THE POOL at Newport Centre will bring back many happy memories for many people, but over the summer it was announced it had been permanently closed as plans for a new leisure centre are put in place.
Following the closure, new images have now been shared of the deserted pool hall.
During the pandemic, the pool at Newport Centre closed, along with all others, in a bid to prevent the spread of Covid-19.
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But, while Newport Live was able to reopen three of its swimming facilities in summer 2020, the city centre pool remained closed to the public.
Plans to reopen the pool safely were found to “involve significant cost”, which is said to be a key factor in keeping the facility closed, and in forming plans to eventually replace it.
Last year, a council report said that up to £2.5 million would be needed to reopen the pool area of Newport Centre to the public, and an additional £9.1 million to maintain the building in the medium term.
It leaves the city with three operational swimming facilities - at the Newport International Sports Village (NISV) at Spytty, and the Active Living Centre (ALC) at Bettws.
As plans currently stand, the new leisure centre will be built on Usk Way, while the college campus will be located where the current Newport Centre stands.
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