Thursday 11 March 2010
 

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IHRSA 2010 - 29th Annual International Convention & Trade Show
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10-13 Mar 2010
26th International Seating Symposium
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Keiser M5 Roadshow
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11 Mar 2010
New Swansea Cork ferry service launches

A new passenger ferry service between Swansea, South Wales, and Cork, Ireland, has finally launched - more than a week after an inaugural sailing was postponed.
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11 Mar 2010
Nottingham Rugby put on the market

Nottingham Rugby chair Alistair Bow has confirmed that the club has been put up for sale after the majority shareholding was made available in a bid to secure new funding.
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11 Mar 2010
Chester City wound up by High Court

Chester City Football Club (CCFC), which was recently expelled from the Blue Square Premier, has been wound up in the High Court after running into financial difficulties.
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11 Mar 2010
3D technology fuels Cineworld growth

Cinema operator Cineworld has reported an 11.5 per cent increase in revenue for the 53 weeks ending 31 December 2009, as more people embraced 3D film technology.
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11 Mar 2010
Gateshead pool set for major overhaul

Gateshead's Dunston Swimming Pool has closed its doors to the public in order to undergo a major refurbishment as part of a wider council-led scheme to improve local leisure facilities.
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11 Mar 2010
Historic seafront hotel reopens in Southend

The Rezidor Hotel Group has confirmed the reopening of a historic seafront hotel in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, following the completion of a major £25m refurbishment of the property.
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11 Mar 2010
Salford City Reds stadium plans approved

Salford City Reds rugby league team is set for a move to a new stadium after plans for the development of a new 15,000-seat development near Barton-upon-Irwell, Greater Manchester were approved.
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11 Mar 2010
DLL to start work on new Exeter club

David Lloyd Leisure (DLL) has confirmed that work is due to get underway next month on the construction of a £11m health and fitness club in Exeter, Devon.
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11 Mar 2010
Highland Council unveils budget proposals

Museums and swimming pools have been earmarked for closure as part of Highland Council's efforts to meet a major multi-million pound funding shortfall over coming years.
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11 Mar 2010
Next phase of Liverpool scheme approved

Liverpool City Council (LCC) has approved plans for the next phase of the £160m Central Village development, which will transform the area around the city's Central railway station.
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10 Mar 2010
Lisburn sporting facility plans move forward

Plans for the development of a new multi-million pound basketball and volleyball centre of excellence in Lisburn, Northern Ireland, have taken a step forward.
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10 Mar 2010
Wandsworth Museum set for summer opening

Wandsworth Council has announced that the town's new museum could open this summer after a 20-year lease was agreed for the building set to house the attraction.
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10 Mar 2010
Kingswood facility set for £2.5m overhaul

Local residents in Kingswood, Gloucestershire, are being asked to comment on the local authority's plans for the major £2.5m revamp of a local leisure facility.
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10 Mar 2010
New agreement moves YES! Project closer

Oak Holdings, the developer behind a major multi-million pound leisure and sports scheme in South Yorkshire has secured a pre-let agreement with the Sheffield Steelers ice hockey team.
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10 Mar 2010
£10m fund to increase student participation

Sport England has launched the new £10m Active Universities funding round - the third of the organisation's themed rounds - in a bid to boost the number of students playing sport.
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10 Mar 2010
Sainsbury's submits Bristol stadium plans

Sainsbury's has lodged a planning application with Bristol City Council (BCC) for a a new supermarket on the site of Bristol City Football Club's (BCFC) Ashton Gate stadium.
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10 Mar 2010
London mayor unveils new cycling strategy

London mayor Boris Johnson has joined forces with Transport for London (TfL) to launch a major new strategy designed to improve the safety of the capital's cyclists.
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10 Mar 2010
£2m funding package for Scottish golf

The Scottish Government has announced that more than £2m has been made available as part of an investment package aimed at golfers of all abilities across the country.
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10 Mar 2010
Oldham Athletic unveils synthetic surface

Oldham Athletic Football Club (OAFC) has reintroduced synthetic grass at its Boundary Park venue – more than 20 years after it first installed a 'plastic' pitch'.
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10 Mar 2010
Holmes Place to be sentenced in May

Holmes Place Health Clubs will be sentenced on 14 May for its part in the death of a 32-year-old female customer at its City of London club in March 2003.
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10 Mar 2010
Council approves £7.5m Wolverton pool plans

Plans for the construction of a new £7.5m swimming pool on the site of an existing facility in Wolverton, Milton Keynes, have received the green light from councillors.
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10 Mar 2010
New look for historic Edinburgh boxing club

One of Scotland's oldest amateur boxing clubs has undergone a £250,000 facelift as part of a wider scheme funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund and Heritage Scotland.
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10 Mar 2010
Councils call for new aviation regulator

A new independent aviation regulator should be established to replace the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), according to local authorities opposed to the proposed expansion of Heathrow.
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10 Mar 2010
Southall Manor House revamp plans unveiled

More than £500,000 is set to be invested in the refurbishment of Southall Manor House in west London after Ealing Council unveiled plans for the restoration of the Elizabethan building.
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10 Mar 2010
Milton Keynes pavilion plans approved

Milton Keynes Council (MKC) has approved plans for the development of a new community sports pavilion on playing fields off Cranborne Avenue, Westcroft.
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