A COMMUNITY swimming pool will close for three months for major improvement work.

The pool at Shoebury Leisure Centre will temporarily shut from Monday, November 21, until March 2.

Essential works will improve the pool side and plant areas of the swimming facilities at the centre in Delaware Road, Shoebury.

Other areas of the centre will remain open, including the gym and sports halls.

The nearest swimming pools during the closure will be Belfairs Swim Centre in Fairview Gardens, Leigh, or the Southend Swimming and Diving Centre in Eastern Avenue, Southend.

See tomorrow's Echo for the full story.