With the sector’s widespread view that the UK government’s new physical activity and sport strategy lacks vision, Martyn Allison dissects the finer details, while industry thought leaders also comment

The Ken Martin Leisure Centre is the first to achieve Quest’s Tackling Inequalities in Leisure Standard, while Parkinson’s UK is embracing exercise in a new partnership with 1Fit Life

Industry body ukactive has joined the chorus of organisations across a number of sectors calling the government's new National Disability Strategy a "missed opportunity".

Disability sports charity Activity Alliance has called on political parties to commit to giving disabled people 'equal opportunities to live full and active lives'.

Disability organisation Purple has claimed that health club operators and gyms are losing "millions of pounds of revenue" every year by "turning their backs on disabled consumers".

Organisers of Elevate, Elite Sport and COPA are delighted to announce Metro Blind Sport as its Charity of the Year partner for the 2019 trade show, held at ExCeL London on 8-9 May.

A research project by spinal injury charity Aspire and the University of Birmingham will help establish best practice for training and employing disabled people in the fitness industry.

Leisure operators have joined a new scheme to give disabled people and those with long- term health conditions better access to physical activity opportunities.

One of Scotland’s most important national sports facilities reopened yesterday (30 August) following a £12m (US$15.5m, €13m) redevelopment, hailed as a “first of its kind” for its commitment to inclusiveness.

Actor Will Mellor has been in Birmingham to raise awareness of the Together We Will campaign, which aims to encourage and motivate disabled people to be more active.

Eight national disability sports organisations (NDSOs) have joined forces to launch a campaign to get more people with impairments active.

Physical activity providers need to be more “proactive” in trying to appeal to the disabled population, according to the chief executive of the English Federation of Disability Sport (EFDS).

Sports projects bidding for Big Lottery Fund money may be subject to new criteria as a result of a government consultation into the way the fund operates.

As Sport England reveals its vision for sport and physical activity over the next five years, representatives from local government, physical activity operators, County Sport Partnerships, equality bodies and sports policy respond to the organisation’s Towards and Active Nation strategy

A consortium headed up by the English Federation of Disability Sport (EFDS) has bagged a £4.5m (US$6.4m, €5.9m) grant to get people active across 18 locations in the UK.

Physical activity providers should reach out to supporters of disabled people through effective marketing to boost their participation, according to a new study.

Young disabled people and providers of disability sports should have more opportunities to bid for funds for equipment and specialist support to counter participation drop-off after their school years, says a new research paper.

Tribal Series, the mass-participation disability sport organisation established by Paralympian Sophia Warner, will launch four events in 2016, having registered interest from almost 2,000 people.

Many gym operators are still falling short when it comes to catering for disabled people – but there are some positive cases where the industry is getting it right

The English Federation of Disability Sport has published a new set of guidelines for sport and fitness providers. The guidelines form a part of the Talk To Me report – published on 31 October – and draw from consultations with both active and inactive disabled people.

The Child Protection in Sport Unit is turning its attention to helping the leisure sector put safeguards in place

UK leisure centres are not doing enough to ensure their facilities are accessible for older people with sight issues, causing many to become inactive, according to a new report.

The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Centre, Rugby's new leisure centre, is on track to opens its doors on 31 August.

A report released by Ofsted recommends the government develop a new national strategy on PE and sports in schools, with teaching in more than a quarter of schools not improving pupils’ fitness.

Sport England has announced it will invest £2m over the next two years to encourage sport as a lifestyle choice for disabled people.

The government is to invest £1bn in youth sport as part of a 10-point plan to ensure a lasting legacy from the London 2012 Games.

The University of Worcester (UW) has confirmed that contractor Willmott Dixon is due to commence construction work on the new £15m Worcester Arena development in January.

Plans for a new £10m sports arena on the site of a former fruit and vegetable market in Worcester are to be submitted by the University of Worcester (UW) next week.

A new reception area which has been unveiled at Bell's Sports Centre in Perth, Scotland, is the latest in a string of improvements completed at the site recently.

Construction on the £35m Surrey Centre for Sport at the University of Surrey in Guildford will begin in June after a delay, but the project remains on track for an opening in January 2010.