Pontefract news
03 May 2026
Activity levels are still rising among English adults according to Sport England’s new Active Lives
04 Dec 2025
Sport England has released the latest Active Lives Children & Young People Report for the
30 Oct 2025
PureGym has achieved a milestone with the launch of its 700th gym, in West Yorkshire.
Barnsley Premier Leisure (BPL) has partnered with CoverMe Fitness to simplify instructor recruitment, team management
25 Apr 2025
Physical participation figures are the highest ever, but inequalities remain with the same groups still
05 Dec 2024
Sport England’s Active Lives Children and Young People Survey for the academic year 2023-2024 has
One of the biggest mistakes operators in the fitness industry still make is advertising almost
26 Apr 2024
While British adults are the most active they’ve been in a decade, health inequalities remain
12 Jan 2024
Two new research reports have highlighted the impact of the UK's cost of living crisis
07 Dec 2023
Physical activity levels among children and young people have improved compared to five years ago,
12 Dec 2022
Children’s and young people’s activity levels are back to pre-pandemic levels, confirms Sport England in
21 Aug 2019
Work has begun on a £20.8m leisure centre in Pontefract in West Yorkshire. The Five
02 Apr 2019
The government will look to use sport as a way to support and engage young
As healthcare continues to shift towards prevention, there’s a growing focus on helping people stay
15 Oct 2018
Group fitness classes and adrenaline sports are among those benefiting from increases in interest, as
12 Jan 2018
Tourism minister John Glen is the latest mover in British prime minister Theresa May’s cabinet
09 Jan 2018
Matt Hancock has been appointed secretary of state for digital, culture, media and sport in
21 Apr 2017
Chris Pilling, the former chief executive of the First Direct, has been tasked with overseeing
16 Nov 2016
The key ingredients to creating a successful workplace culture at physical activity companies will be
07 Oct 2016
GLL, Everyone Active and Fusion Lifestyle are among the nominations for this year’s Active Training
CoverMe, the global leader in fitness workforce management, today launches CoverMe PT, an on-demand personal
16 Sep 2016
Wakefield Council has revealed plans to replace three existing swimming pools in West Yorkshire with
11 Aug 2014
There's no such thing as a summer lull at the Heritage Lottery Fund, which last
05 Aug 2013
Leisure operator, BPL has been shortlisted in the 3rd annual Members Choice Health Club Awards
25 Jun 2013
Plans have been revealed to build a museum in Pontefract, West Yorkshire, dedicated to liquorice.
31 May 2012
Image: The National Centre for Civil War Learning Plans for a National Centre for Civil
02 Dec 2011
The Fitness Industry Association (FIA) has announced its new board members for the three year
12 Sep 2011
Wakefield Council has announced that the second phase of conservation work at Pontefract Castle has
23 Feb 2011
Efforts to revitalise the historic town centres of Keighley and Pontefract, Yorkshire, are to receive
16 Nov 2010
Improvement work is due to commence on the first phase of a scheme to help
10 May 2010
A historic castle in Pontefract, West Yorkshire, is set to undergo conservation work after English
18 May 2009
Eight run-down town centres across the UK are in line to receive a share of
09 Sep 2008
Pontefract Park in Lancashire is the subject of a 10-year management plan to maximise and
20 Nov 2007
A £3m sports centre has opened at Featherstone Technology College, Pontefract, West Yorkshire. The centre,
15 Mar 2007
The énergie franchise group aims to become one of the UK’s largest health and fitness
18 Sep 2006
Yorkshire Tourist Board (YTB) has completed the line up of finalists for the White Rose
26 May 2004
Monkhill Confectionery, a division of Cadbury Trebor Bassett and makers of the famous Pontefract liquorice
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Starpool supports Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs, says Riccardo Turri
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Find out how your gym can tap into the corporate wellness boom
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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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SnowDome Fitness has added 50 per cent more space with cutting-edge Technogym solutions
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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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New launch, Salus House, elevates boutique wellness with
high service levels and a partnership with Technogym
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Pulse Fitness has created a
new health club delivering an
elevated wellness experience
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“Working in public health over the last few years has lit up parts of my brain again”
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Collaborations with the medical profession and greater aspirations around wellbeing are creating a need for more experts in our sector. It’s time to reboot our thinking around the workforce
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The Breath Coach“I experienced a blissful feeling of joy I hadn’t felt since I was a kid”
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As the entrepreneur who started Wexer, Fresh Fitness, Fitness DK and Repeat, as well as being a former elite athlete, Rasmus Ingerslev’s life looked perfect from the outside, but onthe inside it was a different story. He talks to Kath Hudson about healing old wounds
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For every member with a tripod and a big following, there are others irritated at the way equipment is being hogged or wary they’ll be in the background on someone’s Insta feed. Do influencers offer valuable, free marketing or are they just a nuisance? Kath Hudson finds out how operators are responding
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If the health service is to
survive, we must recognise
that it is a disease service
– and that wellbeing rests with
us, says the activity advocate
and healthy ageing champion.
He talks to Kate Cracknell
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Small improvements to sleep, diet and physical activity have major benefits for the heart, according to new research from the University of Sydney
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Strength training is evolving,
driven by changing consumer
preferences. Julie Cramer talks
to innovators about how their
products are meeting this demand
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Raphael Cuomo explores the
powerful link between addiction,
health and behaviour change
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Vicci Wells shares insights from the
recent Class of 2035 report into
physical activity in Generation Alpha
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UK market penetration has risen to 18 per cent – one of the highest
globally, yet with 100 per cent of people seeing benefits when they
exercise, how high could it go? Kath Hudson asks the experts…
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disparate information from multiple systems to be aggregated into one dataset, to support
its focus on reducing health inequalities and improving healthy life expectancy.
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