NEWPORT City Council is to recruit trustees to run council leisure services.

The nine people will be appointed to the board of the not-for-profit distributing organisation (NPDO) which will run manage the services from from April 2015.

The NPDO will be responsible for the day-to-day management and operation of the Wales National Velodrome, regional swimming pool, Newport Stadium, Newport Centre, Active Living Centre and Caerleon Golf Course.

A statement on Newport council's website said the role of the volunteer trustees will be to support the NPDO’s management team to deliver the day-to-day running of the organisation.