Plans for new leisure centres in Altrincham and Stretford scrapped

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direct to your inboxPlans to build new leisure centres in Altrincham and Stretford have been scrapped.Trafford council’s executive voted last night to abandon the proposals and instead refurbish the existing centres there – for financial reasons.Official council documents read: “Due to significant budget pressures the investment strategy has been reviewed to provide an affordable option that would improve the leisure centre facilities and continue to meet the objective improving health and well-being outcomes for a greater number of Trafford residents through increasing levels of physical activity.”Trafford council lent £2.5m to Trafford Leisure – the body in charge of running the town hall’s leisure facilities – in October 2019.That cash.