Contractors have completed the final phase of refurbishment work at the Halesowen Leisure Centre in Dudley.

The centre's transformation also includes a new changing village, high-spec gym, soft play area, café and a wellness suite with power assisted gym equipment.

Councillor Simon Phipps, cabinet member for regeneration and enterprise, said: "While the delays have been immensely frustrating for everyone, I am really pleased that we are finally in a position to get the pool back open again.

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"We've had fantastic feedback from centre users on the other elements of the project and I know many customers can’t wait to get back in the pool, myself included.

"It is the last piece in the jigsaw of a major revamp which has transformed the facility inside and out. Along with the new £18m Duncan Edwards Leisure Centre in Dudley and improvements at Crystal in Stourbridge, it represents the biggest investment in leisure services the borough has seen for decades."