David Lloyd Leisure (DLL) has unveiled plans to open a new £8m sports, health and leisure facility near Worcester's Sixways Stadium later this year - the group's 81st site in the UK.

The 5,600sq m (60,278sq ft) development will open on 1 December and will accommodate a wide range of leisure activities, including three indoor and five outdoor tennis courts.

A 900sq m (9,688sq ft) fitness suite will comprise resistance and cv equipment, free weights and Power Plates, while three studios are planned - one dedicated to group cycling classes.

Elsewhere, the new DLL club will have a 25m indoor pool and a 20m outdoor pool and two physiotherapy rooms, along with a wet spa area to include a sauna and steamroom.

An "exclusive area" for adults is also being proposed by DLL, which is to accommodate a salt steamroom; a saunarium; a sauna; an ice machine; and a large spa pool.

DLL regional director Jason Andrews said: "We are very excited about providing the community with what will be a fantastic club offering excellent facilities, classes, programmes and expertise.

"The Sixways Stadium site is a fabulous location for our racquets, health and fitness facilities and we are very much looking forward to working in partnership with the Worcester Warriors, a first-class rugby team."

Details: www.davidlloyd.co.uk