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New quarterly figures released by the government have shown an increase in the number of young people and senior citizens taking advantage of the £140m free swimming initiative.
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27 Oct 2009
A £4m exercise referral programme which uses the Register of Exercise Professionals’ (REPs) level 3 membership as its benchmark of quality has been launched by the Welsh Assembly Government (WAG).
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30 Oct 2006
A draft policy offering greater protection for open spaces has been published by the Scottish Executive.
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14 Aug 2006
On 1 April, Clinical Commissioning Groups replaced Primary Care Trusts, passing responsibility for health to local authorities. How will this impact the fitness industry?
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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.
news •
18 Oct 2013
Leisure solutions provider Pulse will lead a major redevelopment of Clowne Sports Centre
as it begins a new £4m contract with Bolsover District Council.
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11 Feb 2016
Steve Philpott, chief executive of DC Leisure, has said the future is bright for leisure management companies working in local authority centres.
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09 Mar 2004
Council sport and leisure budgets have been slashed by an overall figure of £42.4m since
2010, according to a survey released today (15 April).
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15 Apr 2015
The government has confirmed the two-year budget local authorities will work
within when they take over public health responsibility from the NHS in April.
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11 Jan 2013
Nearly two-thirds of adults in England are overweight or obese, according to
data from the government’s public health agency which sheds new light on the
country’s growing obesity crisis.
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05 Feb 2014
Local authorities have been told to consider deferring rents and offering interest-free loans
to leisure operators which are struggling with the COVID-19 shutdowns.
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05 May 2020
To the relief of the sector, the UK government confirmed yesterday (23 November) that gyms,
health clubs and leisure centres will be allowed to open under all three tiers of the new COVID-19
alert system when lockdown ends on 2 December.
news •
24 Nov 2020
Officials in Manchester have revealed plans to create a city-wide cycling and walking
network made up of more than 1,000 miles of routes – including 75 miles of Dutch-style
segregated bike lanes.
news •
28 Jun 2018
Continued cuts to local authorities’ cultural and leisure budgets could undermine the
health and wellbeing of communities and add to the skills and experience gaps young
people are currently facing.
news •
03 Jun 2015
Wiltshire Council has become the latest UK local authority to remove sunbeds from public leisure centres, following recent research by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC).
news •
09 Sep 2009
Witney’s Windrush Leisure has been identified as one of the top performing leisure centres in the UK by the National Benchmarking Service (NBS).
news •
23 Jan 2007
Link4Life, the cultural trust operating leisure services on behalf of Rochdale
Borough Council, has appointed Gillian Bishop as chief executive on a permanent
basis.
news •
12 Jan 2015
The Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA) has warned that the country's Olympic legacy is being put
under threat as authorities are being forced to cut leisure provision.
news •
11 Oct 2012
Health secretary Andrew Lansley has announced plans for a 'radical' new public health service to encourage people in England to adopt healthier lifestyles.
news •
30 Nov 2010
Taylor Made Designs UK (TMD) has renewed its uniform and merchandise contract with Places for People Leisure Management (PFP Leisure) for another two years.
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12 Apr 2017
Leisure provider Wigan Leisure and Culture Trust (WLCT) has appointed Pete
Burt as its new managing director.
news •
21 Jan 2015
Leisure trust Tone Leisure has launched a health club for children in Wellington, Somerset.
news •
29 Jan 2010
A new £8m leisure complex under construction in Dorchester, Dorset, remains on course to open in spring 2012, with the structure of the building now reaching its full height.
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11 Jul 2011
Leisure operator Active Nation has taken over the operations at Jump Factory, a
trampoline park in
Basingstoke which ran into financial difficulties earlier this year.
news •
06 Aug 2018
The UK’s Department for Transport (DfT) is likely to miss the targets it has set
itself for boosting
walking and cycling.
news •
16 Jun 2023
Tony Hewitt, the founder and executive chair of the Parkwood Group, which owns
Parkwood Leisure, has passed away at the age of 68.
news •
08 Jan 2018
The leisure industry is being urged to do more to encourage
good posture with the availability of an ergonomically-
shaped chair designed to prevent the hazards of prolonged
sitting positions.
product innovation •
15 Oct 2014
Legend Club Management Systems has signed a ten year contract with Serco Leisure, a trading division of Serco Plc.
product innovation •
28 Sep 2007
New Forest District Council in the UK has chosen leisure trust Freedom Leisure as its
preferred bidder to manage the region's leisure facilities.
news •
09 Feb 2021
Six local authorities in the UK have been chosen by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) as being eligible for part of £130m of funding towards the cost of new sport and library projects.
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31 Aug 2005
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CEO: Edinburgh Leisure“Edinburgh Council will have a £143m budget shortfall by 2028/29 and so must find ways to become more efficient”
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Speaking on the LIFTS podcast recently, Xponential Fitness CEO Anthony Geisler said participation in studio cycling is down globally. Kath Hudson decided to investigate
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The European fitness sector is beating pre-pandemic numbers according to the 11th annual European Health & Fitness Market Report 2024 from Deloitte and EuropeActive, as Karsten Hollasch reports
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