Harrogate Council have revealed that late November the refurbishment of Ripon Leisure Centre will start. Permission was granted for the refurbishment of the swimming pool back in June, with numerous concerns due to sinkhole surrounding the site Coun Stanley Lumley, the cabinet member for culture, tourism and sport said "It's fantastic news. It has been a difficult process, but the work had to be done to find the best engineering and design solutions to allow us to complete this,"