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26 Mar 2026
Better colleagues, customers and councillors from the London Borough of Richmond came together yesterday for
02 Oct 2025
Mark Tweedie has joined the Devon-based Plymouth Active Leisure (PAL) board as a non-executive director
04 Jun 2025
The National Sector Partners Group (NSPG) has written to the Prime Minister ahead of the
11 Feb 2025
Designed by BIG in collaboration with ALB-Architect, the Opera & Ballet Theatre of Kosovo will
29 Nov 2024
Recognising the challenges facing local authorities, the Labour government has announced plans to tackle local
04 Jul 2024
Edinburgh Leisure is launching a six-week introduction to Nordic walking as part of its award-winning
Elevate is set to celebrate its 10th anniversary in style this June, with organisers confirming
11 Mar 2024
The UK government acknowledged in its recent budget that economic recovery depends on the health
19 Feb 2024
In a soft power exercise, politicians in the UK have been invited to take part
15 May 2021
Thousands of health clubs, swimming pools and leisure centres are under the threat of permanent
09 Sep 2020
Every £1 spent on community sport and physical activity in England generates £3.91 in return
27 Aug 2020
Over 22,000 jobs are at risk across the UK's public leisure sector, out of a
24 Mar 2020
With certain turbulent times for the global tourism and visitor attractions sectors, governments around the
As healthcare continues to shift towards prevention, there’s a growing focus on helping people stay
12 Feb 2020
Sports pitches and facilities destroyed or damaged by Storm Ciara will be able to apply
15 Oct 2019
Stefano Boeri Architetti, Metrogramma Milano and Inside Outside have won the design competition for the
05 Aug 2019
This year's ukactive National Summit will explore plans to shape the future of public health,
05 Jun 2019
A £20m leisure hub, designed to bring a number of services under one roof, has
04 May 2019
Procurement practices are driving a race to the bottom in the delivery of public leisure
20 Nov 2018
Sporta, the body representing charitable leisure trusts across the UK, has rebranded as Community Leisure
Celebrating its milestone fifth anniversary, W3Fit EMEA returns in 2026 with an unmissable gathering of
28 Sep 2018
Central Bedfordshire Council (CBC) has pledged to invest £20.1m in transforming Dunstable Leisure Centre into
05 Jul 2018
The government "needs to show more leadership" and work with the physical activity sector if
21 Mar 2018
The government’s new Integrated Communities Strategy Green Paper could present a funding opportunity for the
19 Jan 2018
Theresa May has appointed minister for sport and civil society Tracey Crouch to a newly
30 Nov 2017
The ruler of Sharjah, Sheikh Sultan Bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, has greenlit plans for a
29 Nov 2017
Leisure operators using or considering using drones in Britain will have to take safety awareness
27 Oct 2017
Scotland plans to roll-out 'The Daily Mile' scheme to all educational facilities and workplaces in
06 Jul 2017
Greenwich Leisure Limited (GLL) is reviewing its staffing structures and investing in technology to improve
20 Mar 2017
Britain’s decision to leave the European Union could provide a huge boost to Northern Ireland’s
05 Dec 2016
A major new leisure complex – boasting a leisure centre, restaurants and hotel – will
18 Nov 2016
Aireborough Leisure Centre in Guiseley, near Leeds, is in line for a £1.2m redevelopment as
15 Nov 2016
Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson has appeared on the BBC’s Daily Politics show putting forward the case
14 Nov 2016
Greenwich Leisure Limited (GLL) will run leisure centres and other sports facilities, currently owned and
09 Nov 2016
Physical inactivity levels across the UK should be a source of national embarrassment. This was
07 Nov 2016
The future of the National Health Service (NHS) could be secured by investing £1bn in
13 Jul 2016
Everton Football Club has received a £4m (US$5.3m, €4.8m) cash injection from Liverpool City Council
08 Jun 2016
A series of practical policy interventions to tackle physical inactivity could prevent nearly 12,000 deaths
06 Jun 2016
Disneyland Shanghai, set to launch on 16 June, has already welcomed nearly one million visitors
11 Feb 2016
Miami design studio Baker Barrios Architects have unveiled their vision for a national football stadium
01 Feb 2016
Lifetime Training has secured a major new partnership with GLL to become the key training
13 Jan 2016
Disney has set a new opening date for its first theme park in China, which
08 Jan 2016
The Flying Scotsman – one of the world’s most famous locomotives – is about to
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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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Starpool supports Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs, says Riccardo Turri
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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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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
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Performance Health Systems, manufacturer of Power Plate,
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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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Raphael Cuomo explores the
powerful link between addiction,
health and behaviour change
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The Breath Coach“I experienced a blissful feeling of joy I hadn’t felt since I was a kid”
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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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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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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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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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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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UK market penetration has risen to 18 per cent – one of the highest
globally, yet with 100 per cent of people seeing benefits when they
exercise, how high could it go? Kath Hudson asks the experts…
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Vicci Wells shares insights from the
recent Class of 2035 report into
physical activity in Generation Alpha
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