A litter-collecting Falmouth resident says all of the town's public toilets need to be reopened as soon as possible after finding human excrement.

John Rees was cycling up Pendennis Rise when he noticed some toilet paper in the lay-by overlooking the docks.

John is an avid litter collector around the town, and in July 2016 received a letter from the mayor to thank him for his voluntary work litter-picking and for keeping the town tidy.

He went to pick the toilet paper up, only to discover that it was concealing human excrement.

The incident happened just over a week ago and, since then, it has been confirmed that Falmouth's public toilets would begin reopening from this week as part of a trial.

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John said: "There were no cars parked up in the lay-by. I saw about six pieces of toilet tissue in front of me and when I went to pick them up there were three pieces of human poo that someone had covered up.

"I put it into the black bin, only about 20 yards away. I had my cycling gloves on and used the tissue paper to scoop it up.

"I saw more rubbish today at The Point on the ground, right next to the bins.

"My parents always told me to take my litter home."

He said he feared for what people coming into the town would think of it, if they came across such matter.

"The toilets need to be reopened as soon as possible.

"People are frightened to go out because they're scared they'll get caught short.

"Gyllyngvase Beach was absolutely heaving that Sunday. Where are people supposed to go to the toilet?

"We're going back to the olden days when you used to go to the toilet in the hedge or in the water," he added.

On Monday the toilets at Prince of Wales Pier, Grove Place and Kimberley Park reopened and are available seven days a week, from 9am to 5pm. They will be closely monitored for how they are used during this time.

However, Falmouth town clerk Mark Williams told the Packet that it will be longer until the toilets at the beaches reopen.

Mr Williams said: "What we don't want to do is provide facilities for people to go and sit at the beach all day. It's all about responsibility."

He mentioned June 22 as a date that the council would look to reopen the beach toilets.