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03 May 2023
Fitness First UK has confirmed to HCM that it's in the process of restructuring, citing
23 Jun 2022
Barry’s has entered the world of retail, opening a studio in the new Flannels flagship
27 Oct 2021
Fitness First UK has changed its pricing structure and is now offering a flexible membership
08 Jan 2021
Frasers Group will open three new regional flagship Flannels-branded retail stores during 2021 – each
24 Aug 2020
Billionaire Mike Ashley's Frasers Group has acquired the fitness assets of DW Sports for £37m.
08 Oct 2019
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has vowed to introduce measures which would allow football fans to
As one of the most energy-intensive industries in the UK, leisure facilities face a critical
10 Dec 2015
Sports Direct share have fallen by 13 per cent this morning, as roughly £500m was
09 Dec 2015
Mike Ashley has added to his budding Sports Direct Fitness empire with the acquisition of
18 Nov 2015
Business secretary Sajid Javid has called on companies in the private sector to play a
17 Nov 2015
Sports Direct owner Mike Ashley has widened his burgeoning leisure portfolio by taking a 4.94
04 Nov 2015
DW Fitness has bought seven former LA fitness sites from Pure Gym, Health Club Managment
05 Oct 2015
Sports Direct Fitness is laying the foundations for its ‘aggressive’ expansion over the next year
Study Active has legally acquired the name “Premier Global” and select Premier Global branding assets
14 Sep 2015
Sports Direct Fitness is planning an aggressive rollout of new health clubs in 2016, with
23 Mar 2015
Sports Direct is bidding to scale up its dual-use gym and retail concept – part
07 Jan 2015
It’s all change at The Bannatyne Group, where just days after Health Club Management revealed
30 Oct 2014
Sports Direct’s gym chain – Sports Direct Fitness – has revealed more elements of its
16 Oct 2014
A supporters group for Newcastle United Football Club has won its bid to protect the
09 Sep 2014
Sports Direct owner Mike Ashley is reportedly thought to have bought the naming rights for
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29 Jul 2014
Following the news that JD Sports plans to incorporate a JD Gym into its major
21 Jul 2014
The latest high-profile entrant to the health and fitness industry had analysts scratching their heads
20 Jun 2014
Having launched the first Sports Direct Fitness.com gym earlier this week, the newest entrant to
18 Jun 2014
Sports Direct International has today taken over its first health club – the former LA
14 May 2014
Sports Direct International – the company founded by Newcastle United owner Mike Ashley – is
11 Nov 2009
More than 40,000 supporters are to be asked whether if they want to buy into
29 Oct 2009
Newcastle United Football Club (NUFC) has confirmed that owner Mike Ashley has decided against selling
12 Jun 2009
A Singapore-based investment company has confirmed that it is interested in acquiring Newcastle United Football
09 Jun 2009
Newcastle United Football Club (NUFC) has confirmed that it is up for sale at an
02 Jun 2009
Businessman Mike Ashley has revealed that he is looking to sell Newcastle United Football Club
12 Feb 2009
JJB Sports has been approached by a 'number of non-binding indications' of interest for its
15 Sep 2008
Newcastle United Football Club has been put up for sale by its owner Mike Ashley
23 May 2007
Newcastle United Football Club has received a £133m takeover bid from sportswear entrepreneur Mike Ashley.
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