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Urgent health warning issued over deadly Legionnaires’ disease spread in hot tubs

Symptoms of the disease are similar to that of the flu, but can worsen into a fatal form of pneumonia.…

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Three pools planned in east London to capitalise on demand for open-air swimming

A heated lido in a historic park is one of three outdoor swimming pools being planned in east London. Redbridge…

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Swimming Pool Support Fund

The government’s Swimming Pool Support Fund will provide a total of £63.3 million to local authorities in England as a…

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Swim England and the Royal College of GP’s team up to promote ‘Swimming as Medicine’

Getting in the water can sometimes be ‘far more powerful’ compared to other healthcare interventions, as seen through the new…

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Innovative heat tech could save England’s swimming pools from closure

Public swimming pools facing closure because of soaring energy bills have been offered a lifeline via new technology to heat…

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The Guardian view on swimming pools: a public good for everyone

Public goods for all, or private luxury for some? There is perhaps no greater symbol of these opposing visions than…

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Jeremy Hunt to offer £63m budget lifeline to England’s swimming pools

England’s struggling swimming pools are to be offered a lifeline in the budget with the creation of a £63m fund…

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Swimming pools vs. wild swimming: which is worse for germs?

A microbiologist explores where’s cleanest for a dip: swimming pools, or rivers, lakes, canals and the sea? Primrose Freestone, senior…

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Faeces, urine and sweat – just how gross are hot tubs? A microbiologist explains

For many centuries we have bathed in communal waters. Sometimes for cleanliness but more often for pleasure. Indeed, in ancient…

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Historic Pools of Britain – Jan 2023 News

Historic Pools of Britain virtual event follow-up Thank you to everyone who attended our HPB virtual event last week –…

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