Another Liverpool pool will have to close for repair works after a summer in that has seen the city's leisure centres plagued by maintenance problems.
Liverpool council announced that the pool Park Road Lifestyles will shut for up to a month from today as work takes place to replace filters.
It comes as Speke's Austin Rawlinson Lifestyles Centre is finally set to reopen after three months of work to fix problems with its electrics, lighting, ventilation and water systems.
Asbestos also had to be removed from the building, which will reopen on Monday, with its pool set to open to the public the following day.
Deputy mayor Wendy Simon said the public would be kept updated on progress at Park Road and Wavertree Aquatics Centre, another council leisure centre whose pool is closed.
Councillor Simon said: “The contractors we are using have completed the essential work at Austin Rawlinson Lifestyles ahead of schedule, although there will be further remedial works taking place when the building has reopened.
“I would like to take the opportunity to thank centre users for their patience and understanding as I know it is a much-loved facility that is popular with the local community.
“We are now moving on to carry out essential refurbishment work replacing the filters in the swimming pool at Park Road Lifestyles, which means the pool will be shut for around a month.
“We will keep people informed of progress on the pools at Park Road and the Aquatics Centre, and if there is any change or delay we will let them know.”
Wavertree Aquatics Centre shut in after a light bulb exploded over the pool while a water polo match was ongoing - and later inspections revealed tiles in its pool needed replacing, causing it to close for most of the summer.
Visitors there are still able to visit the smaller pool.
Peter Lloyd Leisure Centre in Tuebrook also had to close its pool for a short period during August.
Costs of the closures are mounting for the council.
As well as the lost revenue from people being unable to visit the pool, hundreds of thousands have already been spent repairing the ageing buildings.
