UK Sport’s ‘no compromise’ approach to funding elite sport “needs a rethink”, according Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson.
Talking to Sports Management the former Paralympic champion said there also “needed to be a .... More>>
Everyone Active has been awarded a 10-year contract to manage leisure centres across the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham.
The leisure operator will be managing the Abbey and Beacontree Heath leisure centres .... More>>
Northumberland’s long-awaited Landscape Discovery Centre and Youth Hostel at Hadrian’s Wall – known as “The Sill” – will open to the public this weekend (29 July) after more than three years of development for the .... More>>
ukactive and local councils want to see cash earmarked for boosting physical activity in schools protected after concerns were raised that money could be diverted to plug a gap in education funding. The Local Government .... More>>
Sainsbury's, one of the key sponsors of the ParalympicsGB team, has renewed its partnership with the British Paralympic Association (BPA), supporting para-athletes for the next four years.
The deal covers both the .... More>>
Matrix Fitness UK has appointed Julian Taylor as its marketing director, replacing Gemma Bonnett, who is leaving the company after four years at the business.
Taylor started his career at Star Trac in 2002, where he .... More>>
A third of 11-year-old school pupils will finish Year 6 unable to swim, a report commissioned by Swim England has revealed.
The report, compiled by the Curriculum Swimming and Water Safety Group on behalf of Swim .... More>>
Cycling studio One 10 has launched in London’s Marylebone, offering two classes under one roof: Paceline and Nirvana.
One 10, which is named after the optimum RPM (revolutions per minute) for indoor cycling, is a .... More>>
Stephenson’s Rocket will act as the centrepiece for next year’s Great Exhibition of the North, with the historic locomotive returning to its home of Newcastle for the first time in more than 150 years.
The Rocket, .... More>>
Alliance Leisure has made a number of new appointments across its business development team to support increasing demand for leisure facilities across the UK.
James Foley has been appointed to the new position of .... More>>
The Australian city of Wollongong will be the first location outside of Europe to host a regular Super League rugby fixture next year.
Wigan Warriors, the most successful team in English rugby league, will take on .... More>>
Fifty national governing bodies – including the Football Association (FA), England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and Rugby Football Union (RFU) – have agreed action plans with the government about changes to their .... More>>
Fitness trade show FIBO will be launching a two-day business summit on the African continent, as it widens its presence worldwide. The 1st FIBO Fitness Business Summit South Africa, which will take place in Cape Town on .... More>>
Health and fitness educator Premier Global NASM has joined the physical activity sector’s professional body as a skills development partner. It has become the first partner of the Chartered Institute for the Management .... More>>
Organisations in the UK attractions industry may need to apply for a licence if they wish to use drone technology. Large attractions operators such as Disney, Puy du Fou and Universal are all experimenting with drones .... More>>
A £1.5m (US$2m, €1.7m) revamp project of a Lincoln leisure centre, managed by operator and charity Active Nation, has begun this week.
The scheme includes a new children’s soft play area, climbing wall and immersive .... More>>
ukactive has teamed up with young people’s charity The Mix to help tackle mental health issues among under 25s by getting them to move more. The partnership will combine the expertise and networks of both organisations .... More>>
Grassroots sport quango Sport England has signed a three-year deal to allow an Australian health promotion foundation to adopt its This Girl Can campaign.
VicHealth, which aims to improve the health of residents in .... More>>
The Isle of Wight’s tourism body is about to launch a £200,000 tourism campaign promoting the island as the home of Queen Victoria.
The campaign by Visit Isle of Wight will be based on Victoria and Abdul – an .... More>>
Conservative MP Steve Double has been elected chair of the cross-party Parliamentary group responsible for addressing issues relating to the tourism, hospitality and attractions sectors.
Heading up the All-Party .... More>>
The Revolution Bars Group is preparing to establish several new locations across the UK as it continues to experience increased sales. Bars in Inverness, Solihull and South London are expected to be opened in late-2017, .... More>>
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Northumberland’s long-awaited Landscape Discovery Centre and Youth Hostel at Hadrian’s
Wall – known as “The Sill” – will open to the public this weekend (29 July) after more than
three years of development for the British heritage attraction.
ukactive and local councils want to see cash earmarked for boosting physical activity in
schools protected after concerns were raised that money could be diverted to plug a gap in
education funding.
