A set of toilets at a gym had to be closed after they were vandalised with swastikas. 

The men's toilets at PureGym in Colchester were vandalised at some point on Wednesday. 

Staff closed the toilets while they were cleaned and they have since reopened. 

A poster that was put up in the gym at the time read: "Male toilets are currently locked due to vandalism.

"Please use the accessible to all toilet. 

"Apologies for any inconvenience." 

A spokesman for PureGym said: "On Wednesday morning we were made aware of an act of vandalism in one of the toilet cubicles at our Colchester gym.

"We immediately closed the area in order to clean and repaint, which was completed quickly and the toilets are now open.

"We believe this was an isolated incident but are conducting investigations and the perpetrator will be banned from the gym."