SPORTS minister Kate Hoey will visit Lancaster next week to officially open Lancaster and Morecambe College's new £2 million sport and coaching centre.

The lottery-funded sports project includes four badminton courts, four large classrooms, a dance studio, bar and changing facilities.

It is hoped the sports complex will become a centre of excellence.

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