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18 Aug 2023
David Lloyd Leisure has been fined more than £2.5m after pleading guilty to charges brought
30 Oct 2019
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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
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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
17 Jul 2017
Spanish theme park Parque de Atracciones has launched an investigation after two trains collided on
13 Jul 2017
Leisure Trust Active Newham has expressed sadness after the death of Para athlete Abdullah Hayayei
11 May 2017
A number of Merlin attractions have closed their river rapids rides, following the death of
10 May 2017
Nuffield Health has launched a series of bespoke health assessments for UK businesses as it
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An 11-year-old girl has died after an incident at a water ride at Drayton Manor
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
30 Nov 2016
Safety guidelines covering the way trampoline parks are built and run will move a step
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
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
10 May 2016
Somerset-based event safety experts RDHS Management Consultants has had its outstanding work at the 2015
26 Apr 2016
Following the guilty plea from Merlin Entertainments related to last year’s Smiler rollercoaster crash at
24 Nov 2015
A rollercoaster crash which seriously injured a number people, including two people who underwent leg
09 Jun 2015
A 17-year-old-girl – one of five hospitalised after the Smiler crash at Alton Towers –
08 Jun 2015
Alton Towers has reopened six days after a horrific accident on the park’s Smiler left
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
30 Nov 2011
Two contractors sustained minor injuries and around 170 people had to be evacuated from HMS
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
04 Jul 2011
Right Directions has launched a second stage to its auditing process to challenge the way
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
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