A WORCESTER swimming pool had to be closed to swimmers today after a failure in the system which heats the water.

The pool, in Sansome Walk, looks likely to be unavailable to users until Friday, as repair work at the venue cannot be carried out until Thursday.

Dave Pugh of Leisure Connection Ltd, which manages the pool on behalf of Worcester City Council, said: “We became aware of the problem early [on Monday] morning.

“Because of the holidays, Thursday is the earliest we can get the problem dealt with.

“In a normal week we would probably have got it done the same day.”

He said the pool will be closed today (Tuesday), although the gym will be open from 8am until noon.

And on Thursday, the gym will be open but not the pool, with the pool set to be re-opened to the public on Friday.