A member of Sheffield City Council has criticised a decision by the ruling administration to reallocate some of the funding earmarked to revamp a city leisure centre to other facilities.

Stocksbridge Leisure Centre had been due to benefit from £300,000 worth of improvements, but £200,000 has now been reallocated to projects at three other leisure facilities as well.

Local councillor Jack Clarkson urged the local authority to reverse the decision and to seek funding for the other three schemes from other sources, but his motion was rejected.

In a counter-motion from fellow councillor Helen Mirfin-Boukouris stated "the allocation of funding is a fairer distribution of resources than had been previously allowed for".