Places for People news
20 Mar 2026
Places Leisure has announced a new strategic partnership with COPA as the preferred apprenticeship delivery
18 Jun 2024
More than 20 organisations have joined together in the UK to form the Swim Alliance,
16 Apr 2024
Social enterprise, Places Leisure, which is part of the Places for People Group, has appointed
11 Sep 2023
Therme Canada has released a newly evolved project design for its West Island of Ontario
15 Jun 2022
Oliver Lee OBE will be taking the position of CEO at Places Leisure from July.
23 May 2022
A new physical activity programme called Big Sister has been launched in the UK to
Panatta brought together four of the most influential figures in bodybuilding history on the stage
23 Dec 2021
The number of positive COVID-19 cases among people who have visited health clubs across Europe
10 Dec 2021
The number of positive COVID-19 cases among people who have visited health clubs, leisure centres
08 Oct 2020
Dr Steve Mann, former research director at industry body, ukactive, has been appointed director at
23 Jul 2020
Paul McPartlan has moved from Nuffield Health to take up the role of CEO of
15 Jan 2020
MAD Architects are in the third and final stage of construction for the Nanjing Zendai
29 Dec 2019
Blueroom and Urban Crossovers have created a conceptual proposal for reactivating the Rijnhaven port area
Active Blackpool is deploying Cornerstone Connect, a new digital interface allowing disparate information from multiple
11 Dec 2019
Hou de Sousa have created a playful, colourful installation for New York's Flatiron Public Plaza
27 Nov 2019
On-demand fitness app Fiit has partnered with fitness marketplace Hussle, giving Hussle users access to
21 Oct 2019
Plans have been revealed for a 150ha (16 million sq ft) wetlands development in Brisbane
03 Sep 2019
Online fitness marketplace Hussle has signed a deal to begin offering Premier Inn customers access
04 Jan 2019
The £26m Dover District Leisure Centre is set to open its doors on February 2019.
26 Nov 2018
Next year's active-net conference will explore the benefits of having an inclusive and diverse workforce.
31 Jul 2018
The people of Bulmershe are to get a new £14m leisure centre after Wokingham Borough
10 Jul 2018
Places for People Leisure (PfP) is using Sport England’s National Benchmarking Service (NBS) alongside clever
13 Jun 2018
Work on a £3.5m redevelopment of Leiston Leisure Centre on the Suffolk coast is set
18 May 2018
The Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity (CIMSPA) has appointed four
03 May 2018
The finalists for this year's ukactive Awards have been revealed. The 2018 award categories have
06 Feb 2018
TV journalist and presenter Dr Michael Mosley has been announced as a keynote speaker for
26 Jan 2018
Data and the use of technology to enhance participation will be the theme of active-net
16 Jan 2018
Dr Steve Mann has been appointed to the newly created position of head of healthy
07 Dec 2017
Places for People Leisure has expanded its low-cost offering with the purchase of three Simply
27 Nov 2017
A £28m leisure centre is set to open tomorrow (28 November) in Eastleigh, bearing the
14 Nov 2017
Pool equipment from the London 2012 Olympics has found a new home following the opening
09 Nov 2017
Leisure operators have joined a new scheme to give disabled people and those with long-term
20 Oct 2017
Suffolk Coastal District Council is investing in fitness and sports infrastructure to engage people from
18 Oct 2017
Places for People Leisure has begun construction work on a £9.5m (US$12.5m, €10.7m) leisure centre
11 Oct 2017
Social enterprise Places for People Leisure has been awarded a 12-year management contract for the
11 Sep 2017
Social enterprise Places for People has secured the naming rights to a new £25m leisure
07 Jul 2017
A £12m (US$15.6m, €13.7m) leisure centre that has been open for less than 18 months
29 Jun 2017
The health and fitness industry’s finest came together in their hundreds last night (28 June)
12 Jun 2017
A public sauna has opened on the former military island of Lonna, just off the
15 May 2017
A wide-ranging facilities audit has been launched by Sport Wales in an attempt to improve
28 Apr 2017
Both ends of the private gym market will be represented when budget brand Xercise4Less takes
12 Apr 2017
Taylor Made Designs UK (TMD) has renewed its uniform and merchandise contract with Places for
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Starpool supports Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs, says Riccardo Turri
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SnowDome Fitness has added 50 per cent more space with cutting-edge Technogym solutions
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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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Third Space partnered with IndigoFitness to deliver a
bespoke training space for its new club at The Whiteley
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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 fitness industry is mourning the passing of Les Mills,
a founding father of fitness, as Kath Hudson reports
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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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After decades of focusing on adult audiences, operators are starting to engage young people – unlocking growth opportunities while supporting the health and wellbeing of future generations
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Would you stop selling memberships to prevent your club getting overcrowded?
How do you strike the balance between maximising profits and prioritising
the member experience? Kath Hudson talks to the experts
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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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People on weight loss drugs reduce their activity levels, according to a team at St John’s Hospital Illinois
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at the heart of healthcare, says Muir Gray
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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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