08 Feb 2010
Fundraising scheme for West Ham United
WH Holding, the parent company which owns West Ham United Football Club (WHUFC), has appointed Shore Capital and Corporate as part of a bid to raise up to £40m for the club. more

08 Feb 2010
Everton FC considers new stadium options
Everton Football Club (EFC) has revealed it is considering its options over the potential location of a new stadium after the club's plans to relocate to a site in Kirkby were rejected last year. more

08 Feb 2010
Trust removes sunbeds from leisure centres
Sports trust Freedom Leisure has removed all sunbeds from its leisure centres. more

05 Feb 2010
Snowsport GB put into administration
Snowsport GB, the representative organisation for British athletes competing in Winter Olympic sports, has confirmed it has lost its battle against the threat of administration. more

05 Feb 2010
Scottish Parliament backs new Marine Bill
Plans for the introduction of a new Marine Bill, designed to provide greater protection for the waters around Scotland's coast, have been supported by the Scottish Parliament. more

05 Feb 2010
Businessman seizes control of Portsmouth FC
Hong Kong-based investor Balram Chainrai has seized control of troubled Portsmouth Football Club (PFC) after exercising a clause in an agreement with owner Falcondrone. more

05 Feb 2010
Green light for Fleetwood Town plans
Fleetwood Town Football Club (FTFC) has been given the green light to move forward with the development of a new £4m East Stand at the club's Highbury Stadium. more

05 Feb 2010
£6m revamp for Liverpool's Mount Pleasant
Major improvements are set to be carried out to the area surrounding the Metropolitan Cathedral in Liverpool as part of a new £6m programme of work due to start in March. more

05 Feb 2010
Outdoor gym equipment for Derbyshire park
An outdoor air walker, which is designed to keep adults active and healthy, has been installed at a recreation ground in Bakewell by Derbyshire Dales District Council (DDDC). more

05 Feb 2010
Councils to receive more licensing powers
Local authorities are set to be given the power to impose a blanket ban on the sale of alcohol after 3am in areas affected by anti-social behaviour and public disorder. more

04 Feb 2010
Nottinghamshire pool closure deferred
The swimming pool at Meden Leisure Centre in Warsop, Nottinghamshire, will stay open for six months after the local authority agreed to put on hold plans to close the facility. more

04 Feb 2010
Meridian centre to open in Louth
East Lindsey District Council's (ELDC) new £12m Meridian Leisure Centre in Wood Lane, Louth, Lincs., is to open on 6 February. more

04 Feb 2010
New urban park for Liverpool
Liverpool City Council has given planning permission for the creation of a new park on derelict land. more

04 Feb 2010
Guernsey FA hit by Portsmouth FC troubles
Guernsey Football Association (GFA) has insisted that it will continue funding its development centre, despite the decision by troubled Portsmouth Football Club (PFC) to stop meeting venue hire costs. more

04 Feb 2010
Trump appoints Scottish resort contractor
Ireland-based contractor SOL Golf Course Construction has been appointed to build a new championship links course at US tycoon Donald Trump's £1bn golf resort in Scotland. more

04 Feb 2010
Renamed Poole centre reopens after fire
The former Dolphin Swimming Pool in Poole, Dorset has fully reopened to the public, seven months after a fire forced the centre to close (on 27 July 2009). more

03 Feb 2010
Funding boost for Scottish arts
The Scottish government is to provide an additional £50,000 of funding for the Arts & Business Scotland New Arts Sponsorship (NAS) awards scheme. more

03 Feb 2010
Council completes waterfront building purchase
An "unpopular" waterfront property in Bournemouth, Dorset, is set to undergo a major transformation after the local council completed the acquisition of the site. more

03 Feb 2010
Teesside leisure centre set for revamp
Work has started on a major redevelopment scheme at the Neptune Centre in Berwick Hills, Middlesbrough, in a bid encourage more local residents to become physically active. more

03 Feb 2010
Pool re-opens at Horwich
The phased reopening of the Horwich leisure Centre will be completed this weekend when the centre opens the doors to its revamped swimming pool. more

03 Feb 2010
SNP criticised over swimming waiting lists
The Scottish National Party (SNP) has come under fire from the Scottish Labour party after it was revealed that children across the country are waiting up to two years for swimming lessons. more

02 Feb 2010
'Mires on the moors' funding secured
Dartmoor and Exmoor National Parks will together share £4.1m of South West Water funding for a 5-year project starting in April. more

02 Feb 2010
Premier League clubs slash January spending
Premier League football clubs have dramatically reduced the amount of money spent on transfers during the 2010 January transfer window to around £30m, compared with £170m in 2009. more

02 Feb 2010
Heritage deal for Leicestershire locks
British Waterways (BW) has announced that it has secured a new Heritage Partnership Agreement (HPA) to safeguard the long-term future of Foxton Locks in Leicestershire. more

02 Feb 2010
Mayor to head London's 2018 bid team
London mayor Boris Johnson has been named as chair of London United, the group co-ordinating the city's support for England's bid to stage the World Cup in 2018. more

02 Feb 2010
Forestry Commission boost for ancient woodland
Efforts to upgrade an area of ancient woodland on the border between Hertfordshire and Essex, is one of a number of nationwide schemes to receive support from the Forestry Commission. more

02 Feb 2010
Southampton set for new adiZone facility
Southampton City Council (SCC) has announced that a new adiZone - a multi-sport outdoor gym facility - is set to open at Mansell Park, Millbrook, on 9 March. more

02 Feb 2010
Smoke-free beer gardens on the way?
The government has announced a new strategy designed to halve the number of smokers in the UK, from 21 to 10 per cent of the population, by 2020. more

02 Feb 2010
Cresta Run to mark 125th anniversary
A series of special events are due to be held between 5-14 February as part of efforts to celebrate the 125th anniversary of the historic Cresta Run, which runs between St Moritz and Celerina, Switzerland. more

02 Feb 2010
John Lewis confirmed as 2012 sponsor
The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) has announced the appointment of John Lewis as a Tier Three provider to the 2012 Games. more

02 Feb 2010
Green light for Cairngorms NP paths plan
After getting the go-ahead from the Scottish government, The Cairngorms National Park Authority (CNPA) is to move forward with its Core Paths Plan. more

01 Feb 2010
Work set to start on £3m Thame facility
The Thame Football Partnership (TFP) has announced that work is set to start on the construction of a new £3m community football centre at Church Farm in Thame, Oxfordshire. more

01 Feb 2010
US$6.5m indoor complex set for Cleveland
A new US$6.5m (£4.1m, €4.7m) indoor sports complex could be developed on a 9-acre (3.6-hectare) site in Cleveland, Ohio, US, under plans announced by a local non-profit organisation. more

01 Feb 2010
Oxford play areas set for 'complete overhaul'
Oxford City Council (OCC) has announced plans for a "complete overhaul" of the city's play spaces as part of a £2.5m investment programme over the next three years. more

01 Feb 2010
Temporary closure for Norfolk museum
A museum in King's Lynn, Norfolk, has temporarily closed to the public in order to allow the central stump of a historic Bronze Age timber circle to be installed at the attraction. more

01 Feb 2010
Work set to start on Norwich skate park
Construction work is set to get underway on a new £300,000 skate facility on a site near the community centre and sports ground in Norwich's Eaton Park. more

01 Feb 2010
SA airlines face World Cup price-fixing probe
South Africa's Competition Commission has launched an investigation into allegations that a number of the country's airlines have colluded to fix prices during the World Cup later this year. more

01 Feb 2010
New fitness trails for Welsh NHS staff
Nearly £50,000 will be invested in the installation of fitness trails within the grounds of two hospitals in Wales. Outdoor schemes are to be piloted at Nevill Hall Hospital in Abergavenny, South Wales and Ysbyty Alltwen in Tremadog, Gwynedd, to promote healthy lifestyles to all National Health Service (NHS) staff. more

01 Feb 2010
Glasgow set to host world cycling event
Glasgow's new Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome, which is currently being built ahead of the 2014 Commonwealth Games, is to host the 2013 UCI Juniors Track Cycling World Championships in 2013. more

01 Feb 2010
AFC Telford United extends stadium lease
AFC Telford United has confirmed that it has safeguarded the long-term future of football at the town's Bucks Head Stadium after agreeing a 150-year lease with the local authority. more

03-25 Feb 2010
Fitness Instructor and Biomechanics Coach Course
FIT, Wimbledon Village, United Kingdom

08-13 Feb 2010
World Conference on Club Management and Golf Industry Show
San Diego Marriott Hotel and Marina, San Diego, United States

09 Feb 2010
LPF Seminar - Leisure Review of 2009
at the offices of Jones Lang LaSalle, London, United Kingdom

10 Feb 2010
NFAN Conference & Trade Exhibition 2010
Drayton Manor, Tamworth,

10 Feb 2010
Caribbean Hotel & Resort Investment Summit (CHRIS)
InterContinental Miami, Miami, United States

10 Feb 2010
National Farm Attractions Network Annual Conference & Trade Exhibition 2010
Drayton Manor Park, United Kingdom