Treasury and Resources’ head of estate management John Silvester, left, with Karen and Geoff Meagher, of Rent-a-Loo, who have been driven by vandals to remove their units from North Beach where they had been sited while the main public toilets were being refurbished. (Picture by Adrian Miller, 0557788)

VANDALS have forced the owners to remove temporary toilets from North Beach. Seven units, put there while the main public conveniences undergo a £50,000 refurbishment, were targeted on Friday night for the second time in two weeks.

Owner Rent-a-Loo was so disgusted by finding smashed locks, graffiti and excrement smeared on the walls that it cancelled its contract with Treasury and Resources.

‘The disabled unit, which is the most expensive, was worst. The door lock was completely smashed and it looked as if people had been eating in there  and there were alcopop bottles in the toilet and graffiti and excrement on the walls,’ said Karen Meagher, who owns the company with her husband, Geoff.