‘Leisure firm's financial woes won't impact taxpayer’

TORRIDGE District Council has confirmed that council taxpayers won't lose out after a company it used for its leisure centres went into administration.

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Active Nation, which processed payroll and membership subscriptions for centres in Northam, Great Torrington and Holsworthy stopped trading earlier this month.

The transfer of all payments to the council’s leisure company Active Torridge is now almost complete and running the centres hasn't been affected, says the authority.

At a meeting of the council’s community and resources committee last Monday, chairman Cllr Robert Hicks (Ind, Monkleigh and Putford), who is also a director of Active Torridge, said they are resolving the issues.

The council has since clarified that this is “purely a back-office administrative issue and there will be no additional cost to council taxpayers”.

Customer bookings and memberships have continued as normal.