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11 Mar 2024
The UK government acknowledged in its recent budget that economic recovery depends on the health
04 Oct 2023
The UK is at the bottom of the pile when it comes to investing in
26 Jul 2023
Average charges for an adult swim session have topped £5.00 (US$6.45, €5.83) for the first
21 Jul 2023
Local government organisations and industry thought leaders have slammed the UK government’s decision not to
15 Mar 2023
In an announcement made today in advance of tomorrow's Spring Budget (15 March), the UK
23 Feb 2023
The government’s energy relief for swimming pools, leisure centres and gyms is scheduled to end
As one of the most energy-intensive industries in the UK, leisure facilities face a critical
10 Feb 2023
Lucy Frazer has replaced Michelle Donelan as culture secretary at the UK's newly-named Department for
24 Jan 2023
The damaging effect of the energy crisis due to government inaction and the impact on
14 Dec 2022
Sport England has released the Future of Public Sector Leisure report which looks at how
24 Nov 2022
A number of UK local authorities and their leisure management partners are in crisis due
05 Aug 2022
Easton Leisure Centre in the UK has announced a 100 per cent reduction in heating
08 Jul 2022
A coalition of leading organisations across the physical activity sector has called for radical reform
Experience the pinnacle of fitness and luxury at the premier industry event, Sibec EMEA, set
15 Jun 2022
Key organisations from the UK’s leisure industry are lobbying the government for financial support to
03 Dec 2021
As global leaders meet for the COP26 climate summit, local authorities across England are partnering
26 Oct 2021
The Local Government Association (LGA) has called on the UK government to invest £875m in
08 Jul 2021
ukactive has set out its vision to develop a national strategy for the UK's public
07 Jul 2021
There is a "clear case" to evolve the purpose and role played by the UK's
12 May 2021
The Local Government Association (LGA) has appointed Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson as its new president. The
Study Active has legally acquired the name “Premier Global” and select Premier Global branding assets
08 May 2020
Leisure centre operators are facing crisis point without access to emergency government funding or support,
05 May 2020
Local authorities have been told to consider deferring rents and offering interest-free loans to leisure
30 Oct 2019
The time has come for Westminster to provide the same urgency and focus for the
05 Jul 2018
The government "needs to show more leadership" and work with the physical activity sector if
27 Jul 2017
ukactive and local councils want to see cash earmarked for boosting physical activity in schools
17 May 2017
A number of prominent figures in the sport and physical activity sector have called on
12 Oct 2016
Handing tourism responsibility to local governments could help English tourism soar, according to new research.
04 Oct 2016
In an attempt to counter Britain’s childhood obesity epidemic, ukactive will work alongside the Local
07 Sep 2016
Doctors in the UK are being urged to adopt “green prescriptions” similar to those which
18 Aug 2016
Experts and campaign groups have poured scorn on the government’s Childhood Obesity Strategy, describing it
15 Aug 2016
Local authorities have been at the forefront of creating a “transformative” participation legacy following London
31 Jul 2016
As we reach the final countdown for the Rio 2016 Games, one event we can
18 Jul 2016
Local councils in England have warned that government cuts to public health funding could thwart
19 May 2016
As Sport England reveals its vision for sport and physical activity over the next five
13 May 2016
County Sport Partnerships (CSPs) have to develop a more “sustainable financial model” in the face
08 Apr 2016
Sport England funding should be rebalanced in favour of locally-led organisations and away from national
26 Feb 2016
Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson has urged local authorities to partner with brands to maintain their physical
23 Feb 2016
The Local Government Association (LGA) has cautioned that councils will have to continue to divert
15 Apr 2015
Council sport and leisure budgets have been slashed by an overall figure of £42.4m since
12 Dec 2014
Providing public parks, walking and biking trails is the most cost-effective way of increasing physical
28 Oct 2014
Council-run parks and leisure centres could be in jeopardy thanks to a £4.3bn funding 'black
04 Aug 2014
Sport England has launched a new modelling tool, designed to help local authorities calculate the
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University of Sheffield Sport has opened the doors of its flagship
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New research has found BMI to be a highly inaccurate measure of childhood obesity, leading current thinking and policy based on it into question
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Members are telling us they need support with their mental and spiritual health and the industry is starting to see this need. Now’s the time to fast-track our response
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new strategy for 2024, as Kath Hudson reports
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Egym has announced deals designed to position it for growth acceleration, as Kath Hudson reports
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As more people join clubs to support their mental
health, fitness professionals need to be empowered to
take a holistic approach. Kath Hudson shares useful
tools discussed at the ACE summit on mental health
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McFit, the original budget gym is undergoing
a transformation with a new look and
estate-wide overhaul, as Liz Terry reports
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Industry suppliers are responding to the exponential increase in
consumer demand for strength training with a raft of new and
innovative launches and concepts, as Steph Eaves reports
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Basic-Fit – which has been scaling rapidly across Europe –
is considering franchising to ramp up growth further afield
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“We already have an incredible organisation, but we’re humble enough to recognise there are still areas for continued improvement”
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Now mental health is the number one reason for people to join a
health club, do fitness professionals need a grounding in counselling
to offer a more holistic service? Kath Hudson asks the experts
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