When the centre reopened last week, we raised concerns about the opening hours. I’m pleased to say that we have managed to get longer opening hours for the Centre, after suggesting the council bring more staff off furlough.

The Centre will now be open until 8.30pm Mon to Friday and until 2.30pm on Saturday allowing a full additional session for people to book in for. In effect increasing by 50% the number of evening sessions for people only able to access in the evening.

So the first sessions you can book are 8.30am and the last 7.30pm Mon to Friday.

On Saturday the first session is 9.30am and the last session 1.30pm

Each session is for 50 minutes to allow time for the equipment to be cleaned for the next session.

There are also an increasing number of classes.

More information at www.durham.gov.uk/leisurecentres