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15 Jan 2026
One of the UK's fastest-growing wellness companies, Healf, is collaborating with household names from the
28 Oct 2025
Lefay Resort and Spa Lago di Garda in Italy has topped a new list of
10 May 2025
Commentators are speculating that the Labour government is considering disbanding the Department of Culture, Media
03 Apr 2025
The Gym Group has beaten its goal of generating £900 million in social value annually
05 Apr 2024
Global publishing outfit, Leisure Media, has announced details of its new annual conference for decision-makers
03 May 2023
The Gym Group has appointed Will Orr as its new CEO and executive director. Orr
Panatta brought together four of the most influential figures in bodybuilding history on the stage
30 May 2020
The fitness industry in Europe is uniting today (30 May) to launch #beactivehour, a free
06 Apr 2020
The attractions industry has lost one of its personalities with the passing of Lord Bath,
07 Feb 2019
British Gymnastics has appointed Mike Darcey as its new chair, to replace the outgoing Matt
21 Jan 2019
Liz Terry, editor of HCM, has called on the industry to counter the "annual tradition
09 Oct 2017
The architect David Marks, co-founder of Marks Barfield Architects, has died at the age of
01 Aug 2017
Shelley Hepburn has been appointed as new spa director at the Gaia Spa at Boringdon
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28 Feb 2017
David Lloyd Leisure has been named number 21 in the Sunday Times’ Top 30 Best
14 Dec 2016
Budget gym chain, Xercise4Less, has made The Sunday Times Fast Track 100 list for the
12 Sep 2016
Business mogul Luke Johnson will deliver the keynote address at this year’s Visitor Attractions Conference
14 Jun 2016
UK-based attractions specialist Simworx has been named among the top 100 small and medium-sized companies
27 Apr 2016
Spafinder Wellness 365 has put together a team of global editors and experts for their
03 Dec 2015
Any suspicions that the boutique studio boom is stealing the thunder of fast-growing budget gyms
02 Dec 2015
Sports Coach UK, the UK’s technical agency for coaching, has appointed former Royal Mail and
30 Apr 2015
ukactive has announced the high-profile shortlist of candidates aiming to join the new ukactive Board
16 Apr 2015
Spafinder Wellness 365 has revealed the global panel of judges who will nominate candidates for
31 Mar 2015
Pure Gym is the reported frontrunner in a three-horse race to buy LA fitness for
12 Jan 2015
Xercise4Less has secured £31m worth of finance as the low cost gym chain bids to
11 Dec 2014
Pure Gym, Xercise4Less and The Gym Group have all been named on the Sunday Times
28 Oct 2014
The Ashes-winning England cricket team, the world cup-winning rugby union team and European champion Jo
23 Jun 2014
One Direction star Louis Tomlinson has announced a deal to buy English League One side
02 Jun 2014
FIFA investigator Michael Garcia is set to meet organisers of the Qatar 2022 World Cup
16 Apr 2014
The Gym Group has taken 16th place in a Sunday Times financial league table ranking
21 Jan 2014
LA fitness has rolled out its new high intensity, 20-minute signature classes across its UK
15 Jan 2014
The Lifehouse Spa & Hotel in Essex, UK, has capped a successful 2013 by sealing
07 Jan 2014
Scientists may be on the verge of a major breakthrough in the battle against obesity,
13 Dec 2013
Pure Gym, has been named the highest-ranked leisure company on the Sunday Times Virgin Fast
07 Oct 2013
Nominations are now open for this year’s Sunday Times and Sky Sports Sportswomen of the
24 Sep 2013
Merlin Entertainments has been named ‘Britain’s Best Brand 2013’ - an award which is linked
24 Sep 2013
Merlin Entertainments has announced the acquisition of Istanbul's Turkuazoo Aquarium from Dutch-based company Global Aquariums
08 Apr 2013
KSL Capital Partners is reportedly looking to purchase gym chain David Lloyd, thought to be
11 Mar 2013
Restaurant operator TGI Fridays has been named as the UK's third best company to work
11 Mar 2013
Restaurant operator TGI Fridays has been named as the UK's third best company to work
11 Mar 2013
Budget gym operator The Gym Group has achieved 15th place in the prestigious The Sunday
10 Jan 2013
Budget gym business Gym Group has been recognised as a top employer by Best Companies,
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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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A new report puts physical activity
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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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The fitness industry is mourning the passing of Les Mills,
a founding father of fitness, as Kath Hudson reports
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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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LeisureDB has rebranded to Evolve, as Kath Hudson reports
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