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Withington community group wins rights to run popular Manchester swimming pool

Community group The Love Withington Baths group has won the right to run a popular Manchester swimming pool, which was set for closure.

As part of plans to help save £80m from Manchester City Council’s budget, Withington Baths was among several pools set to close this year.

The group started a campaign to save the 104-year-old Edwardian baths and has now had its business plan approved by the council.

The local residents are working on an agreement to lease the building for the next two years.

Group chairman Paul Smith said: “We are dedicated to build upon the legacy of this wonderful pool and create an even more exciting future for this building, which has more than proven its place in local hearts.”

The residents, who staged a large protest against the closure plans in 2013, are hoping to begin running the leisure centre by the start of the summer.

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