Lancashire news
28 Jan 2026
Pendle Leisure Trust, working in partnership with Pendle Borough Council, will open the landmark project,
17 Jul 2025
In a win for the UK health and fitness industry, health secretary, Wes Streeting, has
11 Oct 2024
Plans have been announced to introduce the first five-star private members wellness club in Northern
10 Jul 2024
The Woodland Spa, a premier UK day spa located in Burnley, Lancashire, is set to
24 Jun 2024
The 15th annual Good Spa Guide (GSG) Awards winners were unveiled tonight (24 June) at
19 Jan 2023
Plans to create a new Eden Project North attraction in Morecambe, UK, have been given
Active Blackpool is deploying Cornerstone Connect, a new digital interface allowing disparate information from multiple
21 Jun 2022
The winners of the 13th annual Good Spa Guide Awards were announced last night (20
15 Jun 2022
Mike Farrar has been announced as the new chair at UK Active. His tenure will
01 Feb 2022
Plans to create a new Eden Project North attraction in Morecombe UK have been given
30 Nov 2021
The recently-transformed Bamford Wellness Spa in Gloucestershire has been recognised as the UK’s Best New
04 Oct 2021
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has thrown his weight behind plans to build an Eden
20 Apr 2021
Wyre Council in Lancashire has revealed plans to begin charging PTs and fitness instructors for
Panatta brought together four of the most influential figures in bodybuilding history on the stage
19 Dec 2020
Gyms and leisure facilities in south-east England are to close from midnight tonight as part
16 Oct 2020
A UK government U-turn – just announced – will see gyms and leisure centres staying open
07 Aug 2020
Industry body, ukactive, has questioned the decision to close gyms and health clubs as part
08 Jun 2020
Ever since the UK's leisure facilities were closed on "lockdown day" – 20 March –
27 Feb 2020
Manchester United has launched a new initiative to increase its engagement with local schools and
14 Feb 2020
West Craven Sports Centre in Barnoldswick, Lancashire, has introduced dementia-friendly swimming sessions. The joint initiative,
12 Feb 2020
Sports pitches and facilities destroyed or damaged by Storm Ciara will be able to apply
20 Jan 2020
Trafford Council has approved plans to build a new 4,850-seater stand at Emirates Old Trafford
13 Jan 2020
Emirates Old Trafford – the home ground of Lancashire County Cricket Club (LCCC) – has
03 Jan 2020
British Blind Sport is launching a year-long research project, which will investigate the physical development
21 Nov 2019
The Good Spa Guide (GSG), in association with ESPA Skincare, recently revealed the winners of
17 Oct 2019
A £13m (US$16.8m, €15.1m) project to create a museum that celebrates Blackpool's role in the
13 Aug 2019
Leisure trust Active Nation has expanded its portfolio of budget gyms with the acquisition of
24 Jun 2019
The first stage in the preparation of a planning application for the proposed Eden Project
20 Jun 2019
Lancashire Cricket Club (LCC) has announced a new partnership with Rewards4 a sport-based rewards programme,
04 Jun 2019
Leisure trust Active Nation has acquired the former Fit4Less gym in Preston, Lancashire, bringing the
03 Jun 2019
A project aiming to get people across East Lancashire more physically active is achieving a
03 Jun 2019
Minority sports featured heavily among the winners of this year's Sports Business Awards. The Professional
01 May 2019
Alusid, a creator of eco-friendly surfaces, has partnered with Parkside to launch the Sequel range,
29 Apr 2019
Prime Minister Theresa May has made a surprise visit to Lancashire, to open a community
29 Mar 2019
The UK government has come up with a £36m (US$47.2m, € 42m) fund to help
14 Nov 2018
Winners of this year's Good Spa Guide Awards were announced last night (13 November) at
13 Nov 2018
The Harris Museum in Preston, UK is to merge its museum, art gallery and library
06 Nov 2018
A total of 34 projects have received National Lottery funding to support their work in
10 Aug 2018
British Basketball Federation (BBF) has appointed highly experienced sports governance veteran Maurice Watkins CBE as
05 Jul 2018
VisitEngland has named 11 regional tourism projects which will each receive up to £250,000 of
24 Apr 2018
VisitEngland has named the best Britain's tourism industry has to offer, announcing the winners of
17 Apr 2018
The opening of a new hotel at its Old Trafford ground has helped Lancashire County
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Third Space partnered with IndigoFitness to deliver a
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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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The new CEO of UK Active talks to HCM about the gym-curious and
why he believes the sector can double in size by the end of the next decade
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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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The fitness industry is mourning the passing of Les Mills,
a founding father of fitness, as Kath Hudson reports
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MD, Brio“We’ve reduced the level of council investment over the last three years by 40 per cent and increased our turnover by 9 per cent”
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A new report puts physical activity
at the heart of healthcare, says Muir Gray
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Shaping the future of the sector with a clear mission,
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As the 20th State of the Industry Report is released,
LeisureDB has rebranded to Evolve, as Kath Hudson reports
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World Athletics president, Sebastian Coe talks to Liz Terry
about the launch of Run X in partnership with Technogym
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Owner, Stride Fitness“My goal was to invest in where fitness is going, not where it’s already been”
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