£1.3m upgrade at leisure centres

CABINET members in Northumberland have agreed to put forward £1.3million for improvements at a number of the county’s leisure centres.

- JAMES ROBINSON

The money will be used to replace the boilers at Prudhoe Waterworld and the roof of Hexham’s Wentworth Leisure Centre's sports hall as well as electrical upgrades at Willowburn Leisure Centre in Alnwick and new tiles for the floor of Ashington Leisure Centre’s learner pool.

The move was approved at Tuesday's meeting of Northumberland County Council’s cabinet.

Speaking at the meeting, cabinet member for leisure Coun Jeff Watson hailed the county’s leisure portfolio as one of the best in the country. He added that the funding would ensure some of the county’s older centres would continue to be maintained to a high standard.