Construction work on a new £6m sport and leisure development is now underway to replace ageing facilities at Uxbridge College, west London.

Bedfordshire-based contractor Kier Group will deliver the complex, which will boast a 1,000sq ft (93sq m) fitness suite - 50 per cent larger than the current one, equipped with 25 stations and a free weights area. A new sports hall - accommodating five-a-side football, basketball, netball, volleyball and a full-size scoreboard - will be built – also double the size of an existing 40-year-old sports hall. An outdoor multi-use games area is also planned.

Sustainable materials will be used during the construction phase, which will see changes to road access at the Park Lane campus in Uxbridge to reduce the amount of traffic in Gatting Way. Uxbridge College principal Laraine Smith said: "The sports hall is one of the last of our original buildings to get a complete upgrade, and the development will ensure we have the best possible facilities for our students, staff and community."