YOUTHS are risking serious injury by scaling security fencing keeping the public out of Grange-over-Sands' decaying outdoor swimming pool to skateboard, the town's beat policeman has warned.

PC Colin Morris told members of Grange Town Council on Monday that youngsters are not only putting themselves in danger by using the derelict site but would also be difficult to reach if an accident should occur.

Fears over children using the site have been ongoing since last summer when officers attended numerous calls from concerned locals about the problem.

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