THE long called-for swimming pool in Middlewich may finally be considered after decades of pressure from residents. 


Cheshire East Council leader Michael Jones has caused a splash by saying he has listened to ‘feedback’ from residents calling for a swimming pool.


The response came following his letter last month which outlined ambitious plans to build a freight terminal, 2,00 more homes, and a ‘garden city’ in the town.


Cllr Jones said: “We’ve had a lot of feedback that people want a swimming pool in Middlewich so we will be carrying out a survey and see if we can put a swimming pool in the town.


“There is a swimming pool in Sandbach which isn’t too far away but if we are going to grow the community in Middlewich with 2,000 more homes, then there has to be more of these kinds of facilities.”


When asked about the timing of the talk of a swimming pool in Middlewich days before the local election, Cllr Jones defended the sincerity of his claims. 


He added: “I do not do that and I have never done that. Everything that I say I mean and if I say we will do something we will do it.”