Staffordshire News: On your marks at sports mecca; STAFFORDSHIRE: Work begins on county town's leisure centre.(News)

From: Birmingham Mail (England) | Date: November 14, 2006 | Copyright information

Byline: By Justine Halifax

AFTER three years in the pipeline, work on Stafford's new multi-million-pound leisure centre has got under way.

Due to be completed in the spring 2008, Stafford Leisure Centre is predicted to be the jewel in the crown for the county town.

Boasting a 25-metre eight-lane pool and a teaching pool with moveable floor to adjust the depth of water, Stafford Borough Council said it was delighted work has started on the "exciting" development.

Coun Mike Smith, cabinet member for leisure, dug deep into the soil at the Lammascote Road site to ...

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