A new health and fitness centre could be coming to Braintree.

Stone Music Management has applied to Braintree Council for planning permission to turn the lower function hall at The Venue, in East Street, into a health, fitness and weight loss centre.

Other rooms will still be available for hire, but Venue owner Tony Hubrick said he felt the centre could help fill a gap in Braintree town centre.

He said: "We were approached by the company interested in providing the centre in Braintree.

"We spoke to a lot of our customers about it and they were eager. It seemed to us there was a void that needed to be filled and we have the facilities to fill it."

Published Thursday, February 17, 2005

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