A FITNESS club has been judged among the best in the country, despite being only a year old.

The Energy Club, based at Eston Sports Academy, Normanby, has come second - winning a silver award - in a national competition sponsored by Leisure Finance.

The club is run by Tees Valley Leisure, which is responsible for the day-to-day running of Redcar and Cleveland District Council leisure centres.

Business development and marketing boss Glyn Amos said: " We now have well over 1,000 members, which says a lot for the quality of the facility, how good our staff are and the prices we charge."