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01/04/2015
Robinson Centre To Close Indefinitely
A leisure centre in east Belfast is to close indefinitely over asbestos concerns.
The Robinson Centre, on the Montgomery Road, has now transferred to Belfast's new super council.
The issue will now undergo a full judicial review at a later date, however an interim decision means the new Lisburn Castlereagh Council will take over in the meantime.
A spokesman for Belfast City Council said: "The Robinson Centre will not open tomorrow and will be closed indefinitely as BCC will be carrying out a more detailed survey as soon as possible so that it could take an informed decision about the future of the centre.
"We appreciate that one of the most sensitive issues is the outcome for the staff who work in the Robinson Centre. They have been advised by BCC by letter this afternoon that the centre will not open in the morning and a meeting has been arranged which will be attended by BCC management and recognised trade union officials."
(CD/JP)
The Robinson Centre, on the Montgomery Road, has now transferred to Belfast's new super council.
The issue will now undergo a full judicial review at a later date, however an interim decision means the new Lisburn Castlereagh Council will take over in the meantime.
A spokesman for Belfast City Council said: "The Robinson Centre will not open tomorrow and will be closed indefinitely as BCC will be carrying out a more detailed survey as soon as possible so that it could take an informed decision about the future of the centre.
"We appreciate that one of the most sensitive issues is the outcome for the staff who work in the Robinson Centre. They have been advised by BCC by letter this afternoon that the centre will not open in the morning and a meeting has been arranged which will be attended by BCC management and recognised trade union officials."
(CD/JP)
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