THE main swimming pool at a County Durham leisure centre will close for seven weeks for improvement works.

Newton Aycliffe Leisure Centre will close the pool on Monday, January 6, while work to upgrade and re-grout the facility is carried out.

Most swimming lessons will continue as normal in the learner pool, with those who take lessons in the main pool able to continue their training at Spennymoor Leisure Centre.

School swimming will be continue as normal in the learner pool, while gym customers, casual swimmers and swimming members can use the pool at Spennymoor or Woodhouse Close Leisure Centre in Bishop Auckland.

The main pool at Newton Aycliffe is scheduled to reopen on Monday, February 24.