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07 Mar 2026
Beat the Street has announced plans to launch in a number of new towns this
09 Feb 2026
David Lloyd is back in the market with a new concept, the Real David Lloyd's
08 Sep 2025
NRG Gyms has announced the acquisition of Pump Gyms, expanding its UK estate from seven
12 May 2023
The winners of this year's Museums + Heritage Awards have been revealed, with the National
16 Feb 2021
Construction work has been completed on the £29m Sports Park project in Colchester. The new
19 Dec 2020
Gyms and leisure facilities in south-east England are to close from midnight tonight as part
Strength training has never been more important for member retention, facility differentiation and long-term commercial
19 Jun 2020
Budget gym operator Fitness4Less has revealed that it will not be reopening its Bristol club
10 Feb 2020
The Northern Gateway Sports Park project in Colchester, Essex, is set to open to the
26 Jan 2018
Fitness franchise YourZone45 is planning to open eight studios this year, starting with a flagship
04 Oct 2017
The Bannatyne Group is continuing with its aggressive investment programme, pumping £1m (US$1.3m, €1.1m) into
22 Aug 2017
The Bannatyne Group has expanded its spa portfolio with a £1m refurbishment of the Colchester,
28 Feb 2017
David Lloyd Leisure has been named number 21 in the Sunday Times’ Top 30 Best
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07 Feb 2017
David Lloyd Leisure (DLL) has exchanged contracts to buy 16 Virgin Active health clubs for
18 Jan 2017
Fitness studio franchise YourZone45 is planning to open a fifth site in West Yorkshire this
11 Jan 2017
MPs have discussed the most effective ways to use cash raised from the soft drinks
14 Sep 2016
David Lloyd Leisure (DLL) has opened its 93rd club at Rouken Glen, Glasgow. The opening
08 Sep 2016
The Bannatyne Group – which operates a portfolio of health clubs, spas and hotels in
22 Aug 2016
Racquet and fitness club operator David Lloyd Leisure (DLL) is relaunching its brand today –
17 Feb 2016
David Lloyd Leisure (DLL) has continued its expansion drive with the announcement of a new
25 Mar 2015
Revitalising changing provision has worked wonders at a leading Suffolk day spa and health club.
02 Jun 2014
A striking extension at Colchester Leisure World features curtain wall systems from Senior Architectural Systems
18 Oct 2013
A new health club brand, Livia Exclusive Ladies Health Club, has launched in Essex, marking
28 Aug 2013
The Elysium Group has announced plans for a new £5m boutique hotel, bar and restaurant
19 Jul 2013
Leisure centre operator, Leisure Connection, has been ordered to pay out £190,000 after a seven-year-old
20 Mar 2013
énergie Group has confirmed a deal with Playgolf Management to open a further four fitness
07 Jan 2013
Colchester Castle in Essex, UK, closed its doors to the public on January 6 in
31 Oct 2012
Management company Leisure Connection has admitted a health and safety breach over the death of
16 Mar 2012
A new £4m art gallery housing the Jerwood Foundation's collection of 20th and 21st century
23 Jan 2012
The Lifehouse spa resort near Colchester, Essex, UK is up for sale after the resort's
21 Dec 2011
Hastings' new £4m Jerwood Gallery, which will enable the Jerwood Foundation to display its collection
22 Nov 2011
Speedcut Contractors has completed five football pitches at the Colchester United FC Training ground at
23 Sep 2011
The new 194-bedroom Crowne Plaza Resort Colchester - Five Lakes, which is the first UK
04 Aug 2011
firstsite, a Colchester-based visual arts organisation, has revealed that its new Rafael Viñoly Architects-designed home
02 Aug 2011
Colchester United Football Club's (CUFC) former Layer Road ground is to be redeveloped for residential
25 Jul 2011
Four projects - including the major redevelopment of Colchester Castle Museum, Essex - are to
01 Feb 2011
The Stonegate Pub Company is to unveil a new Irish-themed brand with the conversion of
25 Jan 2011
Colchester Borough Council (CBC) is to discuss plans for the freehold sale of Layer Road
26 Oct 2010
Bob Russell, the Liberal Democrat MP for Colchester, has called for a royal commission to
26 Oct 2010
Educational charity Edge Foundation has teamed up with the University of Essex and Colchester Institute
22 Oct 2010
Culture secretary Jeremy Hunt has launched a major new collaborative arts initiative involving the Tate
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David Lloyd is stepping up its commitment to women’s health as it continues to explore what fit-for-purpose looks like for the female population
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People on weight loss drugs reduce their activity levels, according to a team at St John’s Hospital Illinois
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a founding father of fitness, as Kath Hudson reports
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