COUNCILLORS will decide tonight whether to press ahead with plans for a new leisure centre in Winchester.
As reported in the Chronicle there are plans in place to replace the crumbling River Park Leisure Centre.
Cabinet members favour a new centre having a 50m pool, which would mean it will be built in Bar End.
The new centre would also have a 12 court sport hall, hydrotherapy pool, four squash courts, a fitness gym with four studios, soft play and cafe facilities.
However the question of its exact location has been the subject of debate by campaigners, who have called for it to be built on the Garrison Ground
which is owned by Tesco, rather than the King George V Playing Fields.
If the council press ahead with the scheme they will be spending around £770,000 for design, project management and other professional services required to move the plans forward.
A full council meeting will take place tonight at Winchester Guildhall at 7pm where the plans will be discussed.
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