BEWDLEY and Stourport town councils are set to take on public toilets from Wyre Forest District Council.

Toilets at Riverside Meadows in Stourport are going to be the responsibility of Stourport Town Council in April.

A month later, the district council is expecting to hand over Bewdley’s Load Street toilets to Bewdley Town Council.

Leader of Wyre Forest District Council, Councillor Helen Dyke said: “I am delighted, thanks to the cooperation of Stourport and Bewdley Town Councils, we have been able to secure the long-term future of two popular facilities. We continue to face pressures on our funding, so it is important we work collaboratively to try to make sure the services our resident’s value are still available.”

Councillor Howard Williams, Stourport Town Council said: “The public toilets on Stourport's Riverside are important to the town, not just for the residents, but for the numerous visitors. After some essential repairs were completed, we are progressing to complete the handover in April once the legalities are finalised."

Bewdley Town Council’s Clerk, Tracy Bodley said: “The transfer of this asset will continue to provide a much-needed amenity for visitors to this beautiful town with the council agreeing a contract on waste collection in readiness for the handover in order that continuity of service is maintained.”