Public baths dating back to 1891 have been reopened following the completion of the first stage of a £4.7m restoration project.
Goggles have again been banned from use in a local authority swimming pool after fears a pair could “snap” onto a child’s face too hard, injuring them. Parents branded the ruling by Oxfordshire County Council’s healthy and safety brigade as “nutty” and “extreme.” Read the full story on Swimming Pool News [adrotate group=”4″]
In a follow up to a story that appeared in SPN’s October 2010 edition, it has emerged that the Tropicana in Weston- super-Mare will be redeveloped by a local businessman or not at all if North Somerset Council does not approve his plans. Only two bidders had expressed an interest in redeveloping the run down […]
The controversy on the use of crushed glass in filters continues within the specialist trade.
