3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (700+ words) A group of sea swimmers have said they are "furious" after multiple sewage spills left their club's regular bathing spot "dangerous" and "unusable". Elizabeth Mills, from Corfe Mullen is one of the members of East Dorset Open Water Swimming Club,…...

5+ day, 20+ hour ago   (285+ words) A petition has been started calling for a town to have its own lido. Mike Reader, the Labour MP for Northampton South, said an outdoor pool would bring the community together and give families an affordable and healthy day out....

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (355+ words) The Ladies' Pool at La Vallette in Guernsey could reopen next week as authorities believe they have dealt with the cause of the pollution that led to its closure. Environmental Health closed the pool on Wednesday after sewage was found…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (804+ words) Nearly 90 years ago, a busy lido in Bristol's "people's park" was bombed in the Second World War and closed, seemingly, forever. But for the past seven years a community group - the Eastville Park Lido CIC - has been working to bring…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (226+ words) People have been warned to stay away from a popular beauty spot pond used for swimming and other water sports due to "hidden hazards" exposed by reduced water levels. Keepers Pond in Abergavenny poses serious safety risks with levels dangerously…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (659+ words) A group of swimmers have staged a protest over the loss of Leeds' only licensed open water swimming spot. Swimmers had been able to use a section of water at Leeds Dock under the supervision of a lifeguard at set…...

3+ week, 22+ hour ago   (428+ words) The organisers of Sydney Marathon have laughed off a mistake which saw a German stadium etched on to medals for participants, saying "we're not going to run from it". Questions arose after the event's official social media account unveiled the…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (584+ words) Filip Nowacki added European 200m breaststroke gold to his Commonwealth title last week Filip Nowacki says his European and Commonwealth Games gold medals prove he is at a world class level. The 18-year-old won the 200m breaststroke title at both events this…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago   (1433+ words) During a long, hot 1960s summer, a teenage Chris Noble became obsessed with his local lido. He spent every single day of the summer of 1967 at Highfields Lido in Nottingham, often from open to close. He, like many in the city,…...