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18 Nov 2024
UK Active has written to chancellor, Rachel Reeves, asking for measures to offset the cost
19 May 2021
Attractions Management understands the launch of Hasbro's Monopoly attraction in London is back on the
08 Apr 2021
As health clubs and fitness studios in England are counting the hours down to reopening
08 Jan 2021
Frasers Group will open three new regional flagship Flannels-branded retail stores during 2021 – each
23 Nov 2020
Gyms, health clubs and leisure centres will be able to open their doors when the
31 Jul 2020
Gyms will be free to open on high streets across England from September 1, following
Active Blackpool is deploying Cornerstone Connect, a new digital interface allowing disparate information from multiple
27 Jul 2020
Bans on meal deals, stricter rules on food advertising and printing calorie contents on menus
24 Jun 2020
Momentum is gathering pace in the push for a U-turn on the government's decision to
08 Apr 2020
Thousands of UK leisure and fitness facilities could close permanently, as operators struggle to deal
11 Mar 2020
Business rates in England will be abolished for one year for firms in the leisure
19 Feb 2020
The government's post-Brexit plans to stop "low-skilled workers" from entering the UK has been described
07 Feb 2020
Ukactive has called on HM Treasury to invest more in the physical activity sector, in
Panatta brought together four of the most influential figures in bodybuilding history on the stage
09 Dec 2019
Representatives from the three main political parties have backed the view that physical activity has
19 Nov 2019
Huw Edwards, CEO of ukactive, has written to Boris Johnson, requesting that the Prime Minister's
18 Oct 2019
Funding support for York's National Railway Museum, Coventry's 2021 UK City of Culture programme and
02 Oct 2019
Olympic champion Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill will add a bit of stardust to this year's ukactive
06 Jun 2019
Huw Edwards, acting CEO of ukactive, has called for a "cultural shift" across government, in
14 Mar 2019
The chancellor, Philip Hammond, has presented his Spring Statement to parliament, making updates to apprenticeship
CoverMe, the global leader in fitness workforce management, today launches CoverMe PT, an on-demand personal
30 Oct 2018
The government's autumn budget – the last fiscal event before the UK leaves the European
07 Sep 2017
Les Mills UK has teamed up with ukactive to offer its Born To Move virtual
26 May 2017
ukactive has kicked off its countdown to National Fitness Day 2017 with the launch of
03 May 2017
Ukactive has launched a five-point manifesto designed to improve the health of the nation, urging
03 Mar 2017
“Archaic” town planning laws are blocking fitness businesses from having impactful presences on English high
02 Aug 2016
No-contract fitness operator The Gym Group is continuing its expansion in the north of England
13 Jul 2016
The boss of the UK’s only listed gym chain has called on planning authorities to
04 Jul 2016
The UK leisure market is now worth £117bn in annual revenue and is growing nearly
26 May 2016
New heritage body Historic Environment Scotland (HES) has allocated £10m (US$14.7m, €13.2m) to repair and
01 Mar 2016
The UK’s outdated town planning laws are blocking fitness studios from boosting physical activity on
26 Mar 2015
High streets in the North and Midlands are most likely to feature businesses that are
14 Jan 2015
After what has been generally viewed as a successful 2014 for the physical activity sector,
13 Sep 2013
Vacant spaces in high streets left by the effects of the recession are starting to
13 Aug 2013
Art Everywhere, a project backed by artists, has launched to bring art further into the
03 May 2013
England Squash & Racketball has opened a pop-up squash shop in a vacant retail space
06 Dec 2012
London’s town centres must become less reliant on retail in the face of internet sales
24 Jul 2012
Image: The report urges less central regulation A report by the Commons Culture, Media and
11 Jun 2012
Everyone is invited to get into the groove and join the free giant dance party
01 May 2009
Scottish towns have been handed the opportunity to apply for a share of £60m from
30 Nov 2007
Disadvantaged coastal resorts around England are set to benefit from a £45m funding boost from
23 Nov 2007
England’s inability to qualify for Euro 2008 could mean total losses of £1bn for pub
15 Jun 2007
Wagamama, the Japanese restaurant chain, is to open a further 20 outlets in the UK
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Third Space partnered with IndigoFitness to deliver a
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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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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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The fitness industry is mourning the passing of Les Mills,
a founding father of fitness, 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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New legislation is exposing weakness
and potential liabilities in the
management of customer data in
health clubs, says Andy Chesterman
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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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