Sport England has announced 27 new partnerships that will benefit from its place-based approach, which aims to reduce the postcode lottery by targeting areas of deprivation and low activity.

The finalists of the UK Active Awards 2025 have been announced today (19 August) following a record number of entries from across the UK’s physical activity sector.

More than 200 organisations and athletes in the UK have signed an open letter to party leaders to commit to making the nation the most active in Europe after next month’s General Election.

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David Lloyd Leisure has been fined more than £2.5m after pleading guilty to charges brought under the UK's Health and Safety at Work Act. The company was also ordered to pay £258,355 costs.

A young girl has died following an incident at the David Lloyd gym at Capability Green, Luton.

Gyms and leisure facilities in south-east England are to close from midnight tonight under a variety of new restrictions announced during an emergency press briefing this evening by prime minister, Boris Johnson.

The assistant general manager at PureGym's Luton and Dunstable branch, who promoted a '12 Years a Slave'-inspired workout on social media – accompanied by the words "slavery is hard and so is this" – has publicly apologised.

A number of gym operators are concerned that local lockdowns could come into effect in some areas of the UK before gyms reopen, further delaying the full restarting of the industry –  especially in major urban areas.

The pool is the most expensive facility in most clubs. HCM explores how it can be used for aqua rehab, to sweat the assets and offer a valuable service to customers

The team behind family-run gym operator truGym has launched a 1,600sq ft (149sq m) HIIT (high-intensity interval training) boutique studio in Bromley, Kent, with plans for eight sites in London by the end of the year.

Jubilee Hall Trust won two accolades at the Sporta UK Awards 2017 during a ceremony which recognised the work of charitable enterprises that help improve the nation's health.

The family team behind independent health club chain truGym are expanding the business into the fast-growing trampoline park sector.

There is much the health and fitness sector can do to build closer links with GPs – and with it boost the number of people being active – says Kate Cracknell

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The National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has released guidance for helping overweight and obese people to achieve and maintain a healthier weight.

ukactive joins forces with Sport England to put more weight behind its drive to see a fitness professional in every GP surgery

A ukactive-led partnership - involving NHS Bedfordshire, teamBEDS&LUTON and local authorities - has been selected as one of 14 pilot projects to receive support from a £5.8m Sport England fund designed to support inactive people to get more active.

The new £26m Inspire: Luton Sports Village has opened to the public in Luton, Bedfordshire. Managed by Active Luton, the complex has been designed by S&P Architects and was delivered by Wates within 22 months.

The Gym Group has announced plans to open three new locations next month - in Ashford, Bournemouth and Luton - in a move which will expand its UK estate to 23 fitness clubs.

Real estate services firm Cushman and Wakefield (C&W) has announced that it has secured three new UK locations for low-cost health club operator The Gym Group.

A new public competition has been launched by Luton Borough Council (LBC), Active Luton and Wates Construction in a bid to find an official name for the town's new £26m aquatic centre.

Leisure trust Active Luton has received three accolades at the Jobcentre Plus Awards for its work in helping local job seekers back into employment.

Following the machine's introduction to nine of its sites in July, David Lloyd Leisure is to install Keiser's M3 bike in the rest of its clubs throughout the UK.

Keiser UK has installed its new M3 indoor studio cycle in nine David Lloyd Leisure Clubs throughout the UK.

Active Luton, the trust which operates 11 sports and leisure facilities in Luton – including dual use facilities at Lea Manor Recreation Centre and Luton Regional Sports Centre – has invested money received from the Big Lottery’s Community Investment Fund in 32 ZigZag Machine Dance Platforms.

Bannatyne Fitness has acquired the LivingWell Premier health club chain for around £90m, resulting in the value of the independently-owned company rising to more than £200m.

SALTO Gymnastics Club in Luton has expanded its present facilities to include a dedicated youth gym.

A new leisure trust – Active Luton – is to take over the running of Luton Borough Council's leisure services from the beginning of November.

Whitbread has today revealed it has cut 250 jobs from its head office in Luton.