Leisure Centres in the headlines
SLIDESHOW: £5m project a 'celebration of light, space and detail'
BURTON'S multi-million pound Meadowside Leisure Centre project has been revealed to the Mail in an exclusive behind the scenes tour. Just days ahead of the official launch on Wednesday, August 18, the
Govt pulls the plug on new leisure centre pool
SWIMMERS have hit out after learning that proposed plans for a new pool and revamped changing rooms have been cancelled after the Government decided to withdraw money for the project. Greenbank
Workers putting finishing touches to Meadowside
THE £5MILLION refurbishment of Burton's Meadowside Leisure Centre is edging closer to completion. Workers are now starting to put the finishing touches to the complex in time for its grand
Children deterring the use of community facility
KEEP fit enthusiasts have spoken out after being unable to use ‘community facilities’. Several members of the pubic have raised concerns about Etwall Leisure Centre, in Hilton Road. The
Even the leisure centre figures look healthier
THOUSANDS more sports fanatics are snapping up facilities on offer at a South Derbyshire leisure centre. New figures have revealed community usage at Etwall Leisure Centre, in Hilton Road, rocketed
New-look Meadowside to open next month
A DATE has been set for the official opening of Burton's new-look Meadowside Leisure Centre. Members of the public will be able to get their first look at the refurbished facility on August 18.
Cost cutting axe falls on free swimming sessions
A GOVERNMENT scheme that allowed children and pensioners to swim for free has been scrapped due to budget cuts. The £140 million project was launched in April 2009 and provided funding for
Leisure centre is near to being back on budget
BOSSES at a South Derbyshire leisure centre are celebrating the prospect of being “back on budget” following fears of a £100,000 overspend. Thanks to cost-cutting measures and
£900k pool project is set to splash out
SWIMMERS are celebrating after learning that proposed plans for a new pool and revamped changing rooms are almost certain to be given the go-ahead. Managers of Greenbank Leisure Centre, in Civic Way,
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Mummified - the recluse, 58, who died alone, forgotten by a 'caring' society
A MUMMIFIED corpse lay undiscovered for two years, an inquest has heard. The body of Bruce Ross, 58, was found only when a bailiff broke into his flat at the Aspen Mews complex in Sycamore Road,
Above and beyond the call of duty . . .
A HAVE-A-GO hero helped locate two burglary suspects after he caught them trying to break into a property. The man relayed information to the police on his mobile phone as he chased down the would-be
Residents' early-morning call after car hits house
A WOMAN motorist had to be taken to hospital after she crashed her car into a house. The 24-year-old had to be cut out of her Citroen Saxo following the collision with a property opposite the Royal
'Traffic jam of mental health care tailbacks'
THE Margaret Stanhope Centre's namesake has revealed the 'disastrous domino effect' that closing the unit would have on regional health care, a campaigner has claimed. Dr Matt Long, leader of the
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Rhyming plea over library closures
Gruffalo author Julia Donaldson has penned a poem in protest at planned library closures.
1,000 people expected in marches
More than 1,000 protesters are expected to take part in marches by two opposing campaign groups.
Huhne 'must forfeit severance pay'
Chris Huhne faces pressure to decline a £17,000-plus severance payment available to him after he quit his job as a Cabinet minister to fight a criminal charge of perverting the course of justice.
Towns regeneration contest launched
The Government has launched a competition to find 12 areas to share £1 million under a drive to regenerate town centres.
