Plans to restrict swimming in open water

Proposals to make it an offence to enter open water are being developed by a local authority.

Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council said it was looking at a Public Space Protection Order (PSPO) to cover sites in the borough.

The update comes after a 27-year-old man drowned after getting into difficulty while swimming at Ensor's Pool in Nuneaton on 17 August.

A spokesperson for the council said details of any future PSPO, including sites that could be covered by the order, were being looked into.

"We are currently working with partners to develop a proposal, this would detail sites included and the specific prohibitions in any future PSPO," the authority added.

"The [police] Safer Neighbourhood Teams are being extra vigilant and urge anyone who suspects activities that are deemed to be inappropriate, to call 999."

Borogh councillor Brady Hughes recently pleaded with people to avoid putting themselves and others at risk and to "try and stay out of the water".

Ensor's Pool, a former clay pit that once served a nearby colliery and brick works, was "absolutely dangerous," she added.

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