EMD UK, the national governing body for group exercise, has announced the appointment of Dan Rees as CEO, who will take up the role on 1 September.

The chair of the Black Swimming Association on how operators can support people of colour in getting fitter

The sport and physical activity sector is mounting a challenge to government plans to shut down the sector during "Lockdown 2", set to come into force on 5 November.

Exercise, Move, Dance Partnership (EMDP) - the national governing body for group exercise - has rebranded itself as EMD UK.

British Cycling has called upon the government to explore the possibility of opening up more public paths to cyclists to boost participation and help deliver on sport strategy outcomes.

Sport England has pledged to work with CIMSPA to produce a new workforce strategy by the end of 2016 as it seeks to crank up efforts to professionalise the physical activity sector.

Sport England has launched a new fund which aims to support small local sport facilities beyond initial investments it makes.

As part of its new 2016-2021 strategy, Sport England has scaled back the number of investment programmes it runs from more than 30 to seven, focusing on outcomes emphasised in the government’s Sporting Future strategy.

Sport England will plough “hundreds of millions of pounds” into 10 different places across England in an attempt to address location-specific issues such as high inactivity and unemployment.

Sport England has confirmed that it will replace its Active People Survey with a revised participation measure as it seeks to “renew the sector’s confidence” in the data it uses.

Sport England has made tackling physical inactivity its number one priority, with plans to triple the amount it spends on the issue as part of its new strategy.

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

Dance-based fitness classes are booming. Hayley Price takes a look at how health clubs and leisure operators are responding to the growing variety of offerings on the market

Everyone Active has formed a national partnership with Badminton England as it bids to boost participation of the sport by tapping into “latent demand.”

British Weight Lifting, the national governing body (NGB) for Olympic weightlifting and Paralympic powerlifting, has signed a new long-term equipment deal with supplier Cybex International UK.

British Weight Lifting, the national governing body (NGB) for Olympic weightlifting and Paralympic powerlifting, has signed a new long-term equipment deal with supplier Cybex International UK.

ukactive strategy director Steven Ward considers what might be in store for the physical activity sector following the 2015 General Election

Leisure sector organisations have issued a mixed response to the chancellor's Comprehensive Spending Review (CSR) published yesterday (20 October). George Osborne announced a 25 per cent cut in the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) budget, which will run over the course of the review period to 2014-15.

A report, conducted by Timothy Dutton, into Sport England's World Class Payments Bureau (WCPB), has uncovered a range of shortcomings in the way the fund was distributed to national governing bodies (NGB) of sports.