Plans have been given the go ahead for major refurbishment at Maldon and Burnham leisure centres.

Maldon’s Blackwater Leisure Centre is set to gain a new aerobics studio within a new single storey extension as part of the £2million investment across both centres.

Both Maldon and the Dengie Hundred Leisure Centre will benefit from new fitness facilities and new equipment.

Bidwells submitted a planning application on behalf of Places for People, which was awarded the contract to run both leisure centres for a ten year period in June.