Follow BBC Derby on Facebook, on X, or on Instagram. Send your story ideas to eastmidsnews@bbc.co.uk or via WhatsApp on 0808 100 2210. The paddling pool at Markeaton Park has been filled with ...

Mr Welburn, who employs six people at the park, said the closure of the paddling pool had impacted his business. "When we first came here in 2021, it was rammed. Loads of people used to come.

The paddling pool, which typically opens annually from May until September, also suffered opening delays in 2024 due to staffing problems. It last underwent a refurbishment in 2022.

Richard Madden - BBC News April 23, 2025 The paddling pool at Pickering Park in Hull is to undergo a £540,000 refurbishment, which is due to begin in June [BBC/Richard Madden] ...