£11.5m deal secured

Oldham-based Willmott Dixon Construction has been awarded an £11.5million contract to build a new leisure centre for Rochdale Council.

The council plans to redevelop part of a large Entwistle Road site near the River Roch that currently contains a leisure centre and council depot alongside a waste transfer station and land reserved for housing.

The new leisure facility will include a swimming pool, gym, sports hall and community facilities.

Willmott Dixon, which has offices in the Hollinwood Business Centre, will oversee the design and construction of the facility with associated external works.

Willmott Dixon has also been named as preferred bidder for a £16 million St Anne’s Academy in Middleton.