Could Gateshead Leisure Centre reopen?

What does the future have in store for Gateshead Leisure Centre?

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00:00 Back in summer last year, Gateshead Leisure Centre was closed down due to Gateshead Council

00:05 budget cuts. This came despite backlash and protests from the Saltwell and Bencham community.

00:11 But efforts to reopen the leisure centre have taken a major step forward after a battle

00:15 with police and council bosses over a new licence for the venue was resolved. It's

00:20 hoped that Gateshead Active will reopen the facility in the coming months. New plans hope

00:25 to give the hub a sustainable future by using it to host boxing matches, live music and

00:31 football fan zones. But the prospect of the centre having a bar within it and staging

00:36 large events was understood to have drawn concern from Northumbria Police and the council.

00:42 After being told that the new premises licences would be granted for the centre, Gateshead

00:47 Active Director and former councillor Robert Waff said "We believe we have come to a sensible

00:53 arrangement that gives them confidence in our operation.

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