10 November news

ukactive has stressed the importance of landlords and tenants "sharing the burden" of commercial rent arrangements. The industry body made the call during a committee ... More

Dr Vivek Murthy, the 19th US Surgeon General, spoke to attendees of the Global Wellness Summit yesterday (10 November) about the importance of addressing loneliness ... More

Istanbul-based MAS Architecture Studio have created a barjeel – or wind tower – installation for Dubai Design Week 2019 that gives passersby a place to ... More

Affordable wellness resort Civana is running a women-only equine retreat during 8-10 November, "Creative Soul Retreat – A Meditation, Writing and Equine Experience". Hosted jointly ... More

The UK Spa Association (UKSA) has announced a potential new partnership with the University of Derby, that will see the development of a new qualification. ... More

‘Dissent: inspiring hope, embracing change’ will be the theme for the UK’s Museums Association (MA) Conference and Exhibition 2018, taking place at the newly renamed ... More

The head of Drayton Manor Theme Park in Tamworth, Staffordshire, has collected an OBE for his lifetime services to leisure tourism, his philanthropy, and charity ... More

In a piece of good news for aspiring Holly Golightlys – it is now possible to follow in the footsteps of Audrey Hepburn and have ... More

Employment contracts for PTs working in the health and fitness sector are under the spotlight following questions in the House of Commons about terms offered ... More

Ecsite and UNESCO are teaming up to introduce the first ever International Science Centre and Science Museum Day (ISCSMD), coming later this year. Scheduled for ... More

British swimming greats Rebecca Adlington, Mark Foster and Steve Parry joined sports minister Tracey Crouch yesterday (10 November) to celebrate 125 years of school swimming ... More

Health experts are calling on the government to scrap the so-called ‘fat letters’ posted to parents in England to tell them if their child is ... More

Despite the best effort of green space advocates in the city of Chicago, George Lucas’s legacy project will go ahead after the legendary director’s Museum ... More

LFX, the business network for UK fitness industry professionals, is to stage its first event in Scotland to assess the nature of the country’s fitness ... More

English football is still suffering from “institutional discrimination”, according to a report commissioned by equality pressure group, the Sports Person's Think Tank (SPTT). The report ... More

The Parrish Art Museum in Long Island, New York, US is set to unveil its new building on 10 November 2012. Spanning a 14-acre (5.7 ... More

Shadow culture secretary Harriet Harman has hailed the role of sport and leisure in acting as an inspiration to people and for providing jobs and ... More

Business in Sport and Leisure (BISL) today (10 November) discussed how the sport and leisure sector can create 100,000 new jobs over the next three ... More

Business in Sport and Leisure (BISL) is set to hold its annual conference at Lord's Cricket Ground, London, this Thursday (10 November) under the theme ... More

Tourism minister John Penrose has been confirmed as one of the speakers at the Business in Sport and Leisure (BISL) Conference 2011 on 10 November. ... More

More than a hundred first year pupils from schools across North Lanarkshire took part in the Magnificent Sevens schools tag rugby festival at the Ravenscraig ... More

Olympic Park Legacy Company (OPLC) chair Baroness Ford has expressed hopes that the London 2012 site will provide a 'new piece of city' for the ... More

Key representatives from across the leisure sector met at Lord's Cricket Ground, London, on 10 November for Business In Sport and Leisure's (BISL) annual conference. ... More

Research has shown that the more retail products bought from a spa, the higher the customer return rate. Training staff in retail sales is therefore ... More