West Midlands news
16 Jul 2026
Girls in the UK are missing out on 280 million hours of sport every year
19 Jun 2026
The UK spa review and discovery platform for consumers, the Good Spa Guide, has announced
25 Nov 2024
The Good Spa Guide has announced the winners of its 2024 Good Spa Guide Regional
Respected retention expert, Dr Paul Bedford, will be continuing his popular tenetion event after a
23 Jul 2024
Midlands-based boutique operator, MK Health Hub, has launched a Pilates-inspired concept called MK Reformed, with
27 Apr 2024
Numbers from the Association of Leading Visitor Attractions, (ALVA) show that Royal attractions saw a
Panatta brought together four of the most influential figures in bodybuilding history on the stage
26 Apr 2024
While British adults are the most active they’ve been in a decade, health inequalities remain
27 Nov 2023
Spas from nine regions across the UK, from Scotland to the West Country, have won
13 Nov 2023
CORRECTION A previous version of this story reported that the UK operations of Xtrafit were
29 Nov 2022
Fairmont Spa & Wellness, Windsor Park, has been crowned the UK’s Best New Spa in
30 Sep 2022
VAC 2022 has announced the final line-up of 25 top attractions sector speakers set to
20 Jul 2022
UK Active and Nike have launched the 2022 Open Doors programme. The scheme provides children
Strength training has never been more important for member retention, facility differentiation and long-term commercial
30 Nov 2021
The recently-transformed Bamford Wellness Spa in Gloucestershire has been recognised as the UK’s Best New
30 Dec 2020
A new virtual reality (VR)-based, interactive gaming attraction is set to launch in the West
19 Dec 2020
Gyms and leisure facilities in south-east England are to close from midnight tonight as part
12 Aug 2020
The organising committee of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games have shelved plans to create an
17 Jun 2020
Three industry firms – Active IQ, fibodo and Study Active – have teamed up to create
09 Oct 2019
Sports business leaders in the UK believe that the advent of 5G is likely to
20 Sep 2019
A new regional tourism strategy outlines plans to grow the West Midlands’ visitor economy by
30 Jul 2019
The Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games Organising Committee (Birmingham2022) has revealed the brand identity and logo
24 Jun 2019
Conceptual designs have been revealed for Birmingham's Alexander Stadium, which are set to transform the
31 Jan 2019
Old Trafford in Manchester will host the "finals day" of the 2021 Rugby League World
10 Jan 2019
French amusement park operator Looping Group has acquired British attraction West Midland Safari Park, located
21 Dec 2018
Plans for a large-scale athletes village, to be used during the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games,
03 Dec 2018
Sandwell Leisure Trust (SLT) has secured a 10-year contract to run a community wellness hub,
26 Nov 2018
Dudley Zoo in the West Midlands, England is set to invest £6m (US$7.7M, €6.8m) in
14 Nov 2018
Winners of this year's Good Spa Guide Awards were announced last night (13 November) at
25 Oct 2018
Nearly every event at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games will take place in a facility
16 Oct 2018
The Birmingham 2022 organising committee has launched a campaign which will allow local communities to
25 Jan 2018
Designs for a world-class aquatics centre have kicked off the race to get Birmingham ready
21 Dec 2017
Birmingham has officially been named the host city of the 2022 Commonwealth Games, beating competition
20 Dec 2017
Birmingham is set to be officially announced as the host of the 2022 Commonwealth Games
15 Nov 2017
The Spa at Gleneagles by ESPA has been named the best UK spa at this
09 Nov 2017
A marketing initiative spearheaded by VisitBritain hopes to attract more US and overseas tourists to
26 Sep 2017
Fitness firm Move it or Lose it has secured a deal with a NHS clinical
22 Sep 2017
Aviva Premiership club Wasps has appointed events industry specialist Stuart Cain as its new commercial
05 Sep 2017
Franchisee Stuart Rosenberg is opening his latest Fitness4Less club in Worcester, West Midlands, this month
24 Aug 2017
England's cricket match against the West Indies – the first day/night test match to be
03 Aug 2017
Everyone Active has been awarded a contract with Bromsgrove District Council to manage its leisure
06 Jul 2017
West Midlands Safari Park has announced that its new addition based on the CBeebies intellectual
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Social fitness the missing link to member engagement, according to a new Myzone report
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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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Starpool supports Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs, says Riccardo Turri
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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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As the 20th State of the Industry Report is released,
LeisureDB has rebranded to Evolve, as Kath Hudson reports
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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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A new report puts physical activity
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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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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management of customer data in
health clubs, says Andy Chesterman
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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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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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