Campaigners fighting to save Portishead's open-air pool are urging the local government ombudsman to intervene and halt plans by North Somerset Council to close the seafront attraction.

Members of the Save the Open-Air Pool (STOP) campaign are meeting pool supporter Annette Hennessey and representatives from the Friends of the Open Air Pool group to compose a letter to the local government watchdog.

In their letter, they will complain that North Somerset Council's recommendation to close the pool based on the evidence contained in the review panel report is flawed because the report contains inaccurate and misleading information.

They are calling for the Ombudsman to order the report is withdrawn so a new, independent investigation into the running costs and future of the pool can be compiled.

The review panel report, which took a group of three Weston-super-Mare based councillors five months to complete, is being scrutinised by the strategic planning and economic development scrutiny panel working group.

The group has until the end of the month to present its findings to the council's executive, which will make a final decision on the pool.

Mrs Hennessey said: "We are writing to the ombudsman to make a complaint against North Somerset Council that the report by the review panel is flawed and full of inaccurate and misleading information.

"We have joined forces to present a united front.

"We feel that the working group cannot scrutinise the pool based on inaccurate findings.

"We are asking for the review process to be suspended so a new report can be carried out into the true operating costs of the pool."

North Somerset Council says it costs £130,000 a year to run the pool and is recommending it close and the site, estimated to be worth around £600,000, sold off for development.

The authority is conducting a review of all its services in an attempt to shave thousands off its budgets.

Following the news the pool was under threat the STOP campaign, backed by the Bristol Evening Post, was launched.

Campaigners want the authority to place the pool in the hands of a community trust, which would run the lido on a not for profit basis.

The possible closure sparked a wave of public protest, which culminated in a march through the town on Saturday.

More than 400 placard-waving protesters marched chanting 'Don't be cruel, save our pool'.

STOP campaign leader Roger Whitfield said he hoped the local government ombudsman would investigate the complaint.

Mr Whitfield said: "There is no doubt the report is deeply flawed and I believe it is necessary to bring this to the attention of the local government ombudsman.

"This report should not be used as a basis for a decision on the future of the Portishead pool."