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Two new research reports have highlighted the impact of the UK's cost of living crisis on people's physical activity levels and there have been calls ... More

At a recent think tank, The Tourism Society hosted a panel overseen by its first female chair, Alison Cryer MBE, to discuss the importance of ... More

Storm LDN, a community-supporting boutique boxing gym concept based in London, is gearing up to open a £2m seed-funding round from 9 February. Currently with ... More

It's time to refocus on the changing needs of older adults, according to a new initiative from The International Council on Active Aging (ICAA). Colin ... More

Approaching half of the UK population (40 per cent) are exercising less during the current lockdown than during the first in early 2020, while one ... More

A free-to-access training platform has launched to help the sport and fitness workforce confidently return to work, as lockdown measures are eased. The £250,000 ReActivate ... More

A new Sports Governance Academy (SGA), designed to support, develop and connect people working in the sport and physical activity sector, is set to launch ... More

Children and young people who spend time as sports volunteers are "happier and more satisfied with life". Kristen Natale, Sport England's head of volunteering, said ... More

Sport England has revealed the 16 projects which will share £1m worth of funding from the Workforce Diversity Great Ideas Fund. Those receiving grants range ... More

England Netball has named Fran Connolly as its new chief executive. Connolly succeeds Joanna Adams, who stepped down earlier this year after a 10-year stint ... More

Public Health England (PHE) and the Centre for Ageing Better (CAB) have set out their shared vision for making England the "best place in the ... More

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has pledged to transform women's cricket by investing up to £50m in the women's game over the next ... More

Jim Pattison Jr, president of Ripley Entertainment, will lead as its chair IAAPA in 2022 following a vote by the organisation's board of directors. Pattison ... More

UK children will be offered a greater opportunity to take part in 60 minutes of daily sport and physical activity under new government plans. The ... More

Sport England has launched a new fund aimed at diversifying the coach and volunteer workforce. The £1m Workforce Diversity Great Ideas Fund will be open ... More

Recently appointed chief executive officer Martin Symcox has a list of improvements he wants to make at Metro Blind Sport, including introducing new sports, increasing ... More

Double Paralympic gold medallist Jonnie Peacock has launched a new online hub, designed to empower disabled people to become more physically active. Called Parasport powered ... More

The first ever Community Leisure UK Awards will be held at The Lowry hotel in Manchester on 22 May 2019. Previously run under the Sporta ... More

Sport England is to invest £3m in the popular Parkrun movement, with a focus on helping more women and people from lower socio-economic groups to ... More

Cricket's national governing body ECB will invest £1.2m in engaging women from British South Asian backgrounds to become sport and community leaders. Up to 2,000 ... More

Goalball UK has made a high-profile business appointment by naming John Grosvenor – former senior partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers – as its new chair. In a ... More

The Sport and Recreation Alliance (SRA) is encouraging the sports sector to engage in a new consultation launched by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media ... More

The Football Association has revealed a raft of major reforms, including a rule to interview at least one applicant from a black, Asian and minority ... More

The role of physical activity and sport in the rehabilitation and resettlement of offenders in the criminal justice system is being investigated as part of ... More

Sport England has announced plans to invest £4.4m (US$5.87m, €4.92m) to recruit a new generation of volunteers who will benefit communities across the country. Thirty-two ... More