The Arena was built to host the World Student Games & was officially opened by Her Majesty The Queen on 30th May 1991.

The Arena can accommodate audiences from a theatre style 3,500 up to a 13,600 capacity making it the regions biggest capacity indoor Arena.

In the summer of 2013 the venue underwent a multi-million pound investment and now has a new roof, doors, seats, lighting, catering & toilet facilities.