Council-run leisure facilities could be contracted out to the private sector by a future Conservative administration to reduce rocketing costs.
Jeffrey Stanley (Con, Canvey South) made his pronouncement after Castle Point councillors rubber-stamped the authority's budget on Monday.
Published Thursday, February 21, 2002
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