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20 Dec 2023
The UK’s most recently-formed local government body – North Yorkshire Council – is making wellbeing
20 Mar 2023
Hand Picked Hotels (HPH) has launched its new Spa Therapist Apprenticeship programme, working alongside national
18 Jan 2023
Storm LDN, a community-supporting boutique boxing gym concept based in London, is gearing up to
21 Nov 2022
Scottish hotel group Crerar Hotels has unveiled a new spa therapist apprenticeship programme in a
09 Mar 2020
Training provider The Training Room has appointed Chris Peel as its new CEO. Peel will
19 Feb 2020
The government's post-Brexit plans to stop "low-skilled workers" from entering the UK has been described
Study Active has legally acquired the name “Premier Global” and select Premier Global branding assets
07 Feb 2020
Ukactive has called on HM Treasury to invest more in the physical activity sector, in
17 Oct 2019
A £13m (US$16.8m, €15.1m) project to create a museum that celebrates Blackpool's role in the
04 Sep 2019
Virgin Active has enlisted around 100 of its staff on a bespoke apprenticeship programme in
28 Jun 2019
The first ever tourism sector deal aims to prepare the UK for an extra 9
23 Apr 2019
SCL Education Group has appointed Brad Rushton as managing director of its SCL Education and
14 Mar 2019
The chancellor, Philip Hammond, has presented his Spring Statement to parliament, making updates to apprenticeship
Panatta will consolidate its global presence throughout 2024 by attending a host of major industry
07 Mar 2019
A new Leisure Team Member apprenticeship is now available for funded delivery, giving the sports
05 Mar 2019
National Apprenticeship Week, the annual celebration of the impact of apprenticeships on businesses, individuals and
04 Mar 2019
ukactive has partnered with the Pearson Business School to deliver a chartered manager degree apprenticeship
29 Nov 2018
Lady Cobham CBE has called for increased focus on work-based training opportunities, in order to
06 Mar 2018
The number of people starting new apprenticeships has fallen by a third, igniting worries that
15 Feb 2018
To coincide with National Apprenticeship Week in March, Leisure Opportunities is undertaking an employer survey
PerformX Live, the premier business of fitness event, has announced Dr Jonathan Leary, founder and
01 Dec 2017
More apprentices will be offered a route into the sports and leisure industry following a
15 Sep 2017
The physical activity sector's chartered professional body has received £1.2m (US$1.6m, €1.3m) from Sport England
25 Jul 2017
Conservative MP Steve Double has been elected chair of the cross-party Parliamentary group responsible for
11 Jul 2017
Lifetime Training has signed a deal to provide level 2 and 3 apprenticeship programmes across
19 Dec 2016
Sport and leisure industry training provider ICON Training has been shortlisted in two categories at
13 Sep 2016
Leisure and travel giant TUI is to create more than 2,000 new apprentices in the
10 Aug 2016
GLL (Greenwich Leisure Ltd) has signed a partnership agreement with a professional body to help
05 Aug 2016
Arun District Council has selected Willmott Dixon to build a £15m leisure centre for the
26 Jul 2016
We’re always looking to add new talent to the Everyone Active team, and our 12-month
20 Jul 2016
Leeds City Council is mulling over a request to grant £4m (US$5.3m, €4.8m) of funding
28 Jun 2016
Britain’s impending withdrawal from the European Union will present a broad range of challenges for
21 Jun 2016
Lifetime Training is to be bought by its management in a deal backed by private
14 Mar 2016
As National Apprenticeship Week kicks off today (14 March), new research has found that 80
16 Feb 2016
The number of jobs in the UK’s tourism sector grew by more than twice as
01 Feb 2016
Lifetime Training has secured a major new partnership with GLL to become the key training
28 Jan 2016
Premier League football club Tottenham Hotspur has launched a campaign to help improve the employment
07 Jan 2016
The fast-approaching National Living Wage is either a great opportunity for the fitness industry to
15 Dec 2015
The former Isis Academy of Beauty in Surrey, England has rebranded after fielding abusive phone
04 Dec 2015
Work to improve physical activity sector apprenticeships through the Trailblazer initiative has made another leap
25 Nov 2015
Leisure services supported by public funding are facing significant challenges after it was announced that
12 Oct 2015
An impressive line-up of leading public health figures will take to the stage at the
06 Oct 2015
Work experience is more important than academic qualifications, according to operators taking part in the
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Liz Terry looks at which operators
are most recognised by consumers,
using Kantar’s latest brand insight
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Founder, Physique 57“Our ‘why?’ is to improve the lives of our clients, not to make them feel defeated”
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Although there’s much talk about working with
health services, research from SLC suggests
there’s much work to do before the sector is
ready for the challenge. Kath Hudson asks the
experts to identify barriers and solutions
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Property experts say it’s a golden moment for health and fitness operators
to secure leases, as the sector has come through the pandemic with its
reputation largely intact and clubs are seen as desirable anchor tenants.
Kath Hudson finds out why landlords want to talk
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Founder, The Lotte Berk Foundation“My mother was the first person to take dance and create an exercise programme out of it”
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Dr Paul Bedford talks
to Jak Phillips about
the double-edged
sword of the strength
training trend and his
ambitions for the sector
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Fuel the debate about issues and opportunities across the industry. We’d love to hear from you – [email protected]
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Absenteeism and presenteeism is
taking a huge economic toll, with
musculoskeletal problems and poor
mental health the biggest issues.
Can workplace wellness make
a difference? Kath Hudson investigates
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“For 2024 our European growth will be focused on Spain and the UK and in 2025, Japan”
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New laws are about to come into force that will oblige health club operators to offer consumers better membership terms. It will be disruptive, but tackled well, will change the sector for the better
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You might be tempted to skip a service, but
experts say it will cost you in the long run.
Providers tell Steph Eaves why they their work
is important to the management of assets
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Current vacancies
Relationship Officer - Physical Activity and Sport City of Westminster Council
£40,005 - £43,824pa + local govt pension + benefits
Westminster, London, UK
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