6+ hour, 39+ min ago  (102+ words) A public swimming pool has re-opened following a repair project. Burntwood Leisure Centre near Lichfield had to close its main and learner pools on 9 February due to a failure of the pool pumps and pipework. The learner pool was reopened…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (282+ words) A town's fireworks display is set to return after a five-year absence. The November show at Stockton Riverside attracted thousands of people each year but last took place in 2021. Redevelopment work in the town centre led to the event being…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (1115+ words) The first official bathing spot on the River Thames in London and the filming location for TV drama Broadchurch are among 13 new designated swimming sites proposed by the government. Others include a meadow and river site in the area that…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (480+ words) A father-of-four said his family suffered "significant distress" and his wife's birthday getaway was ruined when his children found a rat at the bottom of a Center Parcs swimming pool. Matt Wilson's children allegedly discovered the dead rodent in the…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (480+ words) A father-of-four said his family suffered "significant distress" and his wife's birthday getaway was ruined when his children found a rat at the bottom of a Center Parcs swimming pool. Matt Wilson's children allegedly discovered the dead rodent in the…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago  (305+ words) People have expressed their delight after a town's only public swimming pool finally reopened. The Empress pool in Chatteris, Cambridgeshire, was forced to close in 2023 after structural issues were discovered and the bill to repair it was about "80,000. The pool's…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago  (289+ words) An ex-marine has captured the moment a cliff crashed down onto a beach as he scrambled for safety. Hughie John Morris, 67, from Rhydwyn, had stopped to film stones falling on Porth Swtan, also known as Church Bay, in Anglesey, during…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (305+ words) A listed Victorian swimming pool, which has been closed for more than two year, has reopened after restoration works. Swindon's Health Hydro welcomed its first swimmers back at 06:00 GMT following an "8.5m revamp. As part of the works, new changing rooms,…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (81+ words) Culloden pool reopening after heating problems'BBC Culloden pool reopening after heating problems Culloden Swimming Pool is expected to reopen later after heating issues resulted in a temporary closure. High Life Highland said the water and air temperatures were rising but…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago  (113+ words) Image source, IOM GOVERNMENT The main pool at the Isle of Man's National Sports Centre has reopened following repairs to a cracked pipe in its water circulation system. The facility confirmed that water testing had been successfully completed and the…...