Cabinet Secretary news

Over 100 experts in health and wellbeing gathered in central London yesterday (Friday 8 September) at the invitation of Kim Leadbeater MP, to discuss how ... More

The physical activity sector has called for the UK's party leaders to commit to improving the nation's health in their election manifestos. The appeal was ... More

Olympic champion Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill will add a bit of stardust to this year's ukactive Summit. Ennis-Hill will attend the Summit and take part in ... More

Former Cabinet Secretary Lord Gus O’Donnell and professor Helen Stokes-Lampard, the chair of the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP), have been named as keynote ... More

Scotland has published a strategy outlining the country's vision to become "the leader of mountain biking in Europe". The six-year plan – covering the years ... More

A new funding initiative looks to encourage and support innovative ideas that help people build physical activity into their lives in Wales. Grants from the ... More

Visitor numbers to Scottish attractions rose “dramatically” in 2017, with an overall total of 30 million visits being made to leading museums, theme parks and ... More

Atlantic Wharf in Cardiff has been selected as the preferred site for a new 15,000-seat indoor arena. The planned £110m venue – which would be ... More

Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson has been named as a keynote speaker for the Getting Wales Moving conference, which will scrutinise Welsh government policy on issues relating ... More

Museums Galleries Scotland (MGS), the national development body for Scottish museums, will fund the creation of new exhibition space and the protection of valuable collections. ... More

Museums Galleries Scotland (MGS) has been awarded a grant of £100,000 (US$129,000, €114,000) to establish a new Vocational Skills Fund dedicated to diversifying Scotland’s museum ... More

Former VisitScotland chair Dr Mike Cantlay will now chair Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) following his appointment by the Scottish government. Cantlay will oversee the public ... More

The Welsh Government is funding a masterplan for a multi-million pound wellness village in South Wales. The Llanelli Wellness and Life Science Village is just ... More

Tourism officials have launched an art installation on the hills of Snowdonia, with giant mirrored letters spelling out the word ‘EPIC’ as part of a ... More

Universal has scrapped plans to open a theme park on the Okinawa Prefecture, with the company instead opting to focus investment in its existing Osaka ... More

Companies bidding for sub-contractor contracts from sportscotland will have to offer their staff the Scottish Living Wage. The national agency for sport has become a ... More

Nine-time Paralympic champion Lord Holmes and former head of diversity at London 2012, Stephen Frost, are among four new advisers brought into tackle the UK ... More

The Japanese member of the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA) looks set to remain a part of the global organisation after its members ... More

A controversial theme park development based around Noah’s Ark in Kentucky, US, has been denied more than US$18m (€14.4m, £11.5m) in state tourism tax credits ... More

Forestry Commission Scotland (FCS) has secured Commonwealth Games legacy funding for its landmark park project in Glasgow. Located inside a "loop" on the River Clyde ... More

Edinburgh Castle has been named the top UK Heritage Attraction for the third year running in the prestigious 2013 British Travel Awards. The historic attraction ... More

Construction is now underway on an £11.5m project to create a dramatic new entrance at Glasgow's Theatre Royal and provide more public space at the ... More

Scotland’s historic environment, which includes five world heritage sites, contributes more than £2.3bn to the economy each year and directly supports 41,000 jobs, according to ... More