Folkestone news
28 Feb 2019
A Sport England grant worth £749,300 will be invested in improving the lives of 700
15 Mar 2018
The public perception of architects is skewed by a media that portrays a one-dimensional view
11 Jul 2017
Damian Collins, MP for Folkestone and Hythe, has been re-elected as chair of the Digital,
15 Nov 2016
Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson has appeared on the BBC’s Daily Politics show putting forward the case
20 Oct 2016
Damian Collins, the Conservative MP for Folkestone and Hythe, has been elected as the chair
23 Jul 2016
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One of the biggest mistakes operators in the fitness industry still make is advertising almost
18 Jul 2016
The main contractor has been appointed for the construction of Urban Sports Park (USP) –
11 Mar 2016
Guy Holloway Architects look set to develop the world’s first multi-storey skatepark in the British
13 May 2015
Guy Hollaway architects have revealed plans for a unique, multi-level skate park to draw international
11 Apr 2014
The organisers of Museums at Night – the annual after hours festival of arts, heritage
23 Sep 2013
Not-for-profit leisure trust, Freedom Leisure, has now taken over the operation of Holcome Hockey Club
20 Mar 2013
The £7.8m Three Hills Sports Park in Folkestone, Kent, has been officially opened by minister
Elevate is set to celebrate its 10th anniversary in style this June, with organisers confirming
12 Dec 2012
Leisure trust Freedom Leisure has secured a contract to operate the Cheriton Road Sport Ground
20 Aug 2012
Natural England has published its draft proposals for increasing public access to the Kent coast
16 May 2012
Image: Peckham, London, is in line for HLF funding More than 10 city and town
16 Mar 2012
A new £4m art gallery housing the Jerwood Foundation's collection of 20th and 21st century
02 Aug 2011
Mark Sargeant, the former head chef of Gordon Ramsay at Claridge's hotel in London, has
17 Jun 2011
Hugh Robertson, the minister for sport and the Olympics, has revealed that England will not
As healthcare continues to shift towards prevention, there’s a growing focus on helping people stay
31 May 2011
Some of FIFA's main sponsors have reportedly expressed 'concern' over the allegations of corruption that
07 Apr 2011
Shepway District Council (SDC) has started work on a three-part development to provide a range
22 Oct 2010
Folkestone Sports Centre in Kent has been officially reopened by former Olympic gold medallist Colin
06 Apr 2010
Folkestone Sports Centre is currently undergoing a £1.5m revamp which will include the introduction of
10 Feb 2010
Portsmouth Football Club (PFC) has been granted a stay of execution after the High Court
23 Dec 2009
Passengers have been warned to expect delays and cancellations to flights out of airports across
26 Aug 2009
Plans for a new £34bn high-speed railway link between London and Scotland have been unveiled
26 May 2009
The £29m redevelopment of Lingfield Park in Surrey is on track to open next year,
16 Sep 2008
UK-based Amusement Technical Solutions (ATS) has completed refurbishment and installation work on a variety of
04 Jun 2008
The UK government has chosen ten areas across the country to pilot its £25m Find
25 Apr 2008
Roger De Haan, ex-Saga boss, has announced he is in negotiations with a developer to
17 Apr 2008
The Folkestone Sports Centre in Kent is to launch its new Toboggan Slope and B-Fit
27 Mar 2008
Folkestone Sports Centre has opened a new children’s activity area which was largely funded by
07 Dec 2007
Kent County Council has revealed its plans to replace Folkestone Museum with a history centre.
07 Jun 2005
Pent Valley Leisure Centre was officially opened last month by Olympian Colin Jackson and Paralympian
12 May 2005
Bannatyne Fitness is on course to reach its target of 40 clubs nationwide within the
01 Oct 2004
Diane Warren has been busy recruiting staff for the new Bannatyne’s Health Club in Folkestone
24 Aug 2004
Bannatyne Fitness is to open another four sites after securing £73m in funding from the
16 Apr 2004
This month sees the opening of the first small-town concept club from Bannatyne Fitness. Located
12 Nov 2003
Sothys (UK), Kent-based subsidiary of the French professional skin care company, has announced an agreement
05 Sep 2003
Competition watchdogs have raided the offices of cross-Channel train and ferry operators to investigate price-fixing
05 Sep 2003
On 22 August, Union Railways (South) officially took over from Rail Link Engineering the 46
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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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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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Starpool supports Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs, says Riccardo Turri
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Third Space partnered with IndigoFitness to deliver a
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EGYM has opened a new HQ in Paternoster Square,
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Active IQ is calling for greater accountability in online fitness advice with the launch of a new trustmark
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spaces for more than a decade. Founder and
former athlete, Greg Bradley, tells us what it takes
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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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Raphael Cuomo explores the
powerful link between addiction,
health and behaviour change
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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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Strength training is evolving,
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preferences. Julie Cramer talks
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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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survive, we must recognise
that it is a disease service
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us, says the activity advocate
and healthy ageing champion.
He talks to Kate Cracknell
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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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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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recent health club flooring
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Vicci Wells shares insights from the
recent Class of 2035 report into
physical activity in Generation Alpha
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