Local Councillor wants to drop King Alfred project developers

A growing chorus of voices is calling for the King Alfred leisure centre project to be returned to the drawing board.

The groundswell of opinion being shared online follows Saturday’s revelation in The Argus that developers Crest Nicholson has asked a government funding body for an extra £10 million to cover rising building costs.

It comes after the completion date for the £400 million leisure-centre and housing-block project has been put back from 2019 to the middle of next decade.