A bid is to be made to have public toilets - closed in a money-saving move - reopened.

Coun Andy Hutchings says Weymouth and Portland borough council went too far in closing 10 conveniences to make up a massive budget shortfall.

He said: "This was one cut too many. It is important that the council re-examine its decision.

"A lot of the toilets are in outlying areas and this has a big effect on residents."

Coun Hutchings will ask the council's environment conservation committee to look at the effect on the community of the closure of toilets in areas such as Southill and Littlemoor.

He hopes the committee, which meets on September 1, will vote that the management committee re-open the toilets.

But it is not just the closure of public conveniences used by residents that concerns Coun Hutchings. He is also worried about some of the area's tourist spots.

"People come to visit Upwey, and now they've shut the local loos it makes things more difficult," he said.

John Antell, from Ebbw Vale, who was enjoying the sunshine on The Esplanade, said: "There aren't enough toilets for the amount of visitors here.

"There should be two or three more along here. You have to walk a long way sometimes."

Michael Newell, from Witney, Oxfordshire, has visited Weymouth every two months for 37 years. "The people here are very friendly and I love it here, but the toilet situation is bad. It's a shame. "It's the kids I feel sorry for. They have to walk so far to find a toilet," he said. "I've heard mothers telling their children that they should just go in the sea."

"I'm only a holidaymaker but I think toilets are important because Weymouth depends on tourists so much," he said.

Weymouth and Portland Borough council waste and recycling services manager, David Bowyer will be presenting a report to the meeting. He said re-opening all toilets would cost £45,500 per year.

His report recommends that if councillors vote to re-open the toilets, they should identify how to finance them.