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The much anticipated Fit for the Future: 10 Year Health Plan for England reveals ambitious targets to create a new way of delivering health. Although ... More

The much-anticipated UK government’s Spending Review (SR) 2025 was delivered yesterday (11 June), which sets departmental budgets until 2028-9. Chancellor Rachel Reeves said the SR ... More

Sport England has confirmed that Simon Hayes will take over from Tim Hollingsworth as CEO. Hollingsworth announced his departure in February following seven years in ... More

The UK health and fitness industry is growing exponentially, with revenue up by 8.8 per cent in 2024 and penetration reaching 16.9 per cent. These ... More

A consultation on social prescribing and other similar health programmes will look to "uncover the physical activity sector's full potential" and define its role in ... More

Indoor group exercise can recommence in England and Scotland today (17 May), as part of the easing of lockdown measures. England has today moved to ... More

Sport England has reported a drop of 710,000 in the number of people classed as active in England during 2020. In total, more than a ... More

The current boutique fitness boom is nowhere near reaching a "breaking point". That was the message from the first panel session at the Sweat 2019 ... More

The prospect of the current boutique fitness boom reaching a "breaking point" will be among the main focuses of this year's Sweat event. Now in ... More

A boutique indoor rowing and personal training studio – described as the first of its kind in the UK – will open in a Grade ... More

A new exhibition has opened at London's iconic Tower Bridge, marking the second phase of the redevelopment of the British landmark. Housed inside the North ... More

Latvian practice Mailitis Architects have designed an amphitheatre with a unique wind tunnel for a band of levitating monks. The Shaolin Flying Monks Theatre has ... More

The Oman-based health and fitness chain Horizon Fitness launched a new ladies spa and wellness retreat – Al Jasmine – in June. Aiming to attract ... More

The last surviving battleship of the First World War is to be transformed into a £12m (US$19.3m, €15.1m) floating museum, dedicated to the history of ... More

David Lloyd Leisure (DLL) has created a new online health and fitness resource offering expert advice and demonstration videos to help people achieve their fitness ... More

Museums and galleries have been hailed as one of the "engine rooms" of Britain’s cultural industries by Sandy Nairne – director of the National Portrait ... More

A new multi-million dollar installation marking the 100th anniversary of Titanic 's ill-fated voyage in 1912 has opened at Mystic Aquarium in Connecticut, US. Titanic ... More

A lighthouse which is owned by Historic Scotland but run by the Museum of Scottish Lighthouses, is to see its existing interpretation overhauled and new ... More

Trinity House, the lighthouse authority for England, Wales and the Channel Islands, is to hoping to attract tourists to its properties by reopening many sites ... More