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On unveiling the Autumn Budget, Chancellor Rachel Reeves said there would be no return to
26 Feb 2025
Improvements in life expectancy in Europe have slowed according to a study published in The
05 Nov 2024
Pendle Leisure Trust – which operates in one of the most deprived areas in England –
09 Jan 2024
Solving the UK's social care problem is the key to overcoming the financial challenges facing
26 Jan 2021
The Donald Trump baby blimp, which was flown over London's Parliament Square in July 2018
02 Jul 2020
UK consumer confidence has improved significantly since the beginning of the lockdown, with a fifth
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07 Jan 2020
The chancellor, Sajid Javid, has revealed that the government will present its budget on 11
29 Oct 2019
There has been no improvement in the way the UK population feels about its personal
12 Aug 2019
Giving low-pay workers more holidays and a guaranteed increase in wages would provide the British
14 Mar 2019
The chancellor, Philip Hammond, has presented his Spring Statement to parliament, making updates to apprenticeship
07 Feb 2019
The UK’s Museums Association (MA) has urged politicians to take “all necessary action” to avoid
01 Feb 2019
Latest figures from the County Council Network (CCN), which represents all county councils in England,
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05 Nov 2018
Health secretary Matt Hancock has revealed a new preventative vision for the NHS, which includes
30 Oct 2018
The government's autumn budget – the last fiscal event before the UK leaves the European
31 Aug 2018
Sports clubs across England continue to grow – with the number of playing members and
15 Dec 2016
Shadow sports minister Dr Rosena Allin-Khan has encouraged local authorities to continue to spend on
01 Dec 2016
Plans for the much-debated Guggenheim Museum in Helsinki have fallen through after city councillors rejected
07 Nov 2016
One of the UK’s oldest museums – an institution dating back to the Victorian era
04 Nov 2016
The City of Helsinki has prepared a new funding proposal for establishing a Guggenheim museum
07 Sep 2016
Moreau Kusunoki’s landmark Guggenheim museum in Helsinki, Finland, is in danger of not coming to
22 Jun 2016
Frome Sport and Fitness has reopened following a £2m investment by Fusion Lifestyle. The project
19 Apr 2016
A new report by Arts Council England (ACE) has said that local authority investment in
15 Mar 2016
More than 2,000 grass pitches across the country will be improved as a result of
24 Feb 2016
A new £5.34m leisure facility will be shared by residents in Crowle and pupils at
23 Feb 2016
The Local Government Association (LGA) has cautioned that councils will have to continue to divert
10 Feb 2016
An independent report has suggested that a forthcoming government White Paper on culture is crucial
26 Nov 2015
The NHS must make use of its funding lifeline in George Osborne’s Spending Review to
02 Nov 2015
Development of the Thomas Heatherwick-designed Garden Bridge in London is set to continue after a
14 Oct 2015
Leisure-net Solutions has announced that it will launch a new physical activity industry networking event
07 Sep 2015
Local authority leisure centres, particularly those which are trust operated, are seeing remarkable improvements in
20 Jul 2015
Some obese and inactive NHS patients are unable to access public health initiatives designed to
03 Jun 2015
Continued cuts to local authorities’ cultural and leisure budgets could undermine the health and wellbeing
15 Apr 2015
Council sport and leisure budgets have been slashed by an overall figure of £42.4m since
10 Apr 2015
Nationwide strikes against French President Francois Hollande's unpopular Socialist government, have led to the temporary
28 Jan 2015
The popularity of cosmetic surgery in the UK plummeted in 2014, according to figures from
28 Oct 2014
Council-run parks and leisure centres could be in jeopardy thanks to a £4.3bn funding 'black
09 Apr 2014
Maria Miller has resigned as culture secretary after a lengthy row over expenses, with the
07 Feb 2014
Two Liverpool leisure centres are threatened with closure as Liverpool City Council (LCC) weighs up
23 Jan 2014
Museums and galleries have been hailed as one of the "engine rooms" of Britain’s cultural
10 Oct 2013
There has been a 50 per cent increase in the number of Welsh children who
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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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People on weight loss drugs reduce their activity levels, according to a team at St John’s Hospital Illinois
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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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