South Norfolk Council has started demolishing the old John Grose car dealership buildings in Diss to make way for the new facility.

But efforts to regenerate the site have been met with backlash from some locals, who have questioned where the demand for a new centre has come from.

Diss is already home to a recently-refurbished swim centre and two gyms, with another set to open in the coming weeks.

A visualisation of the new leisure centre in Diss (Image: Saunders Boston) Ray Bryant, from local charity Diss Heritage Trust, suggested the council was being "thoughtless" and said the John Grose site might be put to better use.

South Norfolk Council wants to build a two-storey leisure centre including a........

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