Oldham news

A number of gym operators are concerned that local lockdowns could come into effect in some areas of the UK before gyms reopen, further delaying ... More

Ever since the UK's leisure facilities were closed on "lockdown day" – 20 March – the charitable trusts and social enterprises managing them have been ... More

Sport England CEO Tim Hollingsworth has called for the sport and physical activity sector to rethink the way it addresses the challenge to get people ... More

A new arts and heritage centre is planned for the Oldham in the UK that will tell the history of the town near Manchester, from ... More

Luxury group The Pavilions Hotels & Resorts will soon debut the Himalayas Lake View – the first tented eco-villas in Nepal. Designed by Wonaw & ... More

A group of unemployed people has taken part in an innovative health and fitness programme designed to help them find work. Twelve people, who had ... More

The spa that was named the UK’s Best Luxury Destination Spa in 2017 in the World Luxury Spa Awards has unveiled itself following an extensive ... More

The Gym Group has exchanged contracts to take over four sites from another operator – thought to be Fitness First – as part of its ... More

Oldham Community Leisure (OCL) has launched its second new leisure facility in a matter of months – the £15m Oldham Leisure Centre. The new site ... More

A Sport England-funded Olympic legacy swimming pool takes centre stage at the newly-opened Royton Leisure Centre in Oldham. Sport England awarded a grant of £134,000 ... More

Leisure marketing agency Bigwave Media has appointed David Johns business development manager as the company bids to continue its period of growth. Formerly partnership development ... More

Subsequent to winning a competition to revamp Oldham Coliseum in 2013, Dutch practice Mecanoo has submitted plans to transform the building into a new heritage ... More

Construction work is underway for the new £15m flagship leisure facility for Oldham town centre, which council bosses hope will be able to attract major ... More

Oldham Community Leisure (OCL) has appointed two new health and physical activity development officers to work within their health and wellbeing team. The officers will ... More

Young people and the unemployed are being offered the chance of a career in the leisure industry through a raft of new initiatives. The leisure ... More

The health and fitness industry is “close to appalling” at how it uses data to justify its efficacy. This was the view of ukactive CEO ... More

Is the health and fitness industry fully-qualified to deliver professional advice and guidance? That was the question as the SIBEC UK 2014 got underway with ... More

Oldham Council has unveiled plans for a new £15m flagship leisure facility in its town centre, with hopes the complex could attract major televised sporting ... More

Oldham Council unveiled plans for a new sports centre in Royton this week, which is slated to open in autumn 2015, coinciding with the closure ... More

The wet facilities at Saddleworth Pool and Leisure Centre, which is run by Oldham Community Leisure (OCL), have undergone a £100,000 revamp – turning an ... More

As part of plans to boost activity levels in the local community, Oldham Community Leisure (OCL) has brought its sales and membership teams in-house for ... More