The new £10m Jubilee 2 leisure centre in Newcastle will open later this month.

Newcastle Borough Council (NBC) will be given the keys to the facility by developer Morgan Sindall on 9 December with an opening scheduled for 12 December.

Facilities at the centre include 25m, eight lane swimming pool; 12m training pool with moveable floor and aqua gym equipment; a 90-station health club; a sauna area with steam rooms and feature showers; 12m climbing wall; 4m bouldering and traverse wall; interactive children's activity zone and a café.

The centre was designed by Wm Saunders Partnership and NBC worked in partnership with NHS North Staffordshire and Sport England on the project.

The centre incorporates a number of sustainable and eco-friendly features, including using wood from sustainable Scandinavian forests in its glulam beams.