Cheltenham councillor's 'war on wee' for Race Week

Max Wilkinson wants paint that splashes urine back to be put on walls near Cheltenham racecourse.

Similar schemes have used the special hydrophobic wall coating, which is designed to soak anyone who urinates against it

Racegoers who urinate in public during the Cheltenham Festival could end up with wet trousers after a councillor declared a "war on wee". Max Wilkinson wants a special paint that would cause urine to "splash back" at the perpetrator to be put on walls leading to the racecourse.Public urination "blights our town during race week", Mr Wilkinson said.

"It is illegal, unpleasant to see and makes many people feel uncomfortable or threatened - particularly women."It incorporates chemicals that repel liquids like urine. Last November extra portable toilets were put along Evesham Road in Cheltenham, in a bid to tackle the issue.

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