Colchester news
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
CoverMe, the global leader in fitness workforce management, today launches CoverMe PT, an on-demand personal
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
As healthcare continues to shift towards prevention, there’s a growing focus on helping people stay
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 –
Elevate is set to celebrate its 10th anniversary in style this June, with organisers confirming
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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Third Space partnered with IndigoFitness to deliver a
bespoke training space for its new club at The Whiteley
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Greg Bradley looks at the shift towards strength training in gyms and advises on how operators can create the ultimate training environment
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Starpool supports Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs, says Riccardo Turri
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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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EGYM has opened a new HQ in Paternoster Square,
London and revealed a range of new launches
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BLK BOX has been reimagining elite performance
spaces for more than a decade. Founder and
former athlete, Greg Bradley, tells us what it takes
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Performance Health Systems, manufacturer of Power Plate,
has a new CEO, with an ambitious vision for the company
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Strength training is evolving,
driven by changing consumer
preferences. Julie Cramer talks
to innovators about how their
products are meeting this demand
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Collaborations with the medical profession and greater aspirations around wellbeing are creating a need for more experts in our sector. It’s time to reboot our thinking around the workforce
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Stephen Price
Founder, SP&Co Group“Working in public health over the last few years has lit up parts of my brain again”
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Raphael Cuomo explores the
powerful link between addiction,
health and behaviour change
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Jamie Clements
The Breath Coach“I experienced a blissful feeling of joy I hadn’t felt since I was a kid”
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If the health service is to
survive, we must recognise
that it is a disease service
– and that wellbeing rests with
us, says the activity advocate
and healthy ageing champion.
He talks to Kate Cracknell
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As the entrepreneur who started Wexer, Fresh Fitness, Fitness DK and Repeat, as well as being a former elite athlete, Rasmus Ingerslev’s life looked perfect from the outside, but onthe inside it was a different story. He talks to Kath Hudson about healing old wounds
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Small improvements to sleep, diet and physical activity have major benefits for the heart, according to new research from the University of Sydney
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For every member with a tripod and a big following, there are others irritated at the way equipment is being hogged or wary they’ll be in the background on someone’s Insta feed. Do influencers offer valuable, free marketing or are they just a nuisance? Kath Hudson finds out how operators are responding
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Chair of UK Active’s Independent Council and GM at 3-1-5“There are so many dedicated people in the independent sector – they work hard because they’re passionate about changing lives”
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