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Normally the Herald gives a fair and balanced view of Plymouth City Council incompetence. However, on page 4 of Saturday’s Evening Herald there was a grovelling piece on how wonderful swimming is in Plymouth since Seaton closed. Do PCC have to pay for this type of advertisement? And does anyone believe it? Probably not (and hopefully not, because that will make the remaining pools even more overcrowded); and it devalues the other good work done by the Herald. Why does the Herald not do a story on swimmers suffering one of the crowded public sessions at Central Park?
Anyway, the quality of writing goes up on page 5 and there is discussion on the masterplan for swimming that may or may not be ready any day now. However, can anyone believe anything Plymouth City Council say (if they ever get round to saying anything constructive)? If they could plan, or wanted to plan, they would have done so before shutting Seaton. This would have allowed an orderly changeover. Now we have grossly overcrowded pools at Central Park and Plympton, and we have the council frantically trying to agree what to do now their life centre plans are dead in the water.
The misrepresentation of the facts is again repeated in Saturday’s Evening Herald editorial. Yes, the people of Plymouth know that Central Park and Plympton exist and provide opportunities for swimming. However, they also know that the pools are overcrowded and in many cases decide that they are too crowded to have an enjoyable swim. Many then sit down and switch on the telly/computer/playstation.