Colin Jackson news

A £200,000 (US$252,605, €221,270) cash injection from the UK Government to Black Cultural Archives (BCA) in Brixton, London, is intended to buy time for the ... More

Winners of the inaugural ukactive Awards were revealed at a gala dinner in Manchester last night (21 June), as part of the three-day Active Uprising ... More

A ‘floating’ ice rink has opened in Romford as part of a new £28m leisure centre built to improve sports and fitness facilities in the ... More

Pool equipment from the London 2012 Olympics has found a new home following the opening of a £7.5m (US$9.8m, €8.4m) leisure centre in Birmingham. In ... More

Never underestimate the positive social and mental effects of activity – that was the message to parents from Colin Jackson CBE and Darcey Bussell CBE ... More

Strictly Come Dancing star Darcey Bussell will lead a workout in Central London to kick-start National Fitness Day on Wednesday 27 September. The former ballerina ... More

UK Olympians and Paralympians attended the launch of Everyone Active’s Sporting Champions scheme, which offers athletes support and advice. The event at London’s Porchester Hall ... More

Westway Trust – the charity which oversees the development and regeneration of land under the A40 flyover in North Kensington, London – has appointed leisure ... More

Everyone Active’s Sporting Champions, a scheme to support athletes from across the UK, has announced medal winning Olympic athlete Colin Jackson CBE as an ambassador ... More

Folkestone Sports Centre in Kent has been officially reopened by former Olympic gold medallist Colin Jackson, following the completion of a £1.5m refurbishment programme. Alliance ... More

Culture secretary Andy Burnham has announced that a panel will be set up to review which sporting events, such as Wimbledon and the Grand National, ... More

Millions of TV viewers are back to dancing on Saturday nights… Regrettably, they are just watching. But maybe they will try for themselves… The BBC’s ... More

Next month’s official opening of a £5.5m health club and spa at Cadbury House in Congresbury marks the first phase of a £14.25m investment at ... More

Pent Valley Leisure Centre was officially opened last month by Olympian Colin Jackson and Paralympian Noel Thatcher. Part of Pent Valley Technology College in Folkestone, ... More

The North Wales Indoor Athletics Centre at Deeside College has been officially opened by former hurdler, Colin Jackson. Deeside College, in Connah’s Quay, submitted its ... More

A new, £4.5m luxury spa and leisure development within Matfen Hall hotel has been officially opened to the public. World record hurdler, Colin Jackson, was ... More

A host of celebrities gathered at the Science Museum on Tuesday 4 May to launch Sports Relief ’04, the charity set up by Comic Relief ... More

Comic Relief is searching for sports and leisure centre managers to help organise events for its Sport Relief fundraising campaign this summer. Originally created by ... More