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Kettering Borough Council (KBC) has announced that work has started on the construction of a new energy-efficient leisure centre in Desborough, Northamptonshire.
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08 Apr 2011
The opening of the first new-look facilities at a leisure centre in Sandown,
Isle of Wight, has been pushed back due to "significant additional works" during
a £2.67m refurbishment.
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17 Apr 2012
The independently-operated LIFE Health and Fitness Club in Swansea has exceeded its target membership of 300 by more than a third.
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21 Feb 2006
A leisure centre in Dunfermline, Scotland, has officially reopened following the
completion of a £17m overhaul, which is part of Fife Council's investment in
local leisure facilities.
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27 Feb 2012
A new £23m leisure centre being built in Dagenham, East London, by the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham (LBBD) is to open its doors to the public at the end of May.
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13 May 2011
Steven Ward, executive director of ukactive, gives his views on what’s in store for the UK fitness and physical activity sector in 2016 – including new technology, sector diversification and assisting with public health remits
HCM issue 1 2016
A proliferation of opportunities to be physically active. ukactive’s Steven Ward looks ahead to 2016
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The government has said it has no plans to fund a Work Out to Help Out scheme to encourage
people back to exercise after lockdown, as part of a 'Bounce Back Fitter' initiative.
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17 Mar 2021
Equipment supplier Life Fitness has strengthened its focus on the public sector
through the promotion of Andy McLaughlan as public sector development
manager and the appointments of Roger Eldergill and Rebecca Knight as public
sector account managers for education.
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16 Apr 2014
Bournemouth Borough Council (BBC) is to open two new swimming pools at Kinson's Pelhams Park Leisure Centre on 6 December.
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22 Nov 2010
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
A topping out ceremony has been held to mark the latest milestone in the construction of the new £46.5m Life Centre leisure complex in Plymouth, Devon.
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27 Jun 2011
South Gloucestershire Council (SGC) has unveiled remodelled and refurbished swimming pools at Kingswood Leisure Centre - the first phase of a wider £2.8m scheme.
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25 Jul 2011
Plans for a £31m leisure, business support and community facility in Redcar have
received final approval from planners at the local authority
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30 Sep 2011
Active Nation has promoted Stuart Martin to become the leisure operator and charity’s
new managing director.
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16 Oct 2015
Martyn Allison says the sector is comfortable when data confirms how good things are, but less comfortable when it exposes our weaknesses
HCM issue 5 2021
The director of PSTax explains recent changes in the law related to VAT on gym membership for local authorities and how this will impact the sector
HCM issue 5 2023
A number of the UK's local authorities and their leisure management partners are in
crisis due to rising energy costs, with around 40 per cent saying leisure centres and swimming
pools will be closed or services reduced before March 2023 unless they receive immediate
confirmation of additional grants from the government.
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24 Nov 2022
Greenwich Leisure Limited (GLL) is reviewing its staffing structures and investing in
technology to improve member experience and the efficiency of its business due to continued
economic pressure on customer spend and local authority funding.
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06 Jul 2017
ukactive is calling on existing members to apply for its newly-formed Membership Council
as the physical activity sector body continues to restructure following its governance
review.
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05 May 2015
ukactive has revealed the results of the recent election for its revamped Membership
Council, reflecting a diverse mix of senior figures from across the physical activity sector.
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02 Jul 2015
Residents in Port Talbot and Aberavon have been given more time to comment on
the local authority's plans for a new £13.6m leisure complex to replace the
former Afan Lido.
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22 Jun 2012
Blackpool Council has selected Matrix Fitness to supply
equipment for its newest health and fitness facility.
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20 May 2014
A £3.4m refurbishment of Donyngs Recreation Centre in Redhill, Surrey, is to commence later this month - five months after the scheme was originally due to begin.
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05 Jan 2011
Sports and leisure operator Everyone Active is trialling a modular gym in Plymouth before deciding
whether or not to provide gym users with a permanent solution.
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03 Jan 2017
Leading trade bodies representing the physical activity sector have called on the government to
introduce "urgent additional measures" in order to keep gyms and leisure facilities afloat during the
COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.
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18 Mar 2020
UK Active has released its final report on COVID-19 cases among health club, leisure centre and
swimming pool customers.
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07 Apr 2022
Sport England’s new monitoring and insight study will track the impact of the National Leisure Recovery Fund and its impact on communities, says Mike Hill
HCM issue 3 2021
Steven Ward, Executive Director of ukactive, is confident that 2017 will see our sector move forward at an increasingly fast pace
HCM Handbook 2017
It is unlikely that the UK will see a Work Out to Help Out scheme being
introduced, despite sports
minister Nigel Huddleston saying he "understood" why so many people are
backing one.
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24 Mar 2021
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