Health club operator Eze Fitness has acquired a lease for the independently owned and operated Eden Health & Fitness Club in Scarborough, North Yorkshire.

The two-story, 10,500sq ft (975sq m) club was founded and developed by local entrepreneurs, the Millard family, who have now let the property to Eze. Christie + Co acted on behalf of the family on the deal.

Eden becomes the seventh club in the Eze Fitness portfolio and the company's first in Yorkshire, joining existing operations in the North West and Northern Ireland.

Sean Thornton, managing director of Eze Fitness, said: "We look forward to providing gym goers in and around Scarborough with a high-quality and competitively-priced facility.

Thornton added that the company is in the process if looking for additional, similarly-sized clubs to acquire in the UK, as part of its plans to expand its reach.