Edinburgh public toilets will not reopen for at least two weeks

City councillors met today to discuss the issue

Public toilets in Edinburgh are not set to reopen for at least another two weeks.

At a meeting today, city councillors were informed that plans for the reopening of public toilets are currently being drawn up, however they will not be presented to the council until July 9.

The news comes as council leader Adam McVey has urged the public not to treat the city's parks and greenspaces as "rubbish dumps" and "urinals" after major concerns were raised by residents at the weekend.

Public toilets in Edinburgh are not set to reopen for at least another two weeks.

Many locals took to social media to raise concerns about people urinating in parks.

Crime writer Ian Rankin, who lives beside the Meadows, was among those to witness people urinating behind bins there on Saturday and, on Twitter, he described the scene as “non-stop micturition.”

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