North Yorkshire Council confirm £300,000 temporary gym in Ripon set to stay until March next year

By Thomas Barrett, Local Democracy Reporting Service
Published 16th May 2023, 09:37 BST
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A temporary gym built in the car park of Ripon’s new leisure centre will stay until March next year, North Yorkshire Council has confirmed.

Jack Laugher Leisure and Wellness Centre opened on Dallamires Lane in 2022 but it has been plagued by controversy due to spiralling costs and the potential for sinkholes on the land where it was built.

The existing leisure centre next to the new facility has now been closed while works costing the council £3.5m take place to try and rectify the ground stablity issues.

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