A Welsh council is closing its leisure centres and swimming pools over Christmas and New Year in response to a "catastrophic increase" in energy costs which leaves them searching for an extra £1 million..
Powys Council decided on Tuesday that all leisure centres would close through December and into January, while some pools would remain closed until the end of the financial year. Three leisure facilities - operated by not-for-profit Freedom Leisure - will close in Llanfair Caereinion, Llanfyllin and Presteigne until March 31, 2023.
The council also agreed to temporarily close swimming pools to both the public and schools in Llanidloes, Rhayader and Builth Wells until March 31, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS). All saunas would close too. Read more news about the cost of living crisis here.
