30.12.06 Lewisham - London Pools Campaign on Ladywell U-turn and Spin 19.12.06 

27.12.06 Survey of LC web pages finds half have no or misleading information about opening hours  27.12..06

21.12.06 Spalding - All-weather pitch maintained by LC closed by rain  6.12.06

19.12.06 Ealing - 187 petitioned over Gurnell's  "dirty conditions" and other failings 20.6.06

19.12.06 Easington - Councillors note "ongoing problems with cleanliness" of centres 14.11.06

11.12.06 South Norfolk - Wymondham Contract to go in-house from April 2007  4.12.06 

10.12.06 "West Lindsey - "Expensive and time consuming to remove a poor contractor" 15.11.06

8.12.06 Ealing - LC were "dogged with complaints about levels of cleanliness" 8.12.06

7.12.06 St Albans - Councillor unhappy at lack of clarity in council's relationship with LC  7.12.06

25.11.06 Easington - LC "miscalculated" age of girls who took part in inappropriate activities 25.11.06

25.11.06 Lewisham - Public Pressure Saves Ladywell Pool - external link 9.11.06

8.11.06 Hungerford - Another user writes about "filthy" pool  26.11.06 

6.11.06 Brent - Willesden Sports Centre Opens a Year Late  6.11.06

31.10.06 The Mixed Message for Kids in LC's Deals with McDonalds, Coca Cola and Nestlé July 2006

29.10.06 Daventry - Council "delighted" as contract goes from LC to SOLL 19.10.06

21.10.06  Ely - "Full-time cleaner is axed at 'filthy' pool"  20.10.06

20.10.06 Brent - Failure to open and further shower problems 19.10.06

22.10.06 Daily Mail - Bacterial dangers in unnamed London gym  4.7.06

15.10.06 Hungerford - Filthy, cold, broken lockers ... - a user writes  13.10.06

12.10.06 Mole Valley - Council Officer Describes Chaos Following Cuts  by LC 12.10. 2006

11.10.06 North Kesteven - Cleaning Still an Issue Says Annual Report September 2006

11.10.06 Tunbridge Wells - Fusion takes over leisure contracts from LC 9.9.06

5.10.06  Deeping - Headteacher complains of "broken glass in the sports hall, dirty floors, toilets..."  26.9.06

5.10.06 Tavistock - Two years into contract LC says problems due to early days 14.9.06

2.9.06  Ealing - Quest finds poor cleaning at Acton Pool December 2005

7.9.06 Tavistock - Angry users complain about dirt, smells and  flies  6.9.06

2.9.06  Ealing - LC lose contracts as Council seeks higher standards  8.8.06

2.9.06  Lambeth- Increased monitoring drives up performance standards of LC  28.3.06

28.8.06  UK Wide - Hidden programme of cutbacks angers council August 2006

28.8.06  Wokingham - Cleaning and other issues revealed by FOI documents 2005-2006

23.8.06  Milton Keynes - Anonymity For Uncooperative Leisure Managers July 2005

11.8.06   Ely - Council says "Complaints significantly higher" and Swimming Club agrees 10.8.06

6.8.06     West Lindsey - 62 Rectification Notices issued under new regime  4.8.06

31.7.06   Harrow - Discrepancies between Minutes and Audit Commission Documents 21.7.06

20.7.06   Brent - Swimmers and gym-goers' "hearts sink"  20.7.06

20.7.06   Brent - Council press release on new contract unspun  18.7.06

18.7.06   Brent - Shame again on the twisted road to LC's new contract 17.7.06

18.7.06   West Lindsey - "People are definitely not happy with the centre" says councillor  6.7.06

14.7.06   Brent - Borough singled out from Golden Goggles list of "shame"  13.7.06

5.7.06     Hackney - Construction apologises and says LC were not sacked 5.7.06

21.6.06   Ealing - Gurnell Quest reveals cleaning, lifeguarding and no CRB issues  November 2005

20.6.06   Harrow - Council Leader to investigate LC Contract 16.6.06

20.6.06   Harrow - Dire Health & Safety Report on Hatch End Pool May 2005

18.6.06   Quest Accreditation - What does it look at and what is it worth? June 2006

12.6.06   West Lindsey - Council serves notice to deal with rat infestation  11.5.06

8.6.06    Brent - Vale Farm garden improvement has not happened   8.6.06

2.6.06    Sleaford - "Could job cuts close the Hub?"  30.5.06 

26.5.05  West Lindsey - Satisfaction second lowest in Lincolnshire 15.11.05

26.5.06  Swale - Council lets LC off the hook for best part of £96K? 15.6.05

20.5.06  North Kesteven - Council finally settles LC management fee from 2003 13.4.06

20.5.06  Rotherham - LC Consortium Fails to get PFI deal 13.4.06

15.5.06  West Lindsey - Dirty changing rooms, lighting problems, leaking roof... 29.4.06

14.5.06  Deeping - Centre failing last 4 inspections still the best it has been for 19 months! 12.5.06

11.5.06  Lambeth - Council "will not tolerate these failures in service provision" 4.11.05 

9.5.06    Lewisham- Yet more delays to PFI deal 13.4.06

9.5.06    Lambeth - Member offered only free swim for friend after pool closed for two months 13.4.06

26.3.06  Brent -  What an unmanageable contract looks like 2005 -2006

21.3.06  Deeping - Councillors concerned about management of leisure centre March 2006

19.3.06  Daventry - Poor cleaning & bad smells recurring inspection issues 2004-2005

19.3.06  Spalding - Council to review LC 's excessive increases  13.3.06

26.2.06  Brent - Showers still not fixed and complaints that are not counted 26.2.06

24.2.06  Castle Morpeth - Council uses reserves to plug £100k leisure gap 19.9.05

22.2.06  Harpenden - Customer notes "steady decline in the standards of health and hygiene" 9.2.06

18.2.06  G Yarmouth  Council "had to continue to badger" LC to get necessary works done January 2004

12.2.06  Lambeth - LC website fails to advise pool closed for 6 weeks 12.2.06

12.2.06  Dunstable - Letter re poor conditions including "lack of cleanliness" May 2005

12.2.06  Three Rivers - LC replaced by charity 1.2.06

9.2.06    Lewisham - Report into PFI delays - press account  7.2.06

3.2.06   Daventry - LC kitchen generally dirty +"totally unacceptable" waste storage 22.2.05

1.2.06   Brent - Minutes say LC "slow to implement necessary repairs and maintenance" 24.6.05

31.1.06  Penwith - Council report - "much needed improvement required" in cleaning Sep 05

29.1.06  Lewisham - Report into PFI delays finds LC assurances misled January 2006

16.1.06  Wycombe - Audit Commission reports customers "moaned continuously ... but nothing was put right’. Aug 2003

10.1.06  Lambeth - Council / LC dispute delayed big payments 20 months Feb 04 - October 

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