THE fate of an ice rink will be discussed by councillors next month.
Since it closed in June 2000, after it was found to be leaking into shops below, the future of The Crowtree ice rink, in Sunderland, has been in doubt.
With the cost of repairs already amounting to more than £500,000, Sunderland City Council has admitted it may not be able to complete them, meaning the ice rink will never re-open.
At the next meeting of the council's cabinet, the matter will once more be debated.
Among the options likely to be discussed is setting up a partnership with a private company to run the ice rink.
But a final decision on its fate is unlikely to be made before the completion of a review into the city's leisure facilities.
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