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Local councils in England have warned that government cuts to public health funding could
thwart efforts to tackle obesity.
news •
18 Jul 2016
The value of the UK health and fitness clubs market has reached £3.94bn – a 5 per cent increase since 2002.
news •
09 May 2007
The UK’s first national fitness audit – which will profile more than a million regular users of sports and leisure facilities – is to be carried out via a public private partnership between The Leisure Database Company (LDC) and information solutions company Experian.
news •
15 Nov 2005
Sports trust Freedom Leisure, in conjunction with Greenwich Leisure (GLL), has today (1 July 2009) taken over the management of leisure facilities in Mid Sussex.
news •
01 Jul 2009
Leisure design and build specialist Createability has made a double appointment in order to
bolster its sales and marketing teams.
news •
25 Oct 2016
Willmott Dixon, the Hertfordshire-based construction company, has announced its
plans to launch a new leisure sector version of its standardised build concept
this summer.
news •
31 May 2012
Sporta, the body representing charitable leisure trusts across the UK, has rebranded as Community
Leisure UK, as part of efforts to "tackle a false perception of being a solely sport-focused body".
According to CEO Cate Atwater, the new name "better reflects" members’ focus on improving the
physical and mental health and wellbeing of communities across the UK. "The new name, brand and
proposition for the association came from bespoke research and is far more representative of our
members’ work," she said.
news •
20 Nov 2018
The Welsh Assembly Government has launched a new four-year strategy designed to increase the number of people walking and cycling as part of their daily lives.
news •
24 Feb 2009
Former Zimbabwean test cricketer Henry Olonga has been announced as the after-dinner
speaker for this year’s active-net event.
news •
05 Mar 2015
Bootle Leisure Centre in Sefton, Merseyside, has re-opened following a £1.2m refurbishment, thanks to a partnership between Sefton Council and leisure management company EZE Fitness.
news •
31 Oct 2005
Flame Conference 2016 gets underway at the
International Centre in Telford this morning
(29 June), with around 1,000 physical activity sector
leaders gathering for a packed
schedule of speakers and panel discussions hosted by
ukactive.
news •
29 Jun 2016
Tim Hewett, former business development director of Places for People Leisure, has been
appointed to the board of leisure operator and charity Active Nation.
news •
24 Oct 2016
Finalists announced for Flame Awards 2016
news •
27 Apr 2016
Health and fitness tuition provider Focus Training is making a renewed push to
expand its presence in the corporate market through the launch of a new Staff
Academy.
news •
25 Sep 2014
Places for People Leisure Management (PPLM) chief executive Steve Philpott is
to retire next year after 11 years at the helm, with current finance director
Sandra Dodd set to take up the reins.
news •
04 Dec 2014
Business leaders and key influencers from across the health and fitness industry are
gathering in Loughborough today (27 April) to do business, debate and network at active-
net 2016.
news •
27 Apr 2016
Sport England has teamed up with Youth Sport Trust to develop a new online resource designed to
help more children become physically active.
news •
28 Apr 2021
Fitness operators in the public sector are more confident of their future prospects now than they were last year, according to a state of the industry report from sporta.
news •
14 Oct 2009
Edinburgh Leisure has teamed up with Scottish Swimming to offer recreational swimmers a more structured workout in the pool.
news •
26 May 2005
SHOKK's innovative Multiplayer Dancemat System is one of
the best interactive products on the market revolutionising
how young people get involved in physical activity.
product innovation •
05 Jul 2010
Everyone Active has been awarded a 10-year contract to manage leisure centres across
the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham.
news •
28 Jul 2017
The government has been forced to make a U-turn and to spend more than £400m to support
vulnerable children and their families in England.
news •
11 Nov 2020
The New Local Government Network (NLGN) has called for all councils in the UK to adopt an obesity strategy.
news •
27 Mar 2008
Homecraft Rolyan, the UK-based supplier of therapy and paediatric products to hospitals, local authorities and retailers, has acquired the specialist medical sports healthcare group Mobilis Healthcare.
news •
08 Apr 2009
Healthcare charity and management company Nuffield Health is to introduce health assessment programmes at a number of its sports centres, which it operates on behalf of local authorities.
news •
07 Jan 2010
Physical activity organisations, schools and local authorities are among the bodies eligible
to bid for a share of a £6m (US$8.7m, €7.8m) government pot earmarked for projects
which develop children’s character.
news •
01 Jun 2016
Leisure operator DC Leisure has received accreditation from the Institute of Leisure and Amenity Management (ILAM) for being the first leisure contractor to introduce the institute’s Active programme.
news •
22 Dec 2005
Places for People Leisure has announced that Carolyn D’Costa has been appointed to the
company’s board as finance director.
news •
04 Mar 2016
Public Health England (PHE) has launched a new Weight Management
Economic
Assessment Tool for public health professionals.
news •
02 May 2014
Places for People Leisure has expanded its low-cost offering with the purchase of three
Simply Gym sites.
news •
07 Dec 2017
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