Public toilets in Oxfordshire towns are clean and vandal-free, an Oxford Mail investigation has found.

On Tuesday we revealed that a third of Oxford's public toilets have been closed because of Oxford City Council's cost-cutting measures, and problems with vandalism and drug-users.

Other district councils have poured money into the public service to keep toilets clean and combat vandalism.

Vale of White Horse District Council has installed seven automatic public conveniences (APC) in Abingdon, Grove and Wantage, which cost about £80,000 annually to service and maintain.

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Customers pay 10p to use the self-cleaning, stand-alone cubicles.

Pat Pratt, Vale waste management technical officer, said: "They're always spotlessly clean and there's no vandalism."

West Oxfordshire District Council is keeping public toilets clean and vandal-free by employing full-time cleaners at Witney and Burford.

A spokesman said: "It deters vandals and the cleaners are there to sort out any problems immediately."

Stand-alone cubicles have also been introduced in Wallingford, Henley, Thame and Benson.

Gina Coupar, South Oxfordshire District Council's head of public amenities, said: "They are vandalised, but not often, and if people don't like paying for them, there are other free toilets close by."

Maurice Goodin, director of Oxford City Council's city works department, said the council would continue to follow its own cleaning and refurbishment programme.