The company has been procured through Pagabo’s Major Works Framework to build Outer West Leisure Centre after the project received almost £20m from the government’s Levelling Up Fund.

It will replace the former West Denton Pool and existing All Saints Sports Centre, which have served the local community for over half a century, with a facility that includes a 25m eight lane swimming pool, a learner pool, splash pad, new library, fitness studios, a café and a modern gym.

Outer West Leisure Centre is expected to attract over 500,000 visits per year and generate 27 new full-time jobs.

The project will deliver a social return on investment equivalent to 22 per cent of the project value for local people in Newcastle.

“We have actively encouraged local people to have their say on what they would like to see in the leisure centre, and we now have a proposed building that will cater for people of all interests, ages, and backgrounds,” said councillor Lesley Storey, the council’s cabinet member for a vibrant city, with responsibility for leisure.