MIDDLESBROUGH South and East Cleveland MP Dr Ashok Kumar is pressing for a radical upgrade or a new swimming pool for Guisborough.

The move follows a visit by the MP to Guisborough Amateur Swimming Club annual championships, at the existing baths on Guisborough's King George V playing fields.

Dr Kumar said: "The baths are showing their age, and I feel their condition might put younger swimmers off."

He said he would write to Tees Valley Leisure, which manages the baths, urging it to look at investment.