Public sector news

This year's UK government Spending Review, announced in Parliament by chancellor Rishi Sunak on 25 November, offers the physical activity sector opportunities to "transform communities", ... More

Up to 100k people will benefit from the free gym and physical activity sessions, thanks to a partnership between ukactive, NHS England and Improvement (NHSE/I), ... More

To the relief of the sector, the UK government confirmed yesterday (23 November) that gyms, health clubs and leisure centres will be allowed to open ... More

Closing gyms and leisure facilities during any possible future lockdown would be "unthinkable", according to Catherine McKinnell, MP for Newcastle upon Tyne North. McKinnell – ... More

Gyms, health clubs and leisure centres will be able to open their doors when the current lockdown measures in England come to an end on ... More

The University of Stirling has opened its new £20m sports and fitness centre. The building, designed by architects FaulknerBrowns, will feature three key areas; a ... More

Gyms are right near the bottom of the list in terms of places people have visited before a positive COVID-19 test, according to UK government ... More

A new, Europe-wide initiative will look to chart the level of risk of COVID-19 infection at gyms, health clubs and leisure centres across the continent. ... More

Major spectator sports in England will receive a combined £300m emergency cash injection to protect their immediate futures over the winter period. The Sports Winter ... More

UK Parliament will debate COVID-19 restrictions on gyms and leisure centres on Monday 23 November, it has been confirmed. The session, which takes place at ... More

The UK government has launched a £1bn Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme (PSDS), providing grant funding for energy efficiency measures across the public sector. The funding ... More

We The Curious science and arts centre in Bristol, UK, will open the doors to its largest ever exhibition – as soon as the current ... More

Hundreds of heritage attractions and organisations in England will share a £103m government rescue fund to help them through the COVID-19 pandemic. The funding, announced ... More

Thousands of COVID-related deaths could be prevented if successive governments had tackled the country's obesity crisis in time, according to Dame Sally Davies. The former ... More

Leisure-net is running a repeat of its initial Post Lockdown Recovery Survey, in order to gauge consumer confidence within the fitness industry following the second ... More

The UK's physical activity sector is currently lobbying to have gyms and leisure centres classed as essential services, in order for them to be able ... More

The 16th World Leisure Hybrid Congress, taking place in April 2021, has been given the title “Leisure Makes Life Better”. Organised by the World Leisure ... More

Nuffield Health is launching a specialist, 12-week rehabilitation programme in Manchester to support Covid-19 patients in their recovery. The programme blends together physical therapy – ... 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

The government has been forced to make a U-turn and to spend more than £400m to support vulnerable children and their families in England. Following ... More

The Parliament will hold a debate on COVID-19 restrictions on gyms and sport on Monday 23 November. Taking place at 4:30pm GMT, the debate can ... More

Millions of people throughout the UK took part in physical activity during this year's National Fitness Day (NFD) – a show of strength from the ... More

PureGym is burning £4m of cash a week through its UK business, due to the UK government's decision to shut gyms in England as part ... More

Investigations by HCM have revealed a correlation between countries with lower obesity rates and those where governments have kept gyms open during lockdowns. HCM found ... More

Physical activity body, ukactive, has revealed plans to create a new sector standard for active leisure, to act as a product and service quality trademark. ... More