Anger grows over the idea of privatising leisure facilities

Anger grows over the East Staffordshire Borough Council’s idea of privatising leisure facilities. The council “has launched a review into the future management of Meadowside Leisure Centre, Shobnall Leisure Complex, the Brewhouse arts centre, the civic function suite at Burton Town Hall and Burton Market Hall.” The sale would lead to a loss of public control: “While it said privatization would reduce the council's financial burden, the authority admitted it would mean a reduction in the council’s control over day-to-day operations of the venues, and the risk of prioritising commercialisation.”