A paddling pool in the city centre has been forced to shut during the heatwave.

Brighton and Hove City Council said the King's Road pool has suffered damage to its surface which means it cannot operate.

The council has said a repair is being scheduled as soon as possible although no date has been confirmed.

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A spokesman for Brighton and Hove City Council said: "Unfortunately King's Road Paddling Pool is closed due to damage to the surface.

"The contractor has been contacted and a repair is being scheduled as soon as possible. 

"Sorry for any inconvenience, particularly during the hot weather."

People across the city have been advised that the paddling pools at Hove Lagoon, Saunders Park, The Level and Peter Pan’s Play Area remain open.

This comes just weeks after the pool was closed following damage to the surface and a mechanical failure on June 27.

Council officers were forced to close the pool, and the one at Peter Pan's Play Area, on a day when temperatures reached 27C.

A spokesman for Brighton and Hove City Council said at the time: "Sadly, we’ve had to close King's Road paddling pool following damage to the rubber crumb surface. Repairs will be carried out early next week.

"The interactive water feature at Peter Pan’s play area is also currently unavailable due to a mechanical failure, which is being investigated. The play park is still open."

During this first closure, Laura King, who has previously stood in the local elections as an independent candidate, argued that the pool has been closed multiple times for similar issues.

Laura told The Argus: "When I was a child, getting the seafront 'ready for the season' was the biggest job of the year and weeks would be spent painting, planting to making sure holidaymakers had a good experience of Brighton.

"This is all gone now.

"This has now happened multiple times in the last five years or so and the pool has been closed most of that time more often than not."