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...
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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...
The former Scunthorpe United, Sligo Rovers, Motherwell and Northern Ireland manager became Thistle’s first sporting director in April and oversaw the appointment of Mark Wilson, who had been interim co-head coach, as team boss. Speaking to the club website, Baraclough thanked the surgeons and staff at the Wellkin Hospital, Mauritius, “for their exceptional care” and...
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...
Bea Swallow BBC News, Bristol Family Handout Jack Lees sent his mum pictures of the sun setting over the beach in the hours before his death A university student union says it has improved safety measures after a “heroic” student drowned while rescuing three women from the sea. Jack Lees was just days away from...
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...
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...
BBC Part of the park was taped off after emergency services were called A 16-year-old boy has died after getting into difficulty while swimming in a lake in Nottinghamshire. Emergency services were called to Colwick Country Park when the boy went missing at 17:20 BST on Wednesday, Nottinghamshire Police said. A police underwater search team...
Anna Varle BBC South West health correspondent BBC Paddy McMonagle said swimming helped him stop thinking about his treatment for cancer Patients being treated for cancer in Devon are using cold water swimming as therapy. Chill Coach Ellie Ricketts has encouraged 150 patients at Derriford Hospital in Plymouth to complete an eight-week course called Into...
James Guy and Duncan Scott were tied for first in a dramatic men’s 200m freestyle at the Aquatics GB Swimming Championships in London. There was plenty of anticipation for the last race of the meet, which also included Olympic 200m freestyle silver medallist Matt Richards. Despite storming into the lead, Richards ended in third place...
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...
At the budget-setting meeting on 28 February 2025, the Council had to identify £3.5 million savings to set a balanced budget for the next financial year. Part of the measures to achieve this included a reduction to the budget of the Leisure Service of £586,000. To achieve these savings, the Leisure service has had to...