Mark Tweedie has joined the Devon-based Plymouth Active Leisure (PAL) board as a non- executive director a week after Justin Musgrove's appointment was announced.

Center Parcs is pursuing plans to develop its first-ever holiday village in Scotland. The proposed project will feature 700 lodges, a luxury spa and extensive leisure facilities, with a projected investment of £350-400 million, pending planning approval.

Village Hotels has changed hands following a deal between the owner – an affiliate of KSL Capital Partners – and funds managed by Blackstone Real Estate in a deal thought to be in the region of £850 million (US$1.08 million).

Global publishing outfit, Leisure Media, has announced details of its new annual conference for decision- makers across the health, fitness and wellness markets. The event – the HCM Summit – will be held at the QEII Conference Centre in Westminster, London on 24 October 2024, with pre-summit events the day before.

Industry heavyweight, Justin Musgrove, has joined Fitness First UK as CEO.

Center Parcs UK and its six holiday villages have been put up for sale by its Canadian owner, Brookfield.

Duncan Bannatyne is to return to frontline involvement in the health club, spa and hotel business that bears his name, as current CEO, Justin Musgrove, announces his departure for a new role in the Middle East.

Bannatyne is on a roll. Its CEO explains how creating “affordable luxury” has allowed the brand to grow and set its sights on extending into Europe

Innovative Leisure has installed its popular Sky Tykes low ropes course at Center Parcs in Whinfell Forest in Cumbria.

The Bannatyne Group has added a £500,000 gym to its Charlton House Spa Hotel in Somerset as the business makes good on plans to harness synergies from its presence in several different leisure sectors.

A growing number of clubs across the UK are working with Ojmar to upgrade their traditional keyed locking systems to electronic solutions

The Bannatyne Group is working to reposition itself as an upmarket operator in 2016, centred around a major investment programme and a change in philosophy.

In a new year announcement, The Bannatyne Group has revealed the appointment of Justin Musgrove as its new managing director. The move comes following his two and a half year stint as commercial director of the business.

The proposed merger between The Gym Group and Pure Gym has been further delayed, after the Competition and Markets' Authority (CMA) yesterday referred the deal for an in-depth merger investigation. This is the first time the CMA has escalated a deal in this way.

David Lloyd Leisure (DLL) has responded to comments about the change in the value of the business following its recent sale to private equity group TDR Capital. Although the terms of the deal weren’t disclosed, it’s thought DLL was sold by London & Regional and joint shareholder Caird Capital for around £750m.

David Lloyd Leisure (DLL) has been taken over by private equity group TDR Capital. The new owners will inject investment to upgrade clubs and focus on domestic and international expansion. Though the terms of the deal haven't been disclosed, it's thought the business was sold by London & Regional and joint shareholders Caird Capital for around £750m. The takeover sees TDR gain control of a chain of 81 clubs in the UK and 10 in Europe, with membership figures standing at 440,000.

UK-based holiday village operator Center Parcs has unveiled the extended and refurbished £2.5m Aqua Sana spa at its Longleat Forest property.

Health club chain Holmes Place has appointed Martin Robinson as its new chair, following Gerald Corbett’s announcement last November that he intended to step down this month.

Peter Gunn, general manager of the Guildford Spectrum Leisure Complex, has announced his resignation and will be taking up the new post of managing director at the revamped and recently opened Bournemouth International Centre (BIC) on 3 January 2006.

Center Parcs UK has submitted a planning application for a fifth holiday village, in Bedfordshire, which is expected to cost £160m.

The only listed health club company left in Britain, LA Fitness, has agreed a £140m takeover by private equity group MidOcean.