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07 Apr 2026
Manchester City Council has launched an ambitious programme to offer free gym memberships and access
20 Nov 2025
Go Fit has been brought on board by Club Atlético de Madrid for the €800
16 Oct 2025
Work is underway on a £19.7 million waterfront leisure centre in Newport, which will be
08 Sep 2025
Registered charity and leisure operator, BH Live has taken over the contract to run the
17 Jun 2025
Freedom Leisure has been appointed by Southend-on-Sea City Council as provider for its leisure services.
12 May 2025
As cost is still a major barrier to participation in physical activity, leisure centre operator
Elevate is set to celebrate its 10th anniversary in style this June, with organisers confirming
27 Mar 2025
Therme Group has unveiled plans to realise its first US wellbeing destination in Dallas, Texas.
01 Oct 2024
National Museums Liverpool has received planning approval to redevelop the International Slavery Museum and Maritime
23 Sep 2024
Everyone Active launched its first reformer Pilates studio – the first of 10 studios that will
06 Sep 2024
A new Nordic-inspired contrast bathing experience is set to open in Liverpool in Q3, offering
14 Aug 2024
Everyone Active will take over the operation of Sheffield’s sports and leisure venues, including three
23 Jul 2024
Finalists for the UK Active Awards 2024 have been announced. Winners from across the 14
Celebrating its milestone fifth anniversary, W3Fit EMEA returns in 2026 with an unmissable gathering of
19 Jun 2024
Victoria Brownlie, the British Beauty Council’s chief of policy and sustainability, has been named in
15 Jun 2024
More than 200 organisations and athletes in the UK have signed an open letter to
13 Mar 2024
Edinburgh Leisure has appointed Jen Holland as chief executive. She will take over from June
18 Aug 2023
David Lloyd Leisure has been fined more than £2.5m after pleading guilty to charges brought
18 May 2023
Councils in the UK will benefit from hundreds of thousands of pounds of extra revenue
20 Apr 2023
English Premier league club, Manchester City, has submitted a planning application seeking to expand the
CoverMe, the global leader in fitness workforce management, today launches CoverMe PT, an on-demand personal
22 Mar 2023
A new type of multi-activity, outdoor exercise space – designed to get people moving by
28 Feb 2023
Residents of Wolverhampton, UK can earn gym discounts and food vouchers for exercising and eating
24 Feb 2023
A £186m cultural centre, set to transform the arts and music scene globally, will open
23 Feb 2023
The government’s energy relief for swimming pools, leisure centres and gyms is scheduled to end
10 Feb 2023
Go Fit has started work on a new wellness hub in Tenerife. It will open
03 Feb 2023
Andy King, chair of Manchester's GM Active, has taken the role of CEO at non-profit
19 Jan 2023
Plans to create a new Eden Project North attraction in Morecambe, UK, have been given
Salt Ayre Leisure Centre, run by Lancaster City Council, has received two brand new training
05 Aug 2022
Easton Leisure Centre in the UK has announced a 100 per cent reduction in heating
15 Jul 2022
Community benefit society Leisure in the Community (LITC) and 1Life Leisure Management Solutions (1Life) have
04 Jun 2022
Caterpillar, a new app that rewards healthy actions with redeemable points at entertainment and fitness
21 May 2022
Go Fit has been selected by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) as
16 May 2022
Active Nottingham, part of Nottingham City Council, has released a children’s book called Can We
13 May 2022
The new £42m Moorways Sports Village will open its doors to the public on Saturday
13 May 2022
Oss Fitness has won a public tender to provide new fitness equipment from Core Health
06 Apr 2022
Clifford’s Tower in York, considered one of England’s most important buildings, has opened to the
01 Feb 2022
Plans to create a new Eden Project North attraction in Morecombe UK have been given
25 Nov 2021
The City of Madrid could become one of the healthiest in the world if plans
16 Nov 2021
Global developer and operator of wellbeing destinations Therme Group has inked a deal with Peel
04 Oct 2021
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has thrown his weight behind plans to build an Eden
16 Sep 2021
Patients treated for stress in the Belgian capital Brussels will be offered free visits to
15 Jun 2021
People experiencing homelessness are being offered free access to leisure centres by Oxford City Council.
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