North Yorkshire news

Consultancy and change architects, Miova, have welcomed industry veteran Mark Tweedie on board. Tweedie had most recently headed up Brimham’s Active, which was launched in ... More

The UK’s most recently-formed local government body – North Yorkshire Council – is making wellbeing a fundamental priority, with the launch of a raft of ... More

During 25-26 April, the UK's first-ever national Aufguss Championship contest took place at luxury UK hotel and destination spa Rudding Park in Harrogate, North Yorkshire. ... More

Aufguss, the communal sauna ritual from Europe, is becoming increasingly popular across the global spa and wellness industry. In 2023, the UK's first-ever national Aufguss ... More

The winners of the 13th annual Good Spa Guide Awards were announced last night (20 June) at industry conference Spa Life UK taking place this ... More

Gyms and leisure facilities in south-east England are to close from midnight tonight as part of new restrictions announced during an emergency press this evening ... More

The sport and physical activity sector "hasn't done enough" to tackle persisting inequalities within the industry, according to a statement signed by more than 80 ... More

The Harrogate Spa, a new luxury destination spa, is set to open at DoubleTree by Hilton Majestic Hotel in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, towards the end ... More

The seven-year-old boy who fell from a rollercoaster at Lightwater Valley theme park in Yorkshire, UK, on Thursday is now in a critical condition. The ... More

Winners of this year's Good Spa Guide Awards were announced last night (13 November) at a gala dinner at the SpaLife Conference in Birmingham, UK. ... More

A dusk-time light and sound show of beauty and subtlety brought the ruins of Rievaulx Abbey in Yorkshire to life over the last weekend of ... More

As a new year approaches, the editors of Spa Opportunities bring you a list of 18 of the most anticipated spa openings for 2018. 1. ... More

Eleven locations from across the north of England have bid for a share of £15m (US$20.1m, €17m) in funding designed to build a legacy from ... More

A Yorkshire college has pumped £3.8m (US$5.1, €4.3m) into its sports centre, adding a new dance and fitness studio to improve community facilities. Ashville College ... More

Gisborough Hall has revealed plans for a new multi-million-pound woodland spa, due to open at the end of 2018. Designed by Peterborough-based Harris McCormack Architects, ... More

Spa industry veteran Gillian McGraffin has been appointed manager of the recently opened Swinton Country Club and Spa in North Yorkshire. McGraffin joins Swinton from ... More

Work is set to begin on a £2.5m redevelopment of Hambleton Leisure Centre in Northallerton, North Yorkshire. Facility development specialist Alliance Leisure – which is ... More

A number of rides at theme parks in the UK have reopened after being shut down by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) following an ... More

David Lloyd Leisure has completed its deal to buy The Academy Health Club and Spa and will begin £3.1m (US$4m, €3.4m) worth of refurbishment work ... More

The Swinton Estate in North Yorkshire, one the UK’s largest privately-owned estates, has opened a new £8m luxury spa. The new Country Club and Spa ... More

Richard Macklin has been appointed spa manager for the new Country Club & Spa at Swinton Estate in North Yorkshire, England, set to open in ... More

David Lloyd Leisure (DLL) is entering the Italian health club market after it exchanged contracts to buy the Malaspina Club in Milan.  The deal is ... More

David Lloyd Leisure has exchanged contracts to buy premium health club The Academy in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, and will invest more than £3million (US$3.9m, €3.5m) ... More

Chris Pilling, the former chief executive of the First Direct, has been tasked with overseeing the preparations ahead of Yorkshire hosting the 2019 UCI World ... More

Swinton Park Country Club and Spa, which incorporates renovated historic buildings within an original walled garden adjacent to a luxury Grade II-listed castle hotel in ... More