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Andy Burnham, mayor of Manchester and former Labour Party leadership hopeful, has
thrown his weight behind the city’s plan to increase the physical activity of its residents.
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31 Jul 2017
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.
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28 Jun 2018
Trafford Community Leisure Trust (TCLT) is continuing to invest in children in the Trafford area with the opening of its second Zest minus kids’ gym at Sale Leisure Centre.
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29 Sep 2006
Leaders from across the physical activity industry have gathered for the first ever Active Uprising
event – organised by ukactive – which is being billed as a "three-day celebration of physical
activity".
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21 Jun 2018
Former health secretary and current Manchester mayor Andy Burnham has been
confirmed as
the headline speaker at this year's Active Uprising event.
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04 Jun 2018
Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, has been confirmed as a keynote speaker for the
ukactive National Summit taking place today (Wednesday 4 November).
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04 Nov 2020
The Bee Network initiative – a joined-up cycling and walking network in Greater Manchester – could
provide a national blueprint for improving the nation's health, while also reducing congestion and air
pollution.
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12 Feb 2020
Proposals by Salford Community Leisure (SCL) and Sport England will see more than
£31million of investment in sporting facilities in Salford, Greater Manchester, over the next
decade.
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22 Feb 2017
A host of sporting celebrities including Sir Steve Redgrave helped to formally launch the £15m Middleton Arena in Rochdale last month.
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05 May 2009
A UK government U-turn – just announced – will see gyms staying open in Lancashire as
the county goes into tier 3 lockdown.
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16 Oct 2020
Global wellbeing organisation Therme Group US and Washington DC Mayor Muriel Bowser have
signed a deal to work together toward identifying a site for a new Therme facility.
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18 May 2023
Thermal wellbeing organisation and developer Therme Group has partnered with the Incheon
Free Economic Zone (IFEZ) to create a year-round wellbeing destination in the South Korean
city of Incheon.
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23 Nov 2022
Andy Burnham and shadow culture secretary Jo Stevens have joined Paralympic legend Tanni Grey-
Thompson in calling on the government to support the physical activity sector by providing ring-
fenced financial support.
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11 Nov 2020
Plans to transform part of East Manchester with new sports and community
facilities have been granted council approval, with work due to begin later this
year.
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01 May 2013
London mayor Boris Johnson has unveiled his ambition to see 3 million people participating in dance by 2012 after helping to launch this year's T-Mobile Big Dance.
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02 Jul 2010
The London Assembly has called on mayor Boris Johnson to implement policies to
tackle childhood obesity, as a legacy from London 2012.
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15 Mar 2013
A new £9m leisure centre developed by Manchester City Council in partnership with
Manchester City Football Club (MCFC) and Sport England has opened its doors to the
public.
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05 Nov 2014
Manchester Public Health Development Service has teamed up with Manchester City Council and Manchester City Football Club to get local residents active.
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31 Jan 2007
A new concrete skatepark and Multi Use Games Area (MUGA) worth £315,000 has opened in Partington, Manchester.
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05 Jan 2006
Experts from the sport and physical activity sector have a major role to play in delivering
the mayor’s London Plan, according to chief executive of London Sport Tove Okunniwa.
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02 Dec 2017
The winners were announced last week of the first ever Manchester Awards, organised by Moving Manchester and Creative Spark.
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15 Jun 2004
PureGym is to continue its expansion after the failed merger with The Gym
Group by opening yet another new club in Manchester by the end of the year.
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18 Aug 2014
Several sport and leisure facilities in Manchester, such as the National Cycling Centre,
Taekwondo Centre and Squash Centre, may be forced to share back office services as the
city council attempts to save £30m (US$36.9m, €35.2m).
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04 Jan 2017
The Bicycle Mayor of Coventry talks about bikes and public health challenges
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The mayor of Leicester has revealed the city is in discussions with British
Cycling to host an elite annual road race, likely to attract up to 5,000
spectators, as part of a new partnership with the sports body.
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14 Mar 2013
An online network that allows members of the public to locate gyms and book
sessions on a pay-as-you-go basis without the need for membership fees has
expanded to Manchester.
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18 Nov 2011
Greater Manchester has exceeded its target of getting one million people to be regularly
active, which is expected to save more than £640,000 (US$817,200, €732,700) in NHS
costs in the first year alone.
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15 Jun 2017
The London Assembly has called for leisure operators and schools to increase and
improve efforts to help disabled Londoners stay physically active.
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14 Mar 2012
London mayor Boris Johnson has pledged to invest £15.5m in grassroots sports as part of a bid to improve health and well-being in the capital.
news •
30 Jan 2009
The Manchester City Football squad have started training in their new gym, which has been equipped by Escape Fitness after meeting the club at Leisure Industry Week (LIW).
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