Durham City’s MP, Roberta Blackman-Woods has today added her support to plans for a new ice arena in Durham. In today’s Northern Echo she declared last week’s announcement as “great news”.

She said: “I am pleased that my suggestion of Belmont as a possible site for a new ice rink has ultimately been successful.

“One of my key campaigns has been to try to get more facilities for young people in our city and a new ice rink is part of that effort.

“But not only that; having more and better leisure facilities is key to local sport and tourism, and the new site should create more jobs too.

“I hope the local councils move quickly to look at and approve this new sporting facility and I look forward to its opening in due course.”