I snapped Lynne Featherstone and Cllr Rachel Allison at the Woodman pub on the Archway Road, where we met the licensee, Tom Helliwell, to talk about how the pub would benefit through being part of a 'community toilet scheme'.
Paying pubs and restaurants to provide a public loo has been pioneered by Liberal Democrat councils like Richmond-upon-Thames. The Woodman pub is the nearest point of relief for those caught short when leaving nearby Highgate station. As Tom says:
“The community toilet scheme would be beneficial for local traders like me as we don't want to turn people away, but we can't continue to provide this service for free. We're right by the tube station and get hundreds of people using our facilities every day. We need support from the Council yet we've heard nothing.”
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