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Tessa Jowell, the secretary of state for the Department of Culture Media and Sport (DCMS), will take up the new post of Olympics minister in the government.
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06 Jul 2005
The Christmas holiday has provided a break in the political row escalating over the funding of elite sport ahead of the 2012 Olympics.
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05 Jan 2006
SkillsActive has welcomed the positive results shown in a recent government report on sport and
regeneration but also calls for more to be done to continue the Olympic legacy.
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22 Jul 2013
Pool equipment from the London 2012 Olympics has found a new home following the opening of a
£7.5m (US$9.8m, €8.4m) leisure centre in Birmingham.
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14 Nov 2017
A number of national governing bodies of sport have reported encouraging increases in participation
figures following the 2012 Olympics.
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10 Sep 2012
The Commons Select Committee for Culture, Media and Sport has heard that unless there are some dramatic changes, the legacy for grassroots sport from the 2012 Olympics is likely to be minimal.
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25 Oct 2006
Japanese architects are getting out of the blocks in terms of promoting active design
ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, with Narita Airport’s newly-opened Terminal 3 centred
around an indoor running track.
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16 Apr 2015
With operators like Orangetheory Fitness putting heart rate training at the core of their offering, we ask our panel of experts where they think the new technology will take us
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A new initiative, launched by the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Organising
Committee (SOOC), is offering commuters on the Moscow underground tickets in
exchange for an exercise session.
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13 Nov 2013
Henley Leisure Centre has reopened to the public following a £2.4m refurbishment.
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19 Aug 2008
As indoor cycling booms, Levze Kerey asks the experts for tips on how to capitalise on this trend
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Fitness Industry Association (FIA) CEO David Stalker has called on all political
parties and stakeholders across the leisure sector to join forces in order to
ensure a lasting legacy from the 2012 London Olympics.
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13 Aug 2012
The new £7.5m Gymnastics and Martial Arts Centre (GMAC) has opened near the Alexander Stadium in Perry Bar, Birmingham.
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25 Sep 2008
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.
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30 Jan 2009
UK Olympics Minister Tessa Jowell has cracked down hard on the design team of the aquatic centre for the London 2012 Olympics, overruling plans which could have seen the project cost double.
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02 Dec 2005
With two years to go to the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro,
Technogym has been selected as the official fitness
equipment supplier for all athletic preparation centres.
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28 Aug 2014
Plans for the £58m Birmingham Aquatics and Leisure Centre have been revealed for public consultation.
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10 Jun 2009
A range of skin and bodycare products designed for active
people by active people has been launched. British
entrepreneur Lara Morgan is the creative force behind
‘activbod’.
product innovation •
19 Nov 2014
More than £5m (US$6.1m, €5.8m) in funding has been earmarked for potential British
Tokyo 2020 Olympic athletes by the support programme set up by leisure operator GLL.
news •
09 Jan 2017
The House of Lords Science and Technology Committee has called on the government to place more
emphasis on preventative healthcare through increasing physical activity levels in the UK.
news •
18 Jul 2012
Waverley Borough Council (WBC) has announced that a new £6m facility in
Godalming, Surrey, is to open its doors "well ahead of the planned schedule" on
30 July.
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21 Jun 2012
Irlam and Cadishead Leisure Centre in Salford has reopened following a £2.8m redevelopment. Works
included a complete refurbishment of the centre's swimming pool and an extension to the health and
fitness club.
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12 Sep 2012
Central YMCA’s chief executive, Rosi Prescott, has been appointed to Sport England’s London Sports Board in recognition of the fitness industry’s contribution, alongside sporting bodies, in shaping investment plans to encourage a fitter nation and London’s Olympic strategy.
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12 Aug 2005
ITV will be switching off all of its channels for one hour next week to encourage people to
go out and take part in a sporting activity.
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19 Aug 2016
Enraf-Nonius injury treatment and rehabilitation equipment, distributed in the UK by Mobilis Healthcare, has been selected for the athletes’ village polyclinic at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
product innovation •
30 Jul 2008
Aylesbury Vale District Council (AVDC) has agreed to proceed with proposals for a £6m overhaul of the Aqua Vale Swimming and Fitness Centre in Aylesbury.
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19 Nov 2010
Work is due to start on Wakefield ONE - a new £10m swimming pool and fitness complex in Wakefield - today (6 June) as part of the local authority's wider regeneration plans.
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06 Jun 2011
The uncertainty surrounding the proposed aquatic centre for the 2012 Olympics has continued, after the project's architect, Zaha Hadid, claimed that Tessa Jowell's £75m budget is unrealistic.
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12 Dec 2005
The Department of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has announced the chair of the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) will be Jack Lemley, who formerly ran the Anglo-French group which designed and built the Channel Tunnel.
news •
22 Nov 2005
Plans for the Basildon Sporting Village project have been submitted to Basildon Council.
news •
17 Dec 2008
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