They've just shut the only one in the town that I work in, it's a pain in the arse... because people come in to use ours instead. Technically the company policy is "customer use only"... the unofficial policy though is "No drunks or junkies". If some poor old soul comes in I'm not going to tell them they have to place a bet before they can take a piss.
Doesn't help everyone though; it's an age-resticted premises which means no one under 18 can even step through the door... which means a lot of angry parents when their bursting kid can't use the toilets.
There's a Subway next door and a few little cafés but all are strictly custmers only (though I doubt they'd turn away a small child)... other than that, the nearest available toilets are at ASDA / Tesco, both of which are a good 10 minute walk for someone slower like the elderly or a child. Not much use.
They only re-opened the public toilets after YEARS of being shut down, about a year and a half ago. They spent quite a bit on refurbishing them... but they got trashed / vandalised / deliberately flooded by kids on at least a monthly basis... and it's not realistic to staff them 24/7 so to be honest I understand why they've been closed
