Brexit news

The British Beauty Council has introduced the Future Talent Programme, a beauty-specific career development programme set to nurture a steady pipeline of talent to the ... More

The declining health of Britons is stalling the nation’s economic growth. This is the key message from Andy Haldane, chief executive of the Royal Society ... More

Premier Global NASM, which is owned by US-based Ascend Learning, has announced it's winding up its operations in the UK. It is not clear why ... More

Membership-based massage franchise The Massage Company (TMC) has launched a training academy to set up its own fully-certified, internationally-recognised training scheme. TMC explained that the ... More

PureGym says it is looking to expand its operations beyond Europe, after experiencing a strong recovery in business performance since reopening its clubs in April ... More

Ten creative teams from across the UK have been selected to develop a series of events, public engagement programmes and virtual projects for the Festival ... More

Data published today (17 February) shows that for every 100,000 visits to UK gyms and leisure centres during 2020, only 1.7 people went on to ... More

EuropeActive and ukactive have today (3 February) secured a new partnership agreement which will see the industry bodies work closer together following the UK's exit ... More

The government's post-Brexit plans to stop "low-skilled workers" from entering the UK has been described as "disastrous for the hospitality sector". The Home Office has ... More

The Welsh government has announced plans to invest £60m ($78m, €71m) in its tourism industry over the next five years. The investment forms part of ... More

Ukactive has urged the incoming Conservative government to invest heavily in physical activity – in order to improve the nation’s health. In an open letter, ... More

Huw Edwards, CEO of ukactive, has written to Boris Johnson, requesting that the Prime Minister's proposed business rate discount will be extended to gyms and ... More

The time has come for Westminster to provide the same urgency and focus for the health of the nation as it does for Brexit, according ... More

Nearly three in four (71 per cent) local authority chiefs expect the UK's exit from the European Union to have a ‘negative’ or ‘very negative’ ... More

There has been no improvement in the way the UK population feels about its personal wellbeing in the past year. The latest figures from the ... More

Physical activity bodies ukactive and EuropeActive have agreed to strengthen their partnership in the event of the UK leaving the European Union. ukactive CEO Huw ... More

The UK government has provided a 10-point checklist for tourism and hospitality businesses in preparation for a no-deal Brexit on 31 October. The guidance, designed ... More

A nation divided by Brexit could be united by diverting focus to a "more pressing crisis" – improving the nation's health. That's the message from ... More

Giving low-pay workers more holidays and a guaranteed increase in wages would provide the British economy with a productivity boost. That's the message from thinktank ... More

UK spending on leisure remained steady during the second quarter of 2019, with net spending up one percentage year-on-year. Figures from Deloitte’s latest Leisure Consumer ... More

Huw Edwards, acting CEO of ukactive, has called on the new Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, to not let Brexit distract from the "most pressing issue" ... More

The UK government has come up with a £36m (US$47.2m, € 42m) fund to help develop and improve tourist attractions, create jobs and promote socio-economic ... More

The outlook for hotel trading in the UK will remain flat throughout 2019, thanks to a surge in room supply, slowing global and UK economic ... More

The chancellor, Philip Hammond, has presented his Spring Statement to parliament, making updates to apprenticeship reforms previously announced during the Budget. The changes will affect ... More

The UK’s Museums Association (MA) has urged politicians to take “all necessary action” to avoid the UK leaving the European Union without a withdrawal agreement. ... More