C CTV brought in to tackle toilet vandals

C CTV cameras have been installed outside some public toilets in the Derbyshire Dales after "wanton acts of vandalism", a council said.

D erbyshire Dales District Council said vandalism at some sites had cost "thousands of pounds to repair and has led to enforced temporary closures during repair work".

T he authority has now installed the external cameras at Ashbourne, Bakewell, Baslow, Eyam, Hartington, Matlock Bath, Matlock and Youlgrave.

T he council said it hoped the cameras, which are connected to its central CCTV system, would help catch culprits and act as a deterrent.