Andy Burnham news

Former racing cyclist Chris Boardman has been appointed the new chair of grassroots body, Sport England. Boardman, who won an individual pursuit gold medal at ... More

A new programme addressing young people's wellbeing and mental health will launch in Q3 2021 in all secondary schools across Greater Manchester, UK. The Greater ... More

Andy Burnham and shadow culture secretary Jo Stevens have joined Paralympic legend Tanni Grey-Thompson in calling on the government to support the physical activity sector ... More

Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, has been confirmed as a keynote speaker for the ukactive National Summit taking place today (Wednesday 4 November). Burnham ... More

A UK government U-turn – just announced – will see gyms and leisure centres staying open in Lancashire as the county goes into tier 3 lockdown. ... More

The Bee Network initiative, a joined-up cycling and walking network planned for Greater Manchester, could provide a blueprint for improving the nation's health, while also ... More

Officials in Manchester have revealed plans to create a city-wide cycling and walking network made up of more than 1,000 miles of routes – including ... More

Leaders from across the physical activity industry have gathered for the first ever Active Uprising event – organised by ukactive – which is being billed ... More

Former health secretary and current Manchester mayor Andy Burnham has been confirmed as the headline speaker at this year's Active Uprising event. Burnham will address ... More

Andy Burnham, mayor of Manchester and former Labour Party leadership hopeful, has thrown his weight behind the city’s plan to increase the physical activity of ... More

The NHS should prescribe sporting activities, such as football, to people with mental health conditions rather than “just handing out anti-depressants”, according to Andy Burnham. ... More

The new secretary general of FIFA and prospective mayor of Manchester have put grassroots football development at the heart of their pitches during keynote addresses ... More

An inquest has found that the 96 Liverpool fans who died during the 1989 Hillsborough disaster were killed unlawfully, bringing an end to the 27-year ... More

Government cuts will be “devastating” to grassroots sport and will banish the legacy of the London 2012 Olympics, according to shadow home secretary Andy Burnham. ... More

An impressive line-up of leading public health figures will take to the stage at the Emirates Stadium in London next month for ukactive’s 2015 National ... More

England should take a stand against FIFA corruption and military aggression in Russia by boycotting the 2018 World Cup, says Andy Burnham – the frontrunner ... More

Physical inactivity is killing twice as many Europeans as obesity, according to a landmark report from the University of Cambridge. A 12-year study – published ... More

Being severely obese can cut a person’s life short by up to eight years and cause decades of ill health, according to a study carried ... More

NHS patients in Devon are to be required to undergo weight management courses before they are eligible to receive routine surgical procedures. The Northern, Eastern ... More

Shadow health secretary Andy Burnham believes the coalition has failed to tackle Britain’s inactivity epidemic and has pledged that physical activity would be available on ... More

Shadow health secretary and respected activity advocate Andy Burnham will return as a headline speaker for ukactive’s National Summit 2014 next month, one of several ... More

Key players and leaders of the UK's active leisure sector are preparing to attend the annual ukactive Summit, to be held at the Congress Centre ... More

Leaders in the health and fitness sector are preparing to attend the annual Fitness Industry Association (FIA) Summit this week, held at the Congress Centre ... More

Prime Minister David Cameron has pledged to 'look carefully' at the future of school sport funding. Cameron told Prime Minister's Questions today (1 December) that ... More

A museum exploring the role of working-class people in the development of democracy in Britain from the early 18th century to the present day has ... More