The temperature at some swimming pool leisure centres in Wales has been turned down a fraction to make savings as energy bills soar. A not-for profit company that runs 19 pools in Wales says energy bills for running the pools have increased by £3.3m over the past year.
Ivan Horsfall-Turner, chief executive of Freedom Leisure, said temperatures had been brought down "just a small amount" because down by half a degree is making a difference to the utility bills.
He also said the company, which runs the LC in Swansea, the Queensway Stadium in Wrexham and Llandrindod Wells Sports Centre, were looking at turning off saunas and hot tubs at key times, and turning some equipment off at quieter times meaning they were not being kept continually charging.
