public sector leisure news
25 Jul 2024
Sector leaders in the UK have collaborated to create the Physical Activity Leadership Network that
09 Apr 2024
Oxygen Consulting is about to launch its first UK Padel Report, which investigates this fast-growing
11 Mar 2024
The UK government acknowledged in its recent budget that economic recovery depends on the health
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
09 Jan 2024
Solving the UK's social care problem is the key to overcoming the financial challenges facing
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Panatta brought together four of the most influential figures in bodybuilding history on the stage
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
22 Sep 2022
The UK government has announced it will subsidise energy bills by at least 50 per
21 Mar 2022
Lobbying is gearing up in advance of the Spring Budget this week, with UK Active
08 Jul 2021
ukactive has set out its vision to develop a national strategy for the UK's public
02 Oct 2020
Up to 48 per cent of public leisure facilities could close by the end of
Strength training has never been more important for member retention, facility differentiation and long-term commercial
29 Mar 2019
Recently appointed chief executive officer Martin Symcox has a list of improvements he wants to
10 May 2018
Ray Algar, managing director of business insight specialist Oxygen Consulting, has called for the leisure
13 Jul 2017
In official recognition of the huge contribution Alliance Leisure has made to getting more people,
11 Jul 2017
Pioneering British leisure architect Peter Sargent has died at his home in Florida. Sargent was
03 Apr 2014
Grange Leisure Centre, in Stratton St Margaret, Swindon, has completed the final phase of its
17 Sep 2012
Bridgend County Borough Council has appointed social enterprises, Halo and Greenwich Leisure (GLL), to run
12 Sep 2012
A joint venture between ISG and Trebor Developments has been appointed by Greenwich Leisure (GLL)
04 Jul 2011
Health and safety management specialist Right Directions, which already delivers Quest on behalf of Sport
09 Jan 2011
Gladstone Health & Leisure, developers of the Plus2 leisure management software suite, have announced a
08 Dec 2008
A meeting of representatives of local authorities, sports and leisure trusts and management contractors in
05 Nov 2008
Results from the seventh annual sporta State of Industry survey show that confidence in the
16 Jan 2008
A public sector leisure centre operated by Greenwich Leisure (GLL) has been named the best
26 Jan 2007
Mark Potiriadis, one of the founding partners of pioneering leisure architectural practice, Sargent & Potiriadis,
10 Aug 2004
Andrew Holt, managing director of Parkwood Leisure, the public sector leisure management division of Parkwood
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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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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
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A new report puts physical activity
at the heart of healthcare, says Muir Gray
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of operators and consumers
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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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After decades of focusing on adult audiences, operators are starting to engage young people – unlocking growth opportunities while supporting the health and wellbeing of future generations
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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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