Cllrs Carol Runciman and Keith Orrell alongside Lib Dem Deputy Leader Sir Malcolm Bruce and the Yearsley Pool Action Group

Liberal Democrat calls for a review into the future of Yearsley Pool have been backed by a cross-party council committee.

Councillors on the Corporate & Scrutiny Management Committee unanimously supported the proposal for an ad-hoc scrutiny review into the pool. The inquiry will investigate ways to reduce the subsidy given to Yearsley Swimming Pool while securing its long-term future.

Last September, Labour run City of York Council said it would cut the £250,000 annual subsidy given to Yearsley from 2016. Many have warned that the cut would lead to the closure of the pool.

A petition, set-up by the Yearsley Pool Action Group, has been signed by 6,500 and was submitted to Full Council by Cllr Carol Runciman. The action group have supported the Lib Dem calls for a review and will take part.

Local Liberal Democrats recently welcomed Sir Malcolm Bruce MP, Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats, to York where he visited Yearsley Swimming Pool.

He commented: “I can see York has a very committed action group here, who have been working for a long time to secure its future. This is a beautiful pool and building a modern equivalent would cost around £30 million.”