'˜It needs a big investment': Pyramids Centre swimming pool forced to shut for three days

The Pyramids Centre, in Southsea, apologised for having to close its pools between Saturday and yesterday. It was due to be open again this morning.

A post on Facebook BH Live, which runs the centre on behalf of Portsmouth City Council, said on Saturday: '˜The pool is currently closed until further notice. The rest of the centre is open as usual. We apologise for any inconvenience.'

An updated post written yesterday added: '˜Due to circumstances beyond our control the pool is temporarily closed. It will open again at 7am on Tuesday.'

Chris Arnold, from Stubbington in Fareham, is a regular user of the Pyramids Centre and said he was disappointed to go there on Saturday to find the pool unavailable.

'˜It needs a big investment, not quick fixes' he said.

'˜It could be a great centre if they solve their problems.'