A MULTI-million pound health investment is in jeopardy following GSK reassessing its future in Ulverston.
The shockwaves continue to be felt following the news GSK will no longer be investing £350m in its Ulverston plant.
Questions still surround the future of jobs at the plant and the need for hundreds of houses planned for the area have been cast into doubt. Now, the future of a £13m redevelopment of the planned replacement Ulverston leisure centre could also been kicked into the long grass.
Until last week when GSK pulled the plug on their investment plans, the project to build a new leisure centre in Priory Road was still active.
A partnership had been struck up between GSK, South Lakeland District Council and the leisure centre's owners, North Country Leisure.
Together they planned to revamp the site, ploughing £13m of investment into creating a state-of-the-art exercise facility.
The district council have requested an "urgent" meeting with GSK in order to clarify their commitment to the project. A council spokesman said: "We recognise that there will be a great deal of interest in the implications for the Ulverston leisure proposals in light of GSK's recent announcement over their investment plans.
"SLDC is seeking an urgent meeting with GSK to discuss this specific issue, but obviously until such time as we have held discussions we will not be in a position to comment further.''
A representative from GSK said they would be consulting with project stakeholders before they commit to continuing their involvement.
A spokesman for GSK said: " We will discuss options with the stakeholders who have been engaged in discussions about a new sports centre investment before any decisions are made."
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