A web designer has lifted the lid on the state of public toilets in his town by posting an online film of his findings.

When Peter Chapman set up his website, Burgess Hill Uncovered, in 2004, the good loo guide was one of the first stories to go live.

The 25-year-old ventured into Burgess Hill's toilets with the site's gorilla mascot and showed how badly they were going down the pan.

He hoped the exposé would shame Mid Sussex District Council into doing something about them.

But, according to Mr Chapman, four years on, nothing has changed.

In his latest bid to prompt some action, Peter has posted a film set to the Beatles song Help! on the videosharing website YouTube.

Peter said: "I chose YouTube because it will enable people to leave comments so the district council can see exactly what people think."

Peter's footage has attracted support from residents. One viewer commented: "The video is clear evidence that the council doesn't give a monkey's. I am disgusted."

In his original story, Peter exposed a catalogue of health and safety failings including an exposed electrical box in one toilet in Market Place and flooded floors and a broken window in one at Cyprus Road.

When he returned, he said, there was little evidence of improvement.

Peter said: "The council appears to have spent some money in Cyprus Road by replacing the windows.

Unfortunately, the Martlets toilets are in a terrible state, not to mention a health and safety minefield."

The list of shame included a wet and slippery floor, cracks and a hole in the floor, a broken drain cover with an exposed metal point and graffiti.

Peter said: "At a time when Mid Sussex District Council is being questioned over £250,000 losses on the Big Culture Show, why is it not using public money to improve vital facilities like public toilets? Organising extravagant social events should come much further down in its list of priorities."

A spokesman for Mid Sussex District Council said: "The council divested itself of many of the public toilets it formerly was responsible for.

"We are looking into whether the council has responsibility for any of the toilets mentioned."

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