Image: OCC said the development is fully funded Oxford City Council (OCC) has announced the development of a new £9.2m swimming pool has been "significantly delayed" as a result of continuing legal challenges. The competition-standard pool will be built at Blackbird Leys Leisure Centre and provide a new replacement for "older and expensive" pools at Temple Cowley and Blackbird Leys. Willmott Dixon has already been chosen to build the FaulknerBrowns

Neath Port Talbot Council (NPTC) has deferred a decision on the multi-million pound Afan Lido development, which will provide a new leisure complex for residents in Aberavon. The former Afan Lido was destroyed by fire in December 2009 and is to be replaced with an expansive new complex designed by Holder Mathias Architects under current plans. A report put before NPTC cabinet members today (25 July) had recommended a new

Trump International Golf Links - the first phase of US tycoon Donald Trump's proposed £750m investment at the Menie Estate, Aberdeenshire - has opened to the public. More than £100m has already been invested in creating the new championship golf course, together with associated facilities such as a 10,000sq m (107,639sq ft) short game area. A 22-acre (9-hectare) driving range, a 3,000sq m (32,291sq ft) putting green also feature as

Image: The Populous-designed Olympic Stadium London's "seemingly simple, yet highly innovative" Olympic Stadium has been named as one of six buildings across the UK shortlisted for the 2012 RIBA Stirling Prize. The stadium - the centrepiece of the Olympic and Paralympic Games starting on Friday (27 July) - was designed by Populous and was completed in March 2011. Among the features of the stadium is that it can be taken

Image: West Bromwich's new £11m leisure complex DC Leisure has been confirmed as Sandwell Council's preferred bidder to design and build a new £11m leisure centre and swimming pool complex in West Bromwich. The facility is currently scheduled to open in early 2014 and will be delivered by DC Leisure in conjunction with Pellikaan Construction. Work is due to begin next year, subject to planning approval. A 25m swimming pool

Image: Worthing's iconic new Splashpoint complex A topping out ceremony has marked the latest milestone in construction of Worthing's new £17.9m leisure complex, which will replace the West Sussex town's Aquarena venue. The Wilkinson Eyre Architects -designed swimming pool - recently named Splashpoint - is to include separate competition pools for diving and swimming when complete. Other facilities will include children's shallow pools, a flume, water features and saunas and

Image: A 25m swimming pool is among the facilities A new £8m leisure complex is to open at Leicester's De Montfort University (DMU) with a two-week period of free taster sessions and tours commencing on 30 July. The facility is to be called The Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Leisure Centre following The Queen's visit to DMU on the first stop of the official Diamond Jubilee tour. S&P Architects -

Image: Populous are behind the project's design Chicago Cubs and the City of Mesa have held a groundbreaking ceremony to mark the start of construction work on a new baseball stadium and spring training facility in Arizona, US. Populous are behind the plans for the US$99m (EUR81m, £64m) scheme, which was given the unanimous backing of Mesa voters in 2010 and includes a refurbished Riverview Park. The 15,000-seat stadium will

Image: How the proposed new stadium will look Plans for the construction of a new stadium on land next to the University of West England campus at Frenchay, Bristol, have been recommended for approval by the local authority. Bristol Rovers Football Club is working with the university to deliver the Arturus Architects -designed project, which will be discussed by South Gloucestershire Council on 19 July. The scheme is centred around

Image: The £2.9m venue is set to open next month The new £2.9m Parklea Community Sports Facility in Port Glasgow is in line for its official opening next month (August) after the development achieved practical completion. S&P Architects have worked on the scheme - one of five phases in a wider £6.5m project - as lead consultant and designer after being appointed by Inverclyde Council. Barr Construction has also worked

Image: Two 50m swimming pools are proposed A contract has been awarded for the design, build and financing of a new high-performance complex in Toronto, Canada, to be used at the Toronto 2015 Pan/Parapan American Games. PCL Aquatics Centre 2012 - incorporating PCL Construction, NORR and Counsilman-Hunsaker - has been appointed by Infrastructure Ontario to lead the project following a procurement process. The complex will house the Aquatics Centre and

Image: Gourock's new-look outdoor swimming pool Inverclyde Council has opened Gourock's 103-year-old outdoor swimming pool, following the completion of an extensive £1.8m refurbishment of the facility. Work included the construction of new changing areas and modern pool facilities, as well as the addition of a glass-fronted gym with 65 pieces of equipment and a functional training area. The new gym features equipment from Pulse Fitness, Anytime Leisure and Star Trac.

Image: How the new-look Westpac Stadium will look The Wellington Regional Stadium Trust has unveiled its new masterplan for the multi-million dollar redevelopment of the New Zealand capital's Westpac Stadium. Populous, the global architectural practice which was involved in the venue's original design, has been involved with drawing up proposals for the new phased scheme. According to the trust, Westpac Stadium faces challenges from Dunedin's new Forsyth Barr Stadium ;

Image: France rugby's current Stade de France home The French Rugby Federation (FFR) has announced plans for a new 82,000-seat stadium to be built on the site of a former racecourse in Ris-Orangis - 25km (16 miles) south of Paris. A FFR steering committee unanimously backed a bid from the City of Ris-Orangis, the town of Evry Essonne Centre and the General Council of Essonne for the project. The proposed

Image: Belfast's Windsor Park is to be redeveloped Hamilton Architects have been appointed by the Irish Football Association (IFA) to lead the integrated consulting team for Northern Ireland's National Stadium Project. The Belfast-based design practice joins Edmond Shipway, Arup, Rider Levett Bucknall and Ben Veenbrink on working on the multi-million pound stadium development. Designs are to be drawn up for an 18,000-capacity venue on the site of the existing national

Image: UCD's new 50m swimming pool is now open A 10-lane, Olympic-sized swimming pool is among the facilities at a new EUR50m (£40m) leisure complex at University College Dublin (UCD) - one of Ireland's largest universities. The 11,000sq m (118,403sq ft) UCD Student Centre has been funded by past and present students, with Dublin-based architects Fitzgerald Kavanagh and Partners behind the design. PJ Walls was the main contractor. Located at

Image: Buckingham Palace features on the route Santander, the bank and lead sponsor of the British Formula One Grand Prix, has unveiled its vision for a street-race route incorporating some of London's most iconic landmarks. Populous were appointed to compile the detailed feasibility study for the proposals on behalf of Santander, which has included the production of a concept film detailing how a London Grand Prix could look. The plans

Image: A 120-station gym is among the facilities A new £9m sports complex is to be unveiled by the University of York (UY) and the City of York Council (CYC) near the Grimston Bar Park and Ride site in August. Sir Robert McAlpine has been the contractor tasked with building York Sport Village, which was designed by Space Architects and will include a 120-station fitness suite. Technogym and Schwinn have

Image: Work has started at the site of the complex Work has started on the construction of the new £18m Portway Lifestyle Centre, a complex bringing leisure, health and social care services under one roof in Oldbury, West Midlands. Financial and legal contracts have now been signed for the project, which is led by Sandwell Council and Sandwell Primary Care Trust. The centre is due to open in summer 2013.

Image: The concept offers flexible leisure solutions Scape and Willmott Dixon have launched the new version of their standardised build concept Sunesis for the UK's leisure industry, following its success in the education sector. Sunesis Leisure - unveiled at the Local Government Association conference today (26 June) - is designed to offer public sector clients a quick procurement route and ready-made design solutions. It is anticipated the approach will reduce

Image: How the new sports pavilion could look Harrow Council has resolved to commission the Whitchurch Consortium to develop a new community sport and leisure facility at Whitchurch Playing Fields, north west London. A derelict pavilion will be transformed into a modern venue offering a number of facilities – including a gym, a sports hall, a health/beauty clinic and a training room. The Whitchurch Consortium was selected as the council's

Image: The 98-year-old baths have been restored The historic Tepid Baths have reopened in the centre of Auckland, New Zealand, following the completion of a restoration and upgrade programme costing NZ$15.8m (US$12.4m, EUR9.9m, £8m). First opened to city residents in 1914, the Tepid Baths closed in early 2010 to undergo work – including repairs to its infrastructure and conservation of the building's historic features. The scheme also included the relocation

Image: How the new Afan Lido complex could look Residents in Port Talbot and Aberavon have been given more time to comment on the local authority's plans for a new £13.6m leisure complex to replace the former Afan Lido. Neath Port Talbot Council has extended its consultation period until 18 July, with the project to provide a "focal point" for the area's ongoing regeneration. The Holder Mathias Architects -designed facility

Western Australia's government has confirmed AU$375m (US$370m, EUR289m, £234m) of funding towards the development of a new stadium on Perth's Burswood Peninsula. The funding announcement forms part of the State Budget 2012-13 and is more than a third of the development's anticipated AU$700m (US$690m, EUR540m, £437m) cost. International design firm Populous has already been appointed to work on the design of the new stadium, with master-planning for the scheme due

Image: Sportscotland part-funded the new facility A new £1.1m High Performance Sports Science and Sports Medicine Facility has opened at the University of Stirling to help Scottish athletes prepare for international competition. The scheme was joint-funded by Stirling, Scotland's University for Sporting Excellence and sportscotland, with athletes in the funding agency's institute of sport network. Students on the university's International Sports Scholarship Programme will also make use of the centre,

Image: Pozzoni are behind the design of the centre Waverley Borough Council (WBC) has announced that a new £6m facility in Godalming, Surrey, is to open its doors "well ahead of the planned schedule" on 30 July. ISG has been responsible for delivering the Pozzoni -designed Godalming Leisure Centre, which will include a 60-station fitness suite on the first floor. DC Leisure is the operator. The gym will boast nearly

Image: Plans include a first floor viewing gallery ISG has been awarded a contract for the construction of a new £3.5m "highly sustainable" facility at King's College London's (KCL) Honor Oak Park sports ground. The BREEAM Excellent-rated development has been designed by Loates-Taylor Shannon Architects and Designers and incorporates a two-storey brick and block work building. On the ground floor of the centre will be 10 changing rooms to be