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This is the moment a woman was photographed defecating on the beach on Swansea’s seafront.

The woman was caught on camera by a resident at around 9am in the morning, earlier this week.

And it is just the latest incident of people relieving themselves in the city’s maritime quarter, according to the area’s residents’ association - who said it had been an issue in the area ever since public toilets were closed there two years ago.

The person who took the picture said: "Whilst walking on the beach this morning at approximately 9am we see a woman with no inhibitions walk down the steps and s**t on the beach.

"On finishing she rejoined her friend and casually continued their walk along the promenade. And to think they ban dogs!!!"

A spokesman for the Martime Quarter Residents’ Association said: “This goes on around the marina on a daily basis.

“We objected to the closure a couple of years ago of the public toilets in the marina, but were completely ignored.

“The council promotes the marina as a wonderful place to come and visit and walk around, and it hosts fun runs and community walks.

“But every weekend it is an issue all along the prom.

“There are restaurants and bars but understandably they do not want anyone coming in and have signs saying they are for customers only.

“There is excrement between walkways and flats, and you know it is human because there is paper besides it.

“When there are events like the airshow we have hundreds and hundreds of more people visit, and we ask for the old toilets to be opened, but instead the temporary toilets are brought in, which is false economy.

“It is a huge problem in the area.”

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There are two public toilets on the seafront in Swansea, at Mumbles and Blackpill. The former public toilets at the marina, which were closed more than two years ago, are by business Beer Riff.

But there are also facilities available at the LC, the Civic Centre, the Guildhall and the Quadrant bus station.

Swansea Council said it was currently developing a strategy aimed at improving provision of public toilets across the city.

All councils in wales have been told to publish a local toilets strategy which will guide councils through how public toilets are managed in the future. It must publish the strategy by the end of May.

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People have also defecated on cars in Swansea:

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Mark Thomas, cabinet member for environment and infrastructure management, said: “Public toilets are a service that almost everyone uses from time to time. They are also a service which the public have expectations of in terms of access, cleanliness and opening times.

“The Welsh Government wants all councils to have a strategy in place and the first step is to carry out a needs assessment to understand what organisations and people want and need in our city.

“This will give us an initial view of what is currently provided in Swansea, what the public think and where there may be gaps in provision.

“We want to hear from everyone about their experiences whether they are good or bad.

“Once we have feedback from people and groups we can then draft a strategy to ensure we can work with others to improve provision in Swansea.”

To have a say on the local toilets strategy, click www.swansea.gov.uk/toiletsurvey