A decision is due to be made later on the future of a popular swimming pool in Exeter which is threatened with closure. Staff at Northbrook swimming pool were told in February a decision had been made to close the pool after Exeter City Council voted to cut its budget for leisure centre services by...
Exeter City Council is set to seal the fate of Northbrook swimming pool at a meeting of its executive committee tomorrow evening, when it is expected to decide to close the pool, for the second time, on the basis of a report produced by council director Ian Collinson. The council is apparently intent on ignoring...
An outdoor pool is set to reopen this weekend after bosses were forced to shut the attraction because high tides failed to refill it. Shoalstone Pool in Brixham, south Devon, relies on the tide for its water. But this week’s calm sea conditions meant the water did not travel high enough. David Thomas, operations manager,...
An outdoor pool in Devon has been left empty because “mother nature” failed to deliver at high tide, operators have said. Shoalstone Pool in Brixham was emptied and cleaned ahead of the predicted hot and sunny weekend but has yet to be refilled due to the tide not coming up high enough. Operators said: “Due...
Miles Davis BBC Devon political reporter BBC Demonstrators gathered outside the Guildhall in Exeter to protest against the planned closure of Northbrook swimming pool The planned closure of a popular swimming pool will be fully examined by councillors before any decision is taken. Campaigners fighting a proposal to close Northbrook swimming pool in Exeter got...
Miles Davis BBC Devon political reporter BBC Colleen Natola uses the Northbrook swimming pool four or five times a week The closure of a Devon swimming pool will be discussed on Tuesday after campaigners handed in a petition opposing the plans with more than 2,000 signatures. People fighting to keep Northbrook swimming pool in Exeter...
Zhara Simpson BBC News, South West Ashburton Swimming Pool Ashburton Swimming Pool said the repairs to the deep end wall cost more than £50,000 A community swimming pool in south Devon is undergoing repairs due to significant damage. Ashburton Swimming Pool said contractors identified “lots of cracks” at the deep end of the pool, causing...
Exeter City Council is under pressure to reconsider its plan to close Northbrook Swimming Pool after community campaigners triggered a full council debate on the closure by raising a petition imploring it to keep the pool open that was signed by nearly 2,250 local residents. As a result it will hold a debate on the...
SPECIAL REPORT Campaigners compel Exeter City Council to reconsider Northbrook pool closure with 2,250-strong resident petition Exeter City Council is under pressure to reconsider its plan to close Northbrook Swimming Pool after community campaigners triggered a full council debate on the closure by raising a petition imploring it to keep the pool open that was...
Chloe Parkman BBC News, South West BBC The buildings have been transformed into a multi-use space Refurbishment work to transform Plymouth’s Tinside Lido is nearing the end, a spokesperson has confirmed. Stephanie Lewis, head of business and commercial development at Plymouth Leisure Active, said the £4.5m revamp to two derelict buildings at the site would...
The new Riverside Stand is accessed via Gate 51, and you come out directly onto a decking area which overlooks the river and has food kiosks and live music playing. One fan said it is like walking into a “posh garden party” – this is a space open to fans with general admission tickets. Another...
South Hams Council Proposals include increasing the size of the pool and heating it A village swimming pool could reopen as part of £88,000 plans to transform a leisure site. South Hams District Council’s executive committee will on Thursday review proposals for the Meadowbrook Park pool in Dartington, which has been closed since 2022 and...
HEADLINES City council holds sham Northbrook swimming pool closure consultation £600,000 Exeter Leisure services budget cut signed off two weeks before pool consultation opened as St Sidwell’s Point drains other council leisure sites. Read more. Met Office to sell Exeter Science Park supercomputer and office buildings Disposal motivated by replacement of nine year-old supercomputer with...
When Exeter City Council leader Phil Bialyk announced last month that he would be cutting £3.5 million from the council’s 2025-26 budget, he didn’t mention Northbrook leisure centre in Beacon Lane, home to an established swimming school and nineteen metre pool. Five days later, despite saying that next year’s budget aimed to “protect the services...
A strong 7.7 magnitude earthquake rocked the Thai capital on Friday, causing buildings to sway and cascade water from rooftop pools onto the streets below. The earthquake is believed to be relatively shallow, at 10km (6.2 miles) deep, with a reported epicentre in neighbouring Myanmar. The greater Bangkok area is home to more than 17...
