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Leisure centre postcode lottery laid bare as three new sites approved MULTI-MILLION pound plans to replace ‘ageing and outdated’ leisure centres in Seaham, Chester-le-Street and Bishop Auckland have been given the green light. Expected costs for the scheme, which includes improvements to other sites across the county, have ballooned from £62.8 million to £78 million since they were first put forward last year (2020). But bosses have also promised there will be no disruption to existing users between construction starting and the new facilities opening. “In 2020 we approved the principles of an ambitious plan to transform our leisure centres, including three new centres to replace ageing and outdated facilities,” said Councillor Carl Marshall, cabinet member for economic regeneration at Durham County Council.
Woodhouse Leisure Complex Picture: SARAH CALDECOTT A PROPOSAL to close a town leisure centre in favour a new state-of-the art facility faces opposition from residents and gym users. Durham County Council s proposal for Bishop Auckland is part of a £78m leisure transformation across the county – including new facilities at Chester-le-Street and Seaham – which it says will have health, social and economic benefits. But almost 300 people have signed an online petition against the closure of Woodhouse Close Leisure Centre, in favour of a new facility next to Bishop Auckland Football Club’s ground, at Tindale Crescent. Officers considered revamping the Woodhouse facility, which is 53 years old; relocation to Bishop Auckland College or even a dual site.
Freemens Quay Gym, opening up again after it was closed due to Covid lockdown SILVERBIRD PHOTOGRAPHY EMILY CAREY PLANS to build three new state-of-the-art leisure centres across County Durham will move a step closer next week, supporting the county’s economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. Durham County Council’s Cabinet will be asked to approve three preferred sites for the new build leisure centres in Seaham, Chester-le-Street and Bishop Auckland, helping to regenerate local communities and improve the physical and mental health of residents. The multi-million-pound plans are part of the council’s leisure centre transformation programme, which aims to develop more modern, innovative services in a sustainable way, better meeting the needs of residents and visitors and having a positive impact on communities.
Brothel, gangland drug den and squatters : homes from hell shut down by police in 2020
In many cases, long-suffering neighbours and residents had to put up with months of anguish
Police outside a property in Ellesmere Port after it was made the subject of a closure order (Image: Cheshire Police)
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