24 Aug 2010
Coca-Cola to boost swimming participation
Coca-Cola Great Britain has revealed its plans to get 22,000 more people swimming as part of a wider bid to increase participation in sport ahead of the 2012 London Olympics. more

24 Aug 2010
US hotel sector on road to recovery
The US hotel industry posted increases in all three key performance measurements during July 2010, according to data from STR. more

24 Aug 2010
FIA links with retail giant
FIA members are being asked to create their own bespoke minimum eight week offer for a course of activity as part of a new campaign to work with one of the UK's best known brands - Marks & Spencer. more

20 Aug 2010
Ayurvedic spa packages launch at Golden Tulip Phuket
Two ayurvedic spa packages have been introduced at The Golden Tulip Mangosteen Resort and Spa on the island of Phuket, Thailand. more

20 Aug 2010
UK's museums generate £1bn a year
Britain's museums and galleries generated £1bn in revenue from overseas tourists during 2009, according to VisitBritain estimates. more

19 Aug 2010
DLL adds Jukari and ViPR classes
Health club operator David Lloyd Leisure (DLL) has added the Jukari Fit for Flex and ViPR classes to its offering. more

19 Aug 2010
Levy concerns delay racing fixtures release
Concerns over the Horserace Betting Levy yield forecast have prompted the British Horseracing Authority (BHA) to delay publication of the racing fixture list for 2011 until 23 September. more

19 Aug 2010
Culture continues to boost city's economy
Liverpool City Council (LCC) has announced that the former European City of Culture's economy was boosted by more than £33m last year as a result of hosting cultural events. more

18 Aug 2010
Blackburn Rovers confirms takeover talks
Blackburn Rovers Football Club (BRFC) has confirmed that it has held talks with representatives of Western Gulf Advisory (WGA) regarding a possible takeover deal. more

17 Aug 2010
Cash boost for rock and roll museum
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation is to create a US$5m (£3.2m, €3.9m) endowment fund for the Rock and Roll hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland, Missouri, US. more

14 Aug 2010
Sport 'defying recession'
Growth in the sport sector has outstripped the English economy as a whole over the past two decades, according to a report by Sport England. more

13 Aug 2010
Capita Symonds to sponsor Bristol Rugby
Bristol Rugby has agreed a deal with Capita Symonds that will see the property consultancy become the teams main sponsor for the forthcoming 2010-11 season. more

11 Aug 2010
Arts and Business launches Big Arts Give
A total of 125 arts charities have successfully applied to take part in Arts & Business' The Big Arts Give – an initiative aiming to rejuvenate individual cultural philanthropy. more

11 Aug 2010
Disney profits up despite mixed park results
Disney Parks and Resorts has reported a 3 per cent increase in revenues for the three months to 3 July. more

10 Aug 2010
Lending still in doldrums for small businesses
The latest figures from the British Bankers' Association (BBA) show that lending to the UK's small firms is in decline. more

10 Aug 2010
Cycle Xtra initiative launches
A partnership including the Forestry Commission England, Hoseasons Holidays and CTC Charitable Trust is launching Cycle Xtra, a new scheme to encourage more holidaymakers to take up cycling. more

09 Aug 2010
Theme park sets "nude world record"
Adventure Island theme park in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, has broken the world record for the largest number of naked people riding a roller coaster. more

09 Aug 2010
Culture Grid opens up online collections
More than 1 million objects from collections from museums, galleries, libraries and archives from across the UK are now accessible together online for the first time. more

07 Aug 2010
Disney and Universal raise ticket prices
The two behemoths of Florida's theme park sector - Walt Disney World and Universal Orlando - have increased their ticket prices in a move that is seen as the latest indicator that the industry is coming out of recession. more

06 Aug 2010
Super League club set to lose licence
A Super League club is set to lose its licence to participate in the competition, following the Rugby Football League (RFL) decision to "promote" a club from outside the division in 2012. more

06 Aug 2010
New 'baby gym' opens in County Durham
Durham County Council's (DCC) Sure Start Children's Centre in Haswell has unveiled a new gym group for babies and children up to the age of two years old. more

04 Aug 2010
Colosseum seeking private sponsors
The Italian government is looking to raise around €25m (£21m) from the private sector to help pay for the restoration of Rome's iconic Colosseum. more

30 Jul 2010
Tourism plan to 'recognise' TV show success
The Vale of Glamorgan Council (VGC) has agreed to "recognise the marketing potential" of the successful BBC TV sitcom, Gavin and Stacey, as part of its draft tourism strategy. more

29 Jul 2010
Britain and India secure cultural agreement
The British and Indian governments have secured a new memorandum of understanding (MoU), which aims to improve cultural exchanges between the two countries over the next five years. more

29 Jul 2010
Castle work 'on track' for Easter finish
Work on the extensive £12m restoration and refurbishment of the royal palace at Stirling Castle, Scotland, remains on course to be completed by Easter 2011. more

28 Jul 2010
Dublin awarded City of Literature status
Dublin, Ireland, has become the world's fourth City of Literature, which is a permanent designation and forms part of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network launched in 2004. more

27 Jul 2010
Eden Project scraps family tickets
Cornwall's Eden Project has ceased offering family tickets following a recent increase in the price of entry. more

27 Jul 2010
New €1m campaign to promote Dublin
Irish tourism minister Mary Hanafin has announced the launch of a new €1m campaign, which is designed to attract more visitors to Dublin from the UK market. more

27 Jul 2010
Museum of Patriotism to become a virtual attraction
The National Museum of Patriotism in Atlanta, Georgia, US is to change its name to The National Foundation of Patriotism. more

26 Jul 2010
National Lottery names 2010 awards finalists
Three projects have been named as finalists in the Best Sport Category of the National Lottery Awards 2010, which aim to recognise the contribution of Lottery-funded schemes across the UK. more

26 Jul 2010
Table tennis scheme hits London streets
Ping-pong tables were lined up across the concourse of London's St Pancras International station on 22 July to mark the launch of a month-long scheme to get more people playing the sport. more

23 Jul 2010
Revenue up at Cineworld
Cinema operator Cineworld has reported a 3.7 per cent increase in revenue, as the group managed to increase its UK market share. more

23 Jul 2010
RIBA Stirling Prize shortlist announced
Museum buildings in Oxford and Berlin, a new art gallery in Rome and a live/work development in Shoreditch, east London, have made it onto the shortlist for the £20,000 RIBA Stirling Prize 2010. more

16 Jul 2010
Londonderry named UK City of Culture 2013
The city of Londonderry in Northern Ireland has been named the UK's first City of Culture. more

15 Jul 2010
£16m to develop Welsh 'adventure tourism'
Plans for the creation of four tourism centres across Wales, which will offer facilities for outdoor and adventure activities, have been handed a £16m funding boost. more

15 Jul 2010
Preston nets European City of Sport status
Preston City Council (PCC) has revealed that the Lancashire city has been successful in a bid to be awarded European City of Sport status for 2012. more

15 Jul 2010
THFC secures Premier League shirt sponsor
Tottenham Hotspur Football Club (THFC) has revealed that Autonomy Corporation has signed a two-year Premier League shirt sponsorship deal with the club. more

14 Jul 2010
More UK residents shun holidays abroad
New figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) have revealed that the number of trips abroad by UK residents during 2009 fell at the fastest rate since the 1970s. more

14 Jul 2010
Skin Authority: retailing with a difference
It's no secret that spas struggle with retail, while follow-up calls after a visit are practically unheard of. more

14 Jul 2010
Technogym signs London 2012 deal
London 2012 organisers have confirmed that Technogym will provide and install fitness equipment at the Athletes' Village and other training venues at the Games. more