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16 Jul 2019
Two people have been killed and 15 seriously injured in India, following an accident at
20 Jun 2019
The seven-year-old boy who fell from a rollercoaster at Lightwater Valley theme park in Yorkshire,
31 May 2019
The seven-year-old boy who fell from a rollercoaster at Lightwater Valley theme park in Yorkshire,
13 Mar 2019
M&D Leisure – the owner of M&D’s theme park in Motherwell, Scotland – has been
22 Feb 2018
A new guide document on swimming pool safety – which all UK pool operators will
10 Aug 2017
A number of rides at theme parks in the UK have reopened after being shut
As one of the most energy-intensive industries in the UK, leisure facilities face a critical
13 Jul 2017
Leisure Trust Active Newham has expressed sadness after the death of Para athlete Abdullah Hayayei
10 May 2017
Nuffield Health has launched a series of bespoke health assessments for UK businesses as it
23 Mar 2017
Guidance covering the construction of indoor trampoline parks, as well as operating and maintenance requirements,
12 Dec 2016
Two-thirds (65.6 per cent) of adults aged between 50 and 70 years old – known
27 Sep 2016
Merlin Entertainments has been fined £5m (US$6.5m, €5.7m) after last year’s horrific Smiler crash at
26 Sep 2016
Merlin Entertainments has been to court today for health and safety breaches in relation to
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26 Sep 2016
Alton Towers operator Merlin is due in court today for a verdict on the Smiler
27 Jun 2016
Nine children and two adults have been hospitalised after Scotland’s only inverted rollercoaster derailed and
26 Apr 2016
Following the guilty plea from Merlin Entertainments related to last year’s Smiler rollercoaster crash at
09 Jun 2015
A 17-year-old-girl – one of five hospitalised after the Smiler crash at Alton Towers –
02 Jun 2015
Four people have been seriously injured in a collision between two carriages on Alton Towers’
29 May 2015
The bane of many experienced gym users and personal trainers alike, gym inductions are not
11 Jun 2012
A four-year-old girl who fell from a height at Chessington World of Adventures, the theme
18 Oct 2011
Customers that undergo spa treatments using toothless Garra Rufa fish are at a 'very low'
24 Aug 2011
The Excalibur 2 ride at the Camelot Theme Park in Chorley, Lancashire has remained closed
17 Jun 2011
Castle Point Borough Council has been fined £18,000 and ordered to pay costs of £7,500
26 Apr 2011
An investigation has commenced after an 11-year-old boy was killed when he fell from a
09 Sep 2009
Wiltshire Council has become the latest UK local authority to remove sunbeds from public leisure
12 Aug 2009
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is to launch an investigation into the cause of
10 Jun 2009
Surrey County Cricket Club's (SCCC) plans for the £35m redevelopment of the Brit Oval venue
19 Dec 2008
Theme parks and fairgrounds in the UK have been urged to ensure that staff are
03 Jun 2008
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE), part of the UK Government’s Department of Health, is
02 Jun 2008
Oakwood Leisure Ltd will stand trial at the Crown Court over the death of a
15 Apr 2008
The government spent over £167bn on more than 900 quangos in 2007 – quasi official
08 Jan 2008
The Register of Exercise Professionals in the UK no longer requires exercise professionals registered at
25 Oct 2007
A planning application submitted by Brit Oval at Surrey County Cricket Club to build a
31 Jul 2007
The “dead hand” of bureaucracy is causing severe problems in many areas of sport and
16 Jul 2007
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has advised swimming pool operators and organisers of youth
24 Apr 2007
The recently introduced series of fairground safety electrical inspection courses, organised by the UK-based Amusement
10 Apr 2007
Alliance Leisure, part of the PTE plc group of companies, has been awarded Contractors Health
29 Nov 2006
Maurice Agis – the artist who created an inflatable work of art that was the
25 Jul 2006
The Register of Exercise Professionals (REPs) is asking the industry to research into the necessity
05 Jul 2006
The Fitness Industry Association (FIA) has condemned an article about gyms published in the Daily
16 May 2006
A man was decapitated at a UK theme park in Milton Keynes on 10 May.
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Industry suppliers are responding to the exponential increase in
consumer demand for strength training with a raft of new and
innovative launches and concepts, as Steph Eaves reports
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Will Orr has been talking to HCM about the company’s
new strategy for 2024, as Kath Hudson reports
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Now mental health is the number one reason for people to join a
health club, do fitness professionals need a grounding in counselling
to offer a more holistic service? Kath Hudson asks the experts
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As more people join clubs to support their mental
health, fitness professionals need to be empowered to
take a holistic approach. Kath Hudson shares useful
tools discussed at the ACE summit on mental health
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“The goal is for all new centres to be Net Zero. Sustainability is something we’re investing heavily in across the business”
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McFit, the original budget gym is undergoing
a transformation with a new look and
estate-wide overhaul, as Liz Terry reports
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Egym has announced deals designed to position it for growth acceleration, as Kath Hudson reports
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Basic-Fit – which has been scaling rapidly across Europe –
is considering franchising to ramp up growth further afield
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Imposter syndrome about a promotion taught the
CEO of SATS that behaving authentically is the most
important part of leadership. He talks to Kath Hudson
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