ANOTHER £263,000 is still to be spent on Carnegie Leisure Centre.

A Fife Council report has revealed that the projected overall spend on the Dunfermline facility will be £22.03 million, over the revised budget by £365,000.

A total of £21.77m has already been coughed up on the centre, which re-opened in February 2012 after its multi-million refurbishment.

However, ongoing snagging works, maintenance and legal discussions means further spending is still required.

Alan Paterson, service manager for the council's property services, explained: "This funding has been put in place to carry out essential snagging and maintenance works, ensuring there is no consequential future damage to the training pool roof and walls, thus protecting the investment in this building."

Dunfermline North councillor Helen Law told the Press she wished the £22 million had gone towards a new centre.

She said: "I still feel for all the money that has been spent on refurbishing this building, a new one could have been built instead like the centres in Kirkcaldy and Glenrothes.

"I'm still unhappy that the wrong decision was made years ago. We've just got to make the best of it.

"Unfortunately, the centre has faced so many hitches.

"It's still a great facility but I feel we should have had a new one."

Eileen Rowand, executive director of Fife Council's finance and corporate service, updated councillors with her report on the capital investment plan's major capital projects.

The report revealed that the Future of Leisure project – including the Carnegie, Glenrothes and Kirkcaldy centres – is going to be overspent by £1.354m.

The council is expected to invest another £925,000 into the Michaels Woods Sports Centre in Glenrothes.

Ms Rowland said: "The Future of Leisure project is projected to be overspent by £1.354m. The projected overspend is a result of ongoing legal discussions over the liability of defective works and final account outcomes. Funding to cover this has been provided in the Capital Investment Plan agreed by the council on February 21, 2019."

Carnegie Leisure Centre has been plagued with issues since it was re-opened in 2012, a year later than expected and £10 million over the initial planned outlay.

The project has encountered snagging issues, mechanical and electrical defects and problems with air quality, as well as the training pool's roof requiring attention and leaks from the junior pool.

The children's pool was closed from January 2017 until the summer of 2018 after a routine inspection revealed tile movement.