visitors from 9am to 5pm, seven days a week.

The disabled toilet is accessed via a specially built ramp

Town Clerk, Chris Shaw said: "Our team will ensure they are well maintained by cleaning the toilets up to five times a day.

"It’s important for our town to take ownership of these toilets, as we’ve seen across the UK, public toilets are closing faster than new ones are opening – and we all have a responsibility to ensure they’re looked after."