Public sector news

Places Leisure has exchanged contracts to build and operate a flagship £60m water and wellness destination on behalf of Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council. This will ... More

The £33.9 million Leighton Leisure and Community Centre has opened in Leighton Buzzard, UK, creating a next-generation public leisure, health and wellbeing hub for the ... More

Walnuts Leisure Centre in Orpington, in the London Borough of Bromley, has reopened following a £17m transformation designed to secure the long-term future of the ... More

Steve Nelson takes up the role of managing director of Serco Leisure today (1 July 2026), following 18 years with the company where he has ... More

Sea Lanes Canary Wharf has officially opened. The 50-metre, six-lane pool, which uses the natural water of the dock, offers year-round open water swimming in ... More

After some delays, work on Newcastle’s £28.9 million wellness centre at West Denton is underway and scheduled for completion in late 2027.  FaulknerBrowns Architects, which ... More

With Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, announcing his resignation this morning and Andy Burnham as a possible successor, the fitness, health and wellness sector is evaluating ... More

Celebrating its 10th anniversary, Elevate has had its busiest show to date, with almost 200 exhibitors, 115 seminars and 200 speakers over two days, with ... More

Elevate Arena is underway at London's Excel and the hot topic of AI was the first point of discussion on the Debate stage. Chaired by ... More

Freedom Leisure and Ebbsfleet Garden City Trust have opened the £13 million Weldon Wellbeing Pavilion – a new community wellbeing and sports facility. Weldon Wellbeing ... More

The 20th State of the Industry Report from LeisureDB has revealed a resilient, expanding and competitive sector, the importance of differentiation and the ongoing challenge ... More

Shocked by the UK loneliness statistics, charitable trust Mytime Active has been doubling down on its community outreach projects. Research by the Marmalade Trust, which ... More

UK Active has published new guidance on defibrillators to help fitness and leisure operators deliver life-saving support for anyone who suffers a cardiac arrest. Developed ... More

Everyone Active has partnered with Team GB sprinter and TV personality, Harry Aikines-Aryeetey, to be the first ambassador of its You+ wellbeing membership. Developed with ... More

Activity levels are still rising among English adults according to Sport England’s new Active Lives Survey, which covers November 2024 to November 2025.  According to ... More

FIBO, took place last week from 16-19 April, attracting more than 175,000 visitors from 136 countries and more than 1,000 exhibitors from 54 countries. FIBO ... More

TMActive is launching a new Active Wellbeing Studio next month in Tonbridge, UK, specifically aimed at people who face higher barriers to entry.  Based at ... More

After celebrating its 25th anniversary last year, Fusion Lifestyle has called in administrators after a “prolonged period of financial difficulty.” The trust said it had ... More

The newly published The UK Health & Fitness Market Report 2026 shows penetration has reached a remarkable 18 per cent of over-16s, with a record ... More

The £30.6 million Bedworth Physical Activity Hub is now open, replacing a centre which dated back to the 1970s. The new facility was funded by ... More

Manchester City Council has launched an ambitious programme to offer free gym memberships and access to fitness classes for 11- to 16-year-old secondary school pupils. ... More

Duncan Jefford has been announced as the new managing director of Everyone Active. Current MD, David Bibby, will retire in May after leading the organisation ... More

Large parts of the mainstream gym model still do not fit the realities of many women’s lives, according to the new white paper from UK ... More