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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
National
Paul Byrne & Lucy Thornton

Swimming pools forced to close due to chlorine shortage and rising energy bills

Parents are facing a summer holiday nightmare as swimming pools start to close their doors because of a shortage of chlorine.

The government is being urged to step in and save the UK’s swimming pools as they battle the worldwide shortage on top of rising energy bills.

Pools in Staffordshire, Essex and Brighton have already closed or seen timetables reduced, leaving swimmers high and dry.

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