Work starts on £11.3 million leisure centre in Workington

Work is starting on a multimillion-pound sports centre complex in Workington, west Cumbria, after being given the greenlight by Allerdale Council last month.

The existing leisure centre, which was built 40 years ago, at Moorclose is set to close once the new facility opens.

Plans for a replacement centre have been being discussed for more than a decade.

The leisure complex will include a sports hall, an eight-lane swimming pool and outdoor pitches

Labour councillor Michael Heaslip said: “We will have a leisure centre that isn’t falling down and it will cost a lot less to run.

“It will be a brand new facility, slap in the middle of Workington, so town centre traders will benefit from it.”