Firm behind plan to buy out leisure arm revealed

THE identity of the company behind plans to buy out Denbighshire Leisure Ltd has been identified as a Merseyside-based private equity firm.

- By RICHARD EVANS Local Democracy Reporter [e-mail]

Councillors voted to sell the council-owned Denbighshire Leisure Ltd (DLL) behind closed doors late last month.

The decision came despite some concerns from members about the authority over a lack of information, the shareholdings for staff, the loss of control of leisure services and the privatisation of the company.

It led to Plaid Cymru member Cllr Gwyneth Ellis handing in her resignation to the cabinet and Conservative leader Cllr Brian Jones heavily criticising the deal.