Seafront toilets in Hove blown over as strong winds batter coast

The portable toilets near the King Alfred Leisure Centre in Hove have been brought down as strong winds continue to batter the coast.

Pictures show the cubicles stacked on top of one another with their doors blown wide open.

The seafront toilets in Hove have been blown over in high winds

The temporary toilets were installed at various locations along the seafront last week, but some of the cabins were unable to withstand the 40mph gusts.

Last week, Brighton and Hove City Council announced the new toilets will remain available to the public every hour of every day in what was expected to be a busy bank holiday weekend.

They will be cleaned three times a day at the weekends, bank holidays and school holidays, and twice on weekdays.

A Met Office weather warning has been in place for Brighton and Hove

The 24 temporary toilets will be in place for 18 weeks until the beginning of September.

A yellow weather warning for "disruptive" high winds was issued this morning, with damage to outdoor buildings possible.

In Seaford, a homeowner said he was “shocked” to find that the strong winds had blown a trampoline over a fence and into his garden.

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Delays to transport are also expected across the whole of Sussex, with coastal cities, including Brighton, to be impacted by sea spray and large waves.

Conditions are predicted to remain mild, with temperatures staying between 6C and 11C from Wednesday until the end of the week.

A Met Office Spokesman said: "There will be some delays to road, rail, air and ferry transport.

"There will probably some bus and train services affected, with some journeys taking longer.

"Delays for high-sided vehicles on exposed routes and bridges is also likely."

A spokesman from Brighton and Hove City Council said: “The new seafront toilets are industry standard. Thousands of people used them over the weekend, and they have been generally very well received.

“The weather last night was fairly extreme, and we’re sorry some of the toilets have blown over.

“We will be getting them back working as quickly as we can.”