North Tyneside Council (NTC) has revealed it will withdraw plans for the creation of a new visitor attraction and events space on the site of Tynemouth's outdoor swimming pool.

The proposed scheme would have brought the site back into use and was an integral element of a £4.5m funding application to the Coastal Communities Fund (CCF).

However, the CCF administrator has advised the local authority to abandon the outdoor pool part of its application in light of opposition to the proposals from local campaigners.

NTC's plans for the site had included a multi-use performance space; a viewing terrace; and public spaces after re-establishing swimming provision was deemed not to be viable.

North Tyneside elected mayor Linda Arkley said: "We have now lost the first opportunity that we have had for many years to obtain the funding that could have made this happen."

Click here for NTC's full statement on its decision to withdraw plans for the regeneration of Tynemouth's outdoor pool.