Gym hopes to find new site as it faces demolition
BBCAn organisation that runs a gym in Nuneaton has said it is confident of finding a new venue in the town despite its current building being earmarked for demolition.
Nuneaton and Bedworth Leisure Trust (NBLT) has used the building on Leicester Street as its Empire Gym since 2014, but due to a new road layout it will be knocked down to make way for a new traffic island.
Finance Director Neil Jarrett said the charity already had plans to identify a new location.
He said: "The council have put through the planning application and it's still in process, but expected to be approved in spring 2026. So hopefully at that point we'll have clarity and start looking for a new venue."
The building dates back to 1909 and was originally opened as The Empire Hall and Roller Skating Rink, and was converted into a theatre a year later.
By 1914 it had become a cinema and later was turned into a warehouse.
It closed for industrial use in the 1970s, before becoming Raffles Nightclub, with part of the building in use as Madison Snooker Club.
It then became Madison's nightclub before it changed names to Liberty's and also traded under the names of Millennium, Liquid & Envy.
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