Plans to demolish the Grade II listed swimming pool attached to Coventry ’s Elephant leisure centre have divided opinion among Coventry Live readers. A decision on the building’s future could be made by the end of the year. The pool, which has been closed since 2020, is currently costing around £400,000 a year to maintain.

Hopes remain that the Elephant itself — the distinctive structure straddling Cox Street — could be saved, with talks ongoing between Coventry City Council and developers. Cllr Jim O’Boyle, cabinet member for jobs, regeneration and climate change, responded after a petition urging the council to modernise and reopen the Elephant gained 725 signatures.

“Signing petitions is easy but running things is difficult,” he told........

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