The plan to stop Cheltenham Festival punters urinating in public

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Cllr Max Wilkinson, of Cheltenham Borough Council, said he hopes the new initiative will stop ‘brazen’ behaviour
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A Cheltenham Festival punter
Cheltenham has declared a ‘war on wee’ ahead of this year’s horse racing festival – with locals fed up of “shameless” punters urinating in public.
The town’s borough council says it has had enough of racegoers ignoring temporary toilets and relieving themselves “brazenly”.
So hydrophobic paint – which repels liquids – is being made available to residents and business for the first time ahead of the 2023 meet.
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A Cheltenham Festival punter
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