Sport Wales news
23 Feb 2023
The government’s energy relief for swimming pools, leisure centres and gyms is scheduled to end
23 Jun 2022
A special task force has been established to boost physical activity opportunities for people with
15 Jun 2022
Mike Farrar has been announced as the new chair at UK Active. His tenure will
09 May 2022
How can organisations, including health club and leisure businesses, decarbonise, generate clean energy and harness
22 Mar 2022
The health, fitness and activity sector is ramping up its sustainability drive to net-zero with
25 Jan 2021
Fitness instructors, personal trainers, coaches and other self-employed physical activity workers in Wales are being
Celebrating its milestone fifth anniversary, W3Fit EMEA returns in 2026 with an unmissable gathering of
16 Apr 2020
Organisers of some of the UK's largest mass participation sports events – including the London
17 Dec 2019
Sport Wales has introduced a new initiative to make training and educational sessions more affordable
30 Sep 2019
A scheme to offer free swimming across Wales has had its budget slashed by £1.5m.
16 Aug 2019
The Welsh sports sector has been valued at £1.142bn (gross value added), out-performing a number
17 Jun 2019
Sport Wales has revealed details of a new funding initiative designed to help people in
17 May 2019
Sport Wales has launched a funding initiative called 'A Place for Sport', which will see
As healthcare continues to shift towards prevention, there’s a growing focus on helping people stay
02 May 2019
Every £1 invested in sport in Wales creates a return of £2.88, according to a
10 Apr 2019
Sport Wales has appointed the Welsh Sports Association (WSA) to help update and bring its
15 Mar 2019
Welsh schoolchildren will be offered at least two hours of physical education each week, after
12 Feb 2019
NHS Wales benefitted from an estimated cost saving of £295.17m during 2016-17, thanks to physical
24 Aug 2018
Latest figures from Sport Wales show that a "stubborn" gap still exists in sports participation
14 Aug 2018
A new funding initiative looks to encourage and support innovative ideas that help people build
One of the biggest mistakes operators in the fitness industry still make is advertising almost
14 Jun 2018
Sport Wales has named Lawrence Conway as its new permanent chair. Conway, a career civil
23 Feb 2018
Sport Wales has created a new role – head of partnership development – to lead
20 Jan 2018
Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson has been named as a keynote speaker for the Getting Wales Moving
19 Jan 2018
A StreetGames project in Wales has received a surprise royal assent after it was visited
02 Jan 2018
A host of business leaders from the world of sport have been recognised alongside winners
25 Oct 2017
Smaller sports organisations in Northern Ireland will be able to apply for pro bono legal
20 Sep 2017
As part of its strategy to make sure sport “appeals to everyone”, Sport Wales has
10 Aug 2017
Pippa Britton, chair of Disability Sport Wales, has been appointed as vice chair of Sport
24 Jul 2017
A day of mass participation running is being organised by UK Sport and parkrun to
22 Jun 2017
Community groups, sports clubs and businesses have the chance to bid for a portion of
15 May 2017
A wide-ranging facilities audit has been launched by Sport Wales in an attempt to improve
30 Mar 2017
Paul Thomas, who was appointed chair of Sport Wales last April, has been sacked by
10 Jan 2017
Parkour will be eligible to bid for government and National Lottery funding after the UK
25 Aug 2016
Sport Wales is launching a bespoke mentoring programme for its performance directors (PDs), to enable
31 Jul 2016
As we reach the final countdown for the Rio 2016 Games, one event we can
26 Jul 2016
The Welsh government is drawing up plans to build more elite sports facilities despite conceding
01 Jun 2016
Sport Wales has devised a three-point plan with a focus on education and awareness to
04 Apr 2016
The Welsh government and quango Sport Wales have published their vision for improving the inclusivity
24 Mar 2016
Strategic leadership and sport inclusion expert Dr Paul Thomas has been appointed as chair of
22 Mar 2016
Stakeholders and members of the public will be able to have their say on the
08 Mar 2016
Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson and Commonwealth gold medallists Jazz Carlin and Frankie Jones are among a
16 Feb 2016
The number of Welsh adults participating in sport at least three times a week has
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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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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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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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health and behaviour change
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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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Founder, SP&Co Group“Working in public health over the last few years has lit up parts of my brain again”
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If the health service is to
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us, says the activity advocate
and healthy ageing champion.
He talks to Kate Cracknell
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New insight from Deloitte and Grant Thornton shows record growth, but the real shift is towards identity and perceived value, revealing opportunities to deepen engagement with members
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