Falmouth's public toilets are to begin reopening from next week as part of a trial.

However, people will have to wait longer to relieve themselves at the town's beaches.

Falmouth town clerk Mark Williams told the Packet that as part of reopening up the town for business, following the coronavirus lockdown closures, one of the main things traders wanted to see was the toilets back open.

With June 15 given by the government as the date when all non-essential shops can reopen, three of the town's public toilets will reopening in the week leading up to this, as a trial.

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From this Monday, June 8, toilets will be open at the Prince of Wales Pier, Grove Place and Kimberley Park seven days a week, from 9am to 5pm, and they will be closely monitored for how they are used during this time.

Mr Williams said: "If we can do that safely, and people use them responsibly, we can use what we learn from that to look at reopening the beach toilets."

But he warned this was unlikely to take place until the following week.

"What we don't want to do is provide facilities for people to go and sit at the beach all day. It's all about responsibility.

"What we're likely to do, given the level of request and demand for beach public toilets, is probably June 22 we will look to extend that to the beaches," he added.