An Edinburgh MP is putting pressure on the city council to pay for portable toilets at Portobello Promenade this summer to avoid beachgoers pooing and peeing in 'alleyways and private gardens'.
Tommy Sheppard called for an end to the "awful scenes witnessed by residents and seafront businesses" as a result of a lack of public loos at the beauty spot.
The Edinburgh East SNP MP said installing portaloos during the two busiest months of the year would cost just under £4,000, warning the council it was a "public health and sanitation issue that cannot be ignored".
