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On unveiling the Autumn Budget, Chancellor Rachel Reeves said there would be no return to
09 Jul 2020
The hospitality and attractions sectors will benefit from a temporary cut to VAT as part
11 Dec 2018
Increasing numbers of graduates are having to take on multiple unpaid internships as they strive
31 Mar 2014
UK Spa Association chair, Charlie Thompson, has been appointed interim group spa manager for Q
21 Aug 2013
HM Revenue and Customs is to write letters to around 50 professional UK football clubs
05 Nov 2012
Liverpool has become one of the first cities in the UK to launch a new
One of the biggest mistakes operators in the fitness industry still make is advertising almost
02 Dec 2011
Arts Council England (ACE) and Creative and Cultural Skills (CCS), the industry's sector skills council,
08 Jan 2010
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has created a new group to prevent employers from underpaying
20 Nov 2009
How seriously has the hospitality industry been hurt by the economic recession? In some cases,
20 Nov 2009
The Restaurants Association of Ireland (RAI) has revealed that more than 80 per cent of
09 Nov 2009
The BHA’s recent publication British Hospitality: Trends and Developments 2009 highlights the fact that Britain’s
06 Oct 2009
The British Hospitality Association has published a voluntary code of practice on service charges and
Active Blackpool is deploying Cornerstone Connect, a new digital interface allowing disparate information from multiple
01 Oct 2009
New rules which make it illegal for the operators of bars, restaurants and hotels to
19 Aug 2009
A survey of members of the British Hospitality Association's National Restaurants Group, conducted by the
22 Jul 2009
One of the most contentious recent issues for the industry has been to answer two
22 Jul 2009
On 20 July, 2009 the British Hospitality Association published a voluntary code of practice on
22 Jul 2009
BHA members will no doubt be only too aware of the continued challenges that need
02 Jul 2009
While Rome burns... our politicians fiddle. Or, rather, try to explain how they didn't. But
CoverMe, the global leader in fitness workforce management, today launches CoverMe PT, an on-demand personal
12 May 2009
Employment Minister Pat McFadden MP announced on Wednesday 6 May that as of 1 October,
07 Apr 2009
Tips and service charges have once again emerged as a contentious issue for the industry
27 Jan 2009
BHA deputy chief executive Martin Couchman has put together a timeline for members highlighting important
27 Jan 2009
At least 1.5 million workers, mainly in the hospitality industry, are still being cheated out
30 Sep 2008
The National Minimum Wage will rise tomorrow (1 October) from £5.52 to £5.73 an hour
02 Sep 2008
Last week's BHA E-zine introduced a series of podcasts brought to you by Vantis plc,
19 Aug 2008
Vantis, the BHA patron supplier for accounting, tax and business advice, has launched a new
19 Aug 2008
In October 2007, the statutory minimum holiday entitlement rose from 4 to 4.8 weeks (from
31 Jul 2008
The government has announced plans today to amend regulations so that tips cannot count towards
16 Jul 2008
Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, has increased the Living Wage for London to £7.45 per
23 Jun 2008
Friday the 13th proved to be a lucky day for people working in the hospitality
01 Apr 2008
IDS invites you to participate in its seventh annual survey of pay and benefits in
05 Mar 2008
Prime Minister Gordon Brown has announced that the UK minimum wage will rise to £5.73
10 Dec 2007
Britain’s General Union (GMB) has released a report revealing that waiters, bar staff and kitchen
01 Oct 2007
The National Minimum Wage has increased today (1 October) from £5.35 to £5.52 per hour.
18 Sep 2007
The Central London Employment Tribunal has ruled that money paid to employees through a separate
26 Jul 2007
ISPAL’s role as its members’ voice, lobbying for the sport, parks and leisure workforce, is
28 Jun 2007
For everyone in Britain, this is a momentous week. After a decade of New Labour
23 Feb 2007
Staff at Butlins and Haven Holidays have won a landmark minimum wage ruling at the
09 Dec 2006
Tourism goes in cycles and currently we’re climbing to the top of a cycle. No
28 Nov 2006
I recently joined the Board of the International Hotel and Restaurant Association (IH&RA). I feel
24 Oct 2006
The British Hospitality Association (BHA) has welcomed changes to the National Insurance Contributions (NICs) position
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SnowDome Fitness has added 50 per cent more space with cutting-edge Technogym solutions
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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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Find out how your gym can tap into the corporate wellness boom
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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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Third Space partnered with IndigoFitness to deliver a
bespoke training space for its new club at The Whiteley
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EGYM has opened a new HQ in Paternoster Square,
London and revealed a range of new launches
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New launch, Salus House, elevates boutique wellness with
high service levels and a partnership with Technogym
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BLK BOX has been reimagining elite performance
spaces for more than a decade. Founder and
former athlete, Greg Bradley, tells us what it takes
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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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Raphael Cuomo explores the
powerful link between addiction,
health and behaviour change
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Julie Cramer highlights
recent health club flooring
upgrades, as top suppliers
give their advice
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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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“Strength training has moved from the margins to the mainstream.”
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Active Blackpool is deploying Cornerstone Connect, a new digital interface allowing
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