BPA news

The famous Nemesis ride at UK theme park, Alton Towers, has closed for a major revamp. The steel rollercoaster, designed by Bolliger & Mabillard first ... More

From early morning goat walks to sunrise yoga and Tai Chi to sound bathing, this July, The Lost Gardens of Heligan in Cornwall, UK, has ... More

Tech giant Amazon has expanded its presence in the world of beauty and opened its first bricks and mortar hairdressers – named Amazon Salon – ... More

Club closures, a squeeze on consumer spending and facilitating social distancing within a gym environment are just some of the issues European fitness operators are ... More

Sport England has revealed details of a new £250,000 fund, aimed at helping disabled people to become more active. The "Parasport, powered by Toyota" programme ... More

There has been a mixed response to the government's immigration white paper, published last month. The document sets out proposed new laws for a post-Brexit ... More

Mike Sharrock has been appointed as CEO of the British Paralympic Association (BPA), succeeding Tim Hollingsworth, who was named Sport England CEO earlier this year. ... More

British Paralympic Association (BPA) chief executive Tim Hollingsworth has been named as the new CEO of Sport England. He will replace Jennie Price, who announced ... More

Sainsbury's, one of the key sponsors of the ParalympicsGB team, has renewed its partnership with the British Paralympic Association (BPA), supporting para-athletes for the next ... More

Nik Diaper, the former head of sport science and medicine for Paralympic sport at the English Institute of Sport (EIS), has joined the British Paralympic ... More

Dr Nick Webborn – who acted as chief medical officer during the London 2012 Paralympics – has been elected as chair of the British Paralympic ... More

British Olympians and Paralympians are being urged to consider their future away from sport by attending a special ‘career fair’. Athlete Futures will take place ... More

More than 4,000 venues are putting on 18,000 physical activity sessions today to mark the sixth annual UK National Fitness Day. Leisure venues up and ... More

The English Federation of Disability Sport (EFDS) is publishing a guide for journalists and providers of sport news to improve their output when covering disability ... More

Disabled people do not have adequate access to grassroots sport clubs and facilities and there is a "long way to go" before the situation improves, ... More

An event finder for National Fitness Day has gone live. By simply entering a postcode on the ukactive’s event finder webpage, those wanting to take ... More

The British Paralympic Committee (BPA) has published its latest five-year strategy, which places the emphasis on continued elite success and principles of good governance. Inspiring ... 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

A series of "never before released fashion collaborations" have been released this week by the New York office of international architecture practice OMA. The studio ... More

Live shows featuring state-of-the-art digital puppetry could become more prevalent, thanks to a revolutionary live animation control system from creative production firm Super 78. The ... More

Plans to replace Dubai’s outdated zoo – which was first built in 1967 – are nearing completion with Dubai Municipality releasing new footage of the ... More

The British Paralympic Association has launched its first major public-facing campaign in an attempt to raise funds for the 2016 Rio Paralympics. Supercharge ParalympicsGB was ... More

The Museum of Science Fiction, coming to Washington DC in 2018, has announced its preliminary US$3m (€2.5m, £2m) mobile satellite facility will debut at the ... More

Britain's brewers and pubs were given a timely boost in the last UK Budget before the May General Election, with beer duty cut for the ... More

George Osborne’s last Autumn Statement before the 2015 General Election brought good news for small businesses and the aviation industry, but calls for a VAT ... More