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HARROGATE council officials have moved to reassure the public that the construction of Ripon’s new swimming pool is progressing safely after an…

RIPON Spa Baths has reopened today after more than a year of closures caused by the coronavirus outbreak. The baths was forced to close in March 2020 when the first lockdown came into force and has stayed shut until today due to staff supporting frontline council services stretched by the pandemic. All swimming pools, leisure centres and gyms were allowed to reopen last month when other Harrogate council-run sites including the Hydro, Nidderdale Pool and Ripon Leisure Centre made a return. However, Knaresborough Pool and Starbeck Baths are still shut, and it remains unclear when the...

BOROUGH bosses have rejected repeated calls for the sale of Ripon Spa Baths to be halted while work on the city’s regeneration masterplan is underway. The historic baths was put on the market by Harrogate Borough Council in February in a move which sparked concerns that it could lose its community use if snapped up by a private developer. Groups including Ripon City Council, Ripon Civic Society and Ripon Together have since made calls for the sale not to be rushed through, but borough bosses have now made their intentions clearer than ever. “We have no plans to withdraw the sale o...

A SENIOR Harrogate councillor says he hopes Ripon and Starbeck Baths will reopen next month. Councillor Stanley Lumley, cabinet member for culture, tourism and sport at Harrogate Borough, said the swimming pools were currently closed despite a government go-ahead to reopen because of staffing shortages and “challenges” around social distancing. He added the council is “hoping” they can reopen in May, although Knaresborough Pool will stay shut due to maintenance problems. “We are hoping to open Ripon Pool in May and providing we have got staff availability, very soon afte...