Cookstown Leisure Centre has become the new home to a state-of-the-art fitness suite courtesy of a £185,000 investment.

The new suite, which was delivered under the recent phase of Mid Ulster District Council's investment programme in leisure services, has been officially opened to the public.

Chair of Mid Ulster District Council, Councillor Martin Kearney and Chair of Mid Ulster District Council's Development Committee, Councillor Trevor Wilson visited the site to open the new facility.

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Cllr Kearney said: "It is fantastic to see the transformation in the fitness suite facilities at Cookstown Leisure Centre, which will benefit the health and wellbeing of all its users. Mid Ulster unfortunately has the highest mortality rate of all areas from circulatory diseases, so the more access our residents have to services that better enable us to live longer, healthier and more active lives, the better."

Work began to refurbish the suite in November, which saw the replacement of equipment, including existing treadmills and cross trainers. Further work saw the addition of new CV (cardiovascular) and strength equipment including step mills and Jacobs ladders; the redesign of the functional and HIIT training areas; installation of new flooring and redecoration of the space.

(CM/JG)