6+ hour, 28+ min ago  (331+ words) A popular city swimming pool built in the 1970s could undergo a multi-million revamp if funding is approved. Peterborough City Council’s cabinet will be asked on July 21 to accept a £794,000 grant from Sports England to help towards a major refurbishment of…...

1+ week, 21+ hour ago  (369+ words) A leisure centre has been criticised for “shoddy” service after so much scum was built up around the pool, that “clean me” was written in it. Freedom Leisure operates four centres across Fenland and a report was presented to the…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (118+ words) A Cambridgeshire Lido will remain closed for a second day due to an “issue”. The Peterborough Lido was closed on Wednesday (July 1) so staff could carry out “essential maintenance”. However, the pool will remain closed today (Thursday, July 2). In a…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (229+ words) Officers were spotted searching the lake on Thursday(Image: Mercury) A body has tragically been found after reports a teenage boy entered a lake. The incident happened yesterday (June 25) in Leicestershire when police were called just after 1.30pm to Meynell Lake,…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (291+ words) Cows leisurely grazing near Cambridge city centre on Sheep's Green Coe Fen Nature Reserve(Image: Niamh Dann/CambridgeshireLive) There are several grand rivers that flow throughout Cambridgeshire. These rivers are some of the most tranquil sights on a quiet sunny…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (342+ words) As we enter the summer months, many parents are buying new swimming costumes for their children ahead of the school holidays. However, Plympton Fire Department is encouraging families not to merely choose the 'prettiest' or 'coolest' costume, but to think…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (441+ words) Amazon shoppers are raving over the 'best paddling pool', and it's said to last years. The Splosh Inflatable Family Swimming Pool is currently £25.99 at the shopping giant. The large pool is 50cm tall with a length of 200cm and width of 150cm - making…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (487+ words) A body has been recovered during a search for a young man who went missing after entering a lake in the Swanscombe area of Kent on Wednesday (May 27). It comes as ten people have died in open water across the…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (266+ words) Cambridge University won the Men's race in the Boat Race 2026(Image: Getty Images) Cambridge have secured their seventh win in eight years of competing in the Men's Boat Race against Oxford. It means the Light Blues have continued their run…...

3+ mon, 4+ week ago  (471+ words) The part demolition aims to make better use of the Manor Field's location(Image: Saunders Boston Architects) Part of a 50-year-old leisure centre is set to be demolished as part of a multi-million pound redevelopment. Manor Leisure Centre in Whittlesey…...