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21 May 2026
The UK government has announced a temporary reduction in VAT on visitor attractions
23 Oct 2025
After a networking breakfast, Leisure Media CEO, Liz Terry and PureGym chair, Humphrey Cobbold, have
02 Oct 2025
The Lego Group has agreed to acquire 29 Lego Discovery Centres for £200 million from
31 Jul 2025
Pause, a US recovery franchise, has partnered with holistic programming platform Alo Moves to deliver
10 Mar 2025
Immersive performance and hospitality company The Lost Estate has appointed former Merlin chief development officer
17 Feb 2025
Merlin Entertainments has confirmed Fiona Eastwood as its CEO – she had been interim CEO
Celebrating its milestone fifth anniversary, W3Fit EMEA returns in 2026 with an unmissable gathering of
28 Nov 2024
Fiona Eastwood, COO of Merlin Entertainments, has been announced as interim CEO, following the departure
08 Nov 2024
The Bear Grylls Adventure activity site in Birmingham’s NEC Centre, UK, is set to close
01 Jul 2024
Village Hotels has changed hands following a deal between the owner – an affiliate of
25 May 2024
Merlin Entertainments has launched its new Hyperia rollercoaster at Thorpe Park to celebrate its 45th
Farrer tells government the physical activity sector is critical to fixing the UK’s sluggish economy
01 Feb 2024
Mike Farrar, chair of UK Active, has called on the UK government to deploy the
29 Jan 2024
Merlin Entertainments, the LEGO Group and Hasbro have teamed up to create Peppa Pig experiences.
One of the biggest mistakes operators in the fitness industry still make is advertising almost
20 Oct 2023
Merlin Entertainments has announced a multi-million pound and multi-territory partnership with immersive group gaming platform Immersive
26 Aug 2023
The Themed Entertainment Association (TEA) has revealed the dates and location for its annual TEA
16 Aug 2023
Sir Nick Varney has been revealed as the headline speaker at this year's VAC. Taking
27 Jul 2023
Merlin Entertainments has launched a new global conservation programme across its portfolio of Sea Life
10 Jul 2023
The Gröna Lund theme park in Stockholm, Sweden has reopened its doors 10 days after
07 Jun 2023
Scott O'Neil has revealed that data will play a major role in attractions giant Merlin's
As healthcare continues to shift towards prevention, there’s a growing focus on helping people stay
21 Dec 2022
Merlin Entertainments has confirmed it is taking steps to secure a permanent future for the
05 Dec 2022
Merlin Entertainments has named Fiona Eastwood as chief operating officer for its midway attractions and
28 Nov 2022
The famous Nemesis ride at UK theme park, Alton Towers, has closed for a major
15 Nov 2022
Merlin Entertainments, the UK-based global attractions operator which is second only to Disney in size,
12 Sep 2022
Merlin Entertainments has secured a contract to operate Blackpool Sandcastle, the UK's largest indoor waterpark.
31 Aug 2022
Merlin Entertainments Group has revealed plans for a new Legoland theme park near Charleroi Airport
19 Aug 2022
Visuals have been released for the new Jumanji-themed land at Chessington World of Adventures in
31 Mar 2022
Merlin has confirmed that Legoland Korea Resort in the city of Chuncheon, the country’s first
18 Mar 2022
Merlin Entertainments has signed a deal with Sony Pictures to develop rides and experiences based
01 Mar 2022
Merlin Entertainments has acquired the operations and brand licenses for Cadbury World, the popular chocolate-themed
28 Feb 2022
The world’s first stand-alone Peppa Pig Theme Park has opened at the Legoland Florida Resort
26 Nov 2021
Two leading museum operators in the UK have partnered with an augmented reality specialist to
30 Aug 2021
Merlin Entertainments has revealed further details of the first ever stand-alone Peppa Pig theme park,
14 Jul 2021
Merlin Entertainments has been busy with a raft of new openings and future project announcements,
27 Jun 2021
Merlin Entertainments has revealed plans to open a new Madame Tussauds in the heart of
22 Jun 2021
Merlin Entertainments has revealed plans to open a Legoland Discovery Centre in the Belgian capital
01 May 2021
In breaking news, HCM understands that David Lloyd Leisure's Glenn Earlam will move from his
27 Apr 2021
Merlin Entertainments has revealed the first images of the new multi-million-pound Lego Mythica: World of
25 Mar 2021
Merlin Entertainments has revealed images of the new Gangsta Granny: The Ride at its Alton
12 Mar 2021
Peter Luger Steak House in New York has recruited in some unusual help to ensure
10 Mar 2021
Merlin Entertainments will open the first ever stand-alone Peppa Pig theme park at its Legoland
22 Feb 2021
Merlin Entertainments has revealed details of the new Croc Drop attraction, set to open at
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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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Greg Bradley looks at the shift towards strength training in gyms and advises on how operators can create the ultimate training environment
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If the health service is to
survive, we must recognise
that it is a disease service
– and that wellbeing rests with
us, says the activity advocate
and healthy ageing champion.
He talks to Kate Cracknell
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Stephen Price
Founder, SP&Co Group“Working in public health over the last few years has lit up parts of my brain again”
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Strength training is evolving,
driven by changing consumer
preferences. Julie Cramer talks
to innovators about how their
products are meeting this demand
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As the entrepreneur who started Wexer, Fresh Fitness, Fitness DK and Repeat, as well as being a former elite athlete, Rasmus Ingerslev’s life looked perfect from the outside, but onthe inside it was a different story. He talks to Kath Hudson about healing old wounds
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Small improvements to sleep, diet and physical activity have major benefits for the heart, according to new research from the University of Sydney
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Jamie Clements
The Breath Coach“I experienced a blissful feeling of joy I hadn’t felt since I was a kid”
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Collaborations with the medical profession and greater aspirations around wellbeing are creating a need for more experts in our sector. It’s time to reboot our thinking around the workforce
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Raphael Cuomo explores the
powerful link between addiction,
health and behaviour change
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For every member with a tripod and a big following, there are others irritated at the way equipment is being hogged or wary they’ll be in the background on someone’s Insta feed. Do influencers offer valuable, free marketing or are they just a nuisance? Kath Hudson finds out how operators are responding
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With corporately-owned clubs,
franchise networks, investments
and proprietary tech, Viva Leisure’s
ecosystem is redefining how
gyms scale and generate revenue.
Its CEO speaks to Kate Cracknell
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New insight from Deloitte and Grant Thornton shows record growth, but the real shift is towards identity and perceived value, revealing opportunities to deepen engagement with members
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