Cleaner Dennis Denton has something to celebrate -- his public loo has won a top award.

The old-style ceramic public lavatory in Portway, Wantage, has been voted Loo of the Year by the British Toilet Association.

The block beat more than 1,000 entries from across the UK.

Inspectors from the BTA were so impressed with its standards they gave it a four-star grading.

Officers at the Vale of White Horse District Council plan to put the plaque on the building -- one of four public loos in the town.

Spokesman Martin Litherland said the award was a welcome surprise.

He said it was "all cisterns go" for the Vale's contracted cleaning staff who visit the toilets five times a day to ensure they are spotless.

He said: "The Portway convenience was designed about 12 years ago. It is clean, light, airy and easily accessible."