Age UK news

Bolton Middlebrook Leisure Trust has scooped the contract to run five leisure sites as an agent on behalf of Bolton Council. The 15-year contract starts ... More

A report from UK Active and Les Mills has found that 43 per cent of adults are failing to meet the Chief Medical Officer’s strength ... More

The UK’s chief medical officer, Sir Chris Whitty, has given evidence to the Health and Social Care Committee this morning (29 October) on boosting physical ... More

Without government action, economic growth in the UK will continue to be hampered by the rising cost of obesity on society according to a report ... 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

The UK government has launched a "major effort" to tackle loneliness and social isolation during the coronavirus outbreak. Led by Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden, the ... More

The average UK adult spends more than twice as long making tea as they do exercising each week. A study of 2,080 UK adults by ... More

Destination Space, a directive from the UK Space Agency and the UK Association for Science and Discovery Centres (ASDC), is aiming to get children to ... More

The average UK adult spends eight times as long watching on-demand television as they do exercising, according to a new report. A study of 2,076 ... More

Millions of people with long-term health conditions will be targeted via a £1.3m investment project launched by Sport England to encourage them to become more ... More

Sport England has partnered with a group of health charities from The Richmond Group to create a series of projects that could improve the health ... More

A round of Arts Council funding directed at helping older people feel less lonely by providing engaging experiences for them has been shared between 16 ... More

Cate Atwater, the newly appointed chief executive of Sporta – the national association which represents leisure and cultural trusts – has admitted her members face ... More

Sport England is investing £10m of National Lottery money into 20 projects across the country to reduce inactivity among over 55s. The funded organisations will ... More

British Gymnastics is getting prepared to train more people to deliver chair-based gymnastics for people with dementia following a successful pilot. The governing body’s foundation ... More

The NHS should move £100m (US$129.4m, €116.3m) from its drug budget into a physical activity pot, according to public health specialist and author Sir Muir ... More

Almost 600 leisure centre staff have been trained to help dementia sufferers take part in swimming as part of flagship scheme launched by Swim England. ... More

The British hotel industry should “brace itself” for more pain following Brexit, with hotel room rates declining substantially since last year’s vote. According to statistics ... More

The UK government has announced plans to introduce a surprise £520m levy on sugary drinks to tackle the country's burgeoning obesity problem. Delivering his spring ... More

England Netball is attempting to broaden the sport’s appeal by launching a walking version of the game suitable for older players and women with injury ... More

A consortium headed up by the English Federation of Disability Sport (EFDS) has bagged a £4.5m (US$6.4m, €5.9m) grant to get people active across 18 ... More

Sports Coach UK, the UK’s technical agency for coaching, has appointed former Royal Mail and Marks & Spencer executive Gillian Wilmot as its chair. Windsurfing, ... More

Physical activity should be embedded into every aspect of society, says ukactive, which will today (5 November) publish a new call-to-arms Blueprint urging the government ... More

An increasing number of people in the UK are feeling positive about their lives, according to a report by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). ... More

The UK spa industry has huge potential for growth in terms of product sales and treatment room optimisation if managers can harness their resources and ... More