Duke of Edinburgh news

The British monarchy will contribute £1.77bn (US$2.34bn, €2bn) to Britain’s economy in 2017, with tourism the biggest winner as millions visit the UK to get ... More

The Sport and Recreation Alliance and the British Cycling Federation are among the sporting bodies that the Queen will resign her patronage to going into ... More

Dion Dublin, the former Coventry City footballer and TV presenter, has cut the ribbon on the newly-refurbished independent leisure hub Sports ConneXion. The Coventry-based facility ... More

London’s historic Sobell Leisure Centre in Islington – the only leisure centre to be designed by celebrated Centre Point architect Richard Seifert – has received ... More

The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh will be in attendance tomorrow (25 October) for the landmark launch of the London Science Museum’s new £16m (US$26m, ... More

Wave Leisure Trust swept the board with three awards at the Seahaven Business Awards, organised by Newhaven Chamber of Commerce, last week.   The leisure ... More

The Duke of Edinburgh has officially opened the Indonesian-inspired Tiger Territory at London Zoo, which will be home to endangered Sumatran tigers Jae Jae and ... More

Wave Leisure Trust are delighted to be able to announce that Shakespeare Hall in Newhaven has become an accredited local learning organisation for the Duke ... More

Her Majesty The Queen, accompanied by His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh, visited Stockton on 18 July, to officially open the International White Water ... More

The Duke of Edinburgh unveiled a plaque celebrating the completion of the new and improved Pavilion leisure centre in Bromley town centre during the visit ... More

A group of youngsters from Barnsley are taking part in a 10-week exercise course at Hoyland Leisure Centre which counts towards achieving their Duke of ... More

Edinburgh Leisure has been awarded nearly £250,000 by the Big Lottery Fund in order to deliver new sporting and leisure services for 17- to 24-year-olds. ... More

Edinburgh Leisure has announced a three-year plan to offer new leisure services for 17 to 24 year olds, thanks to a grant of around £250,000 ... More

The £106m Wales Millennium Centre in Cardiff opened over the weekend with a three-day celebration which included performances by Dame Shirley Bassey, the Cape Town ... More

Complete Weed Control spent two days at Legoland in Windsor recently, ensuring that it was the colourful LEGO creations which caught the eye of a ... More

The UK’s tourist industry – suffering from the effects of foot and mouth disease, 11 September, the war in Iraq and the impact of SARS ... More