Pressure grows on Labour after 'devastating' sports centre closure in one of England's most deprived towns

Pressure grows on Labour after 'devastating' sports centre closure in one of England's most deprived towns

In a “devastating” and highly questionable move last year, the Labour leadership of Kirklees Council permanently closed the sports centre in Dewsbury – one of England’s most deprived towns. Dewsbury sports centre The West Yorkshire council has a “strong leader” system, which controversially allows a small handful of councillors from the biggest party – in this case Labour – to make all the decisions. And Labour decided to close Dewsbury sports c…