It's all very well to promote Brighton and Hove for tourists - but where do they relieve themselves after consuming ice cream and soft drinks?

Last Saturday - the hottest and seemingly busiest day of the year so far - both sets of seafront toilets between the King Alfred centre and opposite King's House were locked all day and, of course, the bandstand toilets have been locked for months.

I had to walk a mile into Brighton to use a WC.

Does anyone know why the facilities were shut all day?

If the person responsible for opening the doors at the start of the day was off sick, is there no contingency plan in place?

What if one is pregnant or incontinent?

I reckon it's a conspiracy to force people to spend money in bars and restaurants in order to be able to spend a penny afterwards.

-Mat Hook, London Road, Brighton