Falmouth Town Mayor Steve Eva has addressed the rumours regarding the closure of Gyllyngvase toilets and urged people to act respectfully whilst using the town's facilities.

This week, Falmouth Town Council closed the toilets at Gylly Beach due to a drainage issue.

"We are in the hands of South West Water to repair that before the facility can be re-opened. To be clear there is no other reason for the closure," Councillor Steve Eva said.

The nearby facilities at Castle Beach and Swanpool Beach are open as normal.

Following an incident in Truro where a cleaning staff employee was abused - forcing the closure of one of the toilets, Steve Eva urged people to act respectfully towards staff.

He added:

"Our staff in Falmouth do a tremendous job and I am very thankful that they have kept our facilities opened, clean and safe for us to use through this last year.

"Physical or verbal abuse is completely unacceptable, but unfortunately has been experienced by our staff too. I would ask that everyone behaves properly and respectfully whilst using our facilities and interacting with our staff."

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