The newly-refurbished padding pool at Victoria Park will not reopen until 2026, Warwick District Council (WDC) has confirmed.

Leamington Spa's new pool briefly reopened following a refurbishment earlier this summer before it was forced to shut due to "a range of technical issues".

The local authority originally said it would open again later this summer, but an update last week said the Victoria Park and St Nicholas Park pools would not be used again until next year.

"The council is not satisfied with the quality of the work that has been carried out so far," it said.

"Once Victoria Park had opened and was being used, it quickly became apparent that there were technical issues to be addressed.

"Regrettably, the council will not authorise reopening the paddling pools until all the rectification work has been completed and funded by the contractor over the next few weeks.

"Victoria park and St Nicholas park’s paddling pools will both open in 2026."