http://www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/Leisure Opportunities: News and Jobs for the leisure industryen-us© Copyright 2005, The Leisure Media Co Ltd. All Rights Reserved.Sunday 01 August 2010Sunday 01 August 2010Leisure Opportunities: Leisure jobs60http://www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/LOemail/images/rssheader.gifhttp://www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/ http://www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/LOemail/wider_newsdetail.cfm?codeID=207073 http://www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/LOemail/wider_newsdetail.cfm?codeID=207073The Sawrey Hotel, in Far Sawrey, Cumbria has been acquired by local hotelier Jonathan Denby in a deal worth around £1.3m.30 Jul 2010 http://www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/LOemail/wider_newsdetail.cfm?codeID=207033 http://www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/LOemail/wider_newsdetail.cfm?codeID=207033British Airways (BA) has reported a pre-tax loss of £164m for the first quarter ending 30 June as industrial action and the Icelandic volcanic eruption took their toll on the airline.30 Jul 2010 http://www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/LOemail/wider_newsdetail.cfm?codeID=207023 http://www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/LOemail/wider_newsdetail.cfm?codeID=207023Work is now underway on the construction of the new £27m Hengrove Leisure Centre in Bristol, which will be delivered by the local authority and Bristol Active Leisure (BAL) through a private finance initiative (PFI).30 Jul 2010 http://www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/LOemail/wider_newsdetail.cfm?codeID=207013 http://www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/LOemail/wider_newsdetail.cfm?codeID=207013A new audio tour of London will be launched by the Florence Nightingale Museum on 13 August to mark the 100th anniversary of the iconic nurse's death in 1910.30 Jul 2010 http://www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/LOemail/wider_newsdetail.cfm?codeID=207003 http://www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/LOemail/wider_newsdetail.cfm?codeID=207003David Lloyd Leisure (DLL) has revealed that its new £11m health and fitness club at Sandy Park in Exeter, Devon, is scheduled to open to the public on 13 December.30 Jul 2010 http://www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/LOemail/wider_newsdetail.cfm?codeID=206993 http://www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/LOemail/wider_newsdetail.cfm?codeID=206993Coastal Housing Group's (CHG) plans for a multi-million pound Urban Village development in the heart of Swansea has been handed a boost by the Welsh Assembly Government.30 Jul 2010 http://www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/LOemail/wider_newsdetail.cfm?codeID=206983 http://www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/LOemail/wider_newsdetail.cfm?codeID=206983London mayor Boris Johnson has unveiled the capital's new Barclays Cycle Hire scheme, which forms part of wider proposals to increase the number of Londoners taking up cycling.30 Jul 2010 http://www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/LOemail/wider_newsdetail.cfm?codeID=206963 http://www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/LOemail/wider_newsdetail.cfm?codeID=206963East Hertfordshire District Council (EHDC) has commenced work on a £1m overhaul of a Hertford arts venue, which is scheduled to reopen its doors at the end of autumn.30 Jul 2010 http://www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/LOemail/wider_newsdetail.cfm?codeID=206913 http://www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/LOemail/wider_newsdetail.cfm?codeID=206913The 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.30 Jul 2010 http://www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/LOemail/wider_newsdetail.cfm?codeID=206903 http://www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/LOemail/wider_newsdetail.cfm?codeID=206903Liverpool City Council (LCC) has given its approval to a £4.5bn regeneration scheme designed to transform Birkenhead Docks into a major new waterside destination.30 Jul 2010