BAY OF COLWYN Town Council has stepped in a bid to save three public toilets in Colwyn Bay and Rhos-on-Sea from closure until March 2025.

In July, Conwy Council announced it would close 19 of its 40 public toilets in September to cut costs.

Earlier this month, cabinet members met to discuss pausing the closures, with the subsequent decision to proceed with the closures met with criticism.

Two of the toilets earmarked for closure are in Colwyn Bay - the site opposite Porth Eirias and at Ivy Street car park.

But the town council has offered to fund three facilities, including the Combermere Gardens toilets in Rhos-on-Sea, until March 2025.

Town councillor Tom MacLean, of Glyn ward, said the funding move was subject to Conwy Council approval.

The toilets are to remain open through winter, with the latest move aiming to delay the closure.

Mr MacLean said: "You will perhaps have heard from some colleagues already that Bae of Colwyn Town Council, due to Conwy County Borough Council's decision to cease funding and close public toilets, have voted to fund three public toilets along the promenade from the Dingle toilets opposite Porth Erias through to Combermere Gardens toilets in Rhos-on-Sea.

"These are funded through to March 2025, subject to the County Council's acceptance of Bae of Colwyn Town Council proposal to fund them until then.

"The proposed closure of public toilets has naturally been and remains a vexed topic for many people.

"I am delighted we could keep the toilets going through winter due to the Town Council stepping in.

"Thank you to all of you who expressed your views during the discussion on social media and those of you who spoke with me on the matter in recent days.

"There is much work yet to do and testing times ahead as County Council budgets are cut and cut again.

"In the end the Council Tax payers foot the bill."

Bay of Colwyn Town Council was approached for comment.