The centre hosted the Welsh Open snooker tournament from 1992 until 1998, and also from 2005 until 2014. The centre also had suites overlooking the leisure pool and elsewhere; The Riverside Suite, Castle Room, Kingsway Suite, Usk Room, Treetops Suite, and the Emlyn Rooms.
Fitness
The centre had a leisure pool with flume and wave machine. A multi-purpose sports hall had facilities for badminton, netball, tennis, basketball and volleyball. There was a "Solutions" fitness centre and health suite with a sauna, Jacuzzi and sun bed. The centre also had function rooms available for hire and a cafeteria.
In February 2021, after COVID closures, with the facility (particularly the pool area)[1] falling into disrepair ("...plans to reopen the pool safely were found to “involve significant cost”, which is said to be a key factor in keeping the facility closed, and in forming plans to eventually replace it."), a plan by the council has been approved to demolish the centre to make way for educational facilities.[2]