MANAGERS and staff at Leominster Leisure Centre and Bridge Street Sports Centre are celebrating after winning big scores in an assessment by the UK Quality Scheme for Sports and Leisure (Quest).

They gained 69% and 70% respectively, putting both centres significantly above the national average.

Hard work and professionalism has paid off, they say.

Matt Smith, who manages both sites, said: "We are delighted! This was the first assessment for Bridge Street so 70% is a great result.

"At the same time, the team at Leominster Leisure Centre has really worked hard to achieve a huge improvement on the previous score."