Moving south has its advantages... having money is not one of them.

Over priced lockers and lack of space has been causing problems for gym fanatics at Bournemouth University.

At first look the gymnasium would appear to be good value for money, charging just £95 for a year subscription. However, with the non-refundable lockers are costing people a fortune, making the cheap subscription a trap for gym goers.

Not many gyms feel cosy. Spacious and airy, but not cosy. When you are working up a sweat the last thing you want to do is be within touching distance of another person.

At Bournemouth University gym the lack of space is immediately noticeable. This raises the question, are they over charging for their facilities?

When charged 20p for a locker you normally wouldn’t bat an eyelid, but when you have to open said locker a number of times on your visit to the gym, reinserting 20p each time you start to notice your purse getting a lot lighter.

It is a well known fact that students are not the wealthiest of citizens and to charge them extra for the use of a locker seems a little unfair.

Suzan Barrow said: ‘It is ridiculous the amount you have to pay for the lockers, I end up spending around 80p each time I go to the gym! They are certainly making up for the cheap joining fee now!’

Many universities charge a small joining fee compared to outside companies. Newcastle University charging far less per year than Bournemouth. The gym in Newcastle is spacious and classy. So why does Bournemouth charge so much for such a little, smelly space?

It is not only the gym that charges extra however. The library at the university also charges students 10p to print a page of black and white text and 30p for colour. As a University with a large media school, they must be making a mint out of their students.

When students have to pay for their student card, it does make you wonder where are the fees we pay going? Each student at Bournemouth pays over £3000 a year, for what? Media students even had to pay for a specialist card in order to use equipment. Be it only £1, the money does build up.

Surely, as tuition fees keep rising, it is now the time to question where exactly our money is going.