Nicola Sturgeon news
17 Mar 2021
Scotland’s health clubs and leisure centres can now begin to prepare for reopening, after First
28 Feb 2021
Gyms and leisure centres in Scotland are set to open on 26 April, provided that
19 Dec 2020
Gyms and leisure facilities in south-east England are to close from midnight tonight as part
10 Sep 2020
Organised fitness, sports and other leisure activities (including swimming) can continue despite the introduction of
21 Aug 2020
Health clubs, fitness studios, leisure centres and swimming pools will be able to reopen from
14 Aug 2020
The fitness sector has been left "without answers or evidence" on why gyms and leisure
12 Jan 2021
Addiction – a word laden with negativity. But isn’t that exactly what the fitness industry
31 Jul 2020
Gyms, health clubs and swimming pools in Scotland have finally been given an "indicative" time
29 Jul 2020
ukactive has questioned the Scottish government's handling of the lockdown, following reports of a delayed
16 Jul 2020
First Minister of Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon, has given the go-ahead for all Scottish sectors of
10 Jul 2020
England and Scotland have become the most recent countries to announce their spas will reopen,
18 Jun 2020
Industry body ukactive has invited Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon to "visit gyms and leisure
05 Feb 2020
Katrín Jakobsdóttir, Prime Minister of Iceland, has urged for wellbeing to be given greater priority
11 Dec 2020
Maintaining a consistent member experience across a growing health and fitness brand can prove challenging.
24 Apr 2018
Britain's largest alcohol distiller is looking to take a leaf out of Ireland's booming alco-tourism
31 Aug 2017
One of Scotland’s most important national sports facilities reopened yesterday (30 August) following a £12m
16 Nov 2016
Glasgow Club at Kelvin Hall - one of Scotland’s biggest health and fitness facilities -
24 Jun 2016
Leisure industry heavyweights have raised concerns for the future after the UK voted to leave
11 Jan 2016
Gareth Hoskins, one of leisure architecture’s brightest stars, has died at the age of 48
24 Jul 2015
The Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games has provided the Scottish economy with a £740m boost over
04 Jan 2021
Core Health & Fitness is proud to have signed an exclusive supplier agreement for the
26 Sep 2013
The Scottish government has chosen Edinburgh as the city to host the new £30m National
29 Oct 2012
Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has given final approval to a £390m regeneration of Glasgow
25 May 2012
The Scottish Government has moved closer to the introduction of a minimum price for a
15 May 2012
Image: The preferred minimum price is 50p per unit Scottish health secretary Nicola Sturgeon has
20 Mar 2012
Edinburgh's Royal Commonwealth Pool, which will host the diving competition during the 2014 Commonwealth Games,
12 Nov 2010
A restriction in off-sale promotions and a ban on 'quantity discounts' are to be introduced
02 Sep 2010
Scottish health secretary Nicola Sturgeon has revealed that the proposed minimum price per unit of
04 Aug 2010
Scottish health secretary Nicola Sturgeon will chair a cross-party meeting today (4 August) in a
14 Jun 2010
Plans to introduce a minimum price per unit of alcohol across Scotland have moved forward
29 Apr 2010
Health boards across Scotland will receive a share of £36m Scottish Government to help introduce
27 Nov 2009
New legislation aimed at reducing the £2.25bn cost of alcohol misuse in Scotland, which includes
26 Oct 2009
Scottish health secretary Nicola Sturgeon has refuted claims that the Scottish Government's plans to introduce
28 Sep 2009
A new report commissioned by the Scottish Government has revealed that its plans to introduce
03 Sep 2009
Improving the health and fitness of people across Scotland is at the heart of a
03 Sep 2009
The Scottish Government has announced plans to invest £23.5m to capitalise on the anticipated economic,
05 Mar 2009
The Scottish Government has published its strategy for tackling alcohol abuse which is estimated to
02 Mar 2009
The Scottish Government has outlined new measures to combat the problem of alcohol misuse in
26 Jan 2009
SNP attacked over free swimming Scottish Labour has decried the Scottish National Party (SNP) for
16 Apr 2008
The Scottish Government is to plough £6m into tackling childhood obesity. The funding aims to
09 Nov 2007
Glasgow has been successful in its bid to host the 2014 Commonwealth Games. The announcement
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As health clubs around the world start reopening, controlling COVID-19 – while also delivering a great service to customers – must be an obsession for everyone in the sector
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“In a creative world where you have to come up with innovative solutions to out-think your competitors, you can’t stay productive for long hours without a break. We encourage our team to step away from their desks and do some exercise”
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Colin Grant
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