New £2.5m watersports centre at Llandegfedd Reservoir opens

Llandegfedd Visitor and Watersports Centre was opened by Welsh Water

A new £2.5m visitor and watersports centre has been opened in Torfaen.

The new facility, based at Llandegfedd Reservoir, near Pontypool, offers activities including windsurfing, dinghy sailing, canoeing and kayaking.

It is expected to attract tens of thousands of extra visitors to the area each year, as well as creating five full time jobs and 15 seasonal roles.

The site, which has six miles of footpath walks, was opened by owners Welsh Water.

The firm's chief operating officer, Pete Perry, said the centre would be a "huge asset" to local activity groups as well as "drawing people from all over the world".