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New research by Barclays Corporate Banking reveals that the leisure, fitness, spa and hospitality industries are bouncing back and look likely to contribute £3.5b (€4bn, ... More

The Welsh sports sector has been valued at £1.142bn (gross value added), out-performing a number of industries traditionally considered strong in the country – such ... 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

The RIBA Stirling Prize-winning Hastings Pier, designed by architecture studio dRMM, has been put up for sale. Property agent GVA has been instructed to offer ... More

The value of Olympic and Paralympic sports to the UK now stands at £19bn (€21.42bn, US$25.17bn), according to researchers at Sheffield Hallam University. Using data ... More

Everton Football Club’s proposed new stadium at Bramley Moore Dock would provide a £1bn boost to the local economy, according to planners. Projections by partners ... More

England’s heritage tourism has generated up to £16.4bn (US$22.2bn, €18.6bn) in visitor spending a year, directly employing 278,000 people and contributing £11.9bn (US$16.1bn, €13.5bn) gross ... More

St Michaels Health Club has opened after a £2m (US$2.6m, €2.3m) revamp of the former Falmouth Beach Hotel site, bringing urban fitness to the coast ... More

An all-star team of architects and urban planners has won the high-profile contract to masterplan the UK’s largest regeneration programme. AECOM, Bjarke Ingels Group, Wilkinson ... More

The number of people working in the sport sector has surged by almost 10 per cent since London 2012, according to government statistics. In 2015, ... More

A post-Brexit Britain’s museums, galleries and theatres will play a key role in promoting the country overseas, according to culture secretary Karen Bradley and minister ... More

Proposals by six international teams – representing seventy-three artists, architects, designers, planners and engineers – to illuminate 17 of central London’s bridges along the River ... More

Some of the biggest names in architecture and construction are in the running to masterplan the UK’s largest regeneration programme at Old Oak Common in ... More

England’s heritage sector has been valued at £21.7bn (US$28.2m, €25.2m), generating £18.4bn (US$23.9bn, €21.3bn) in tourism expenditure annually for the UK. Heritage and the Economy ... More

Adjaye Associates, Diller Scofidio + Renfro and AL_A are among the six architecture practices in the running to illuminate 17 of central London’s bridges with ... More

A third of all British sport service exports are purchased by organisations in the European Union – highlighting the importance of the common market to ... More

The economic impact of hosting the 2012 Olympics could hit £41bn (US$53.8bn, €48.5bn) for London, although the debate about its overall legacy rumbles on. According ... More

Renovations of some of the world’s most famous hotels dominated the CLAD headlines this week. The Ritz-Carlton in Philadelphia has unveiled a multi-million dollar renewal ... More

A new museum exploring the journey of Swedish furniture retailer IKEA opens this Thursday (30 June) on the site of the company’s first store in ... More

Sports Direct is bidding to scale up its dual-use gym and retail concept – part of plans to create a 200-strong UK gym empire – ... More

Pier and arcade operator, Cuerden Leisure, has hoisted a for sale sign over three of the UK’s best known 19th century piers. Blackpool Central Pier, ... More

LaSalle Investment Management, an independent sub­sidiary of US-based real estate giant Jones Lang LaSalle, has given a large vote of confidence to the trajectory of ... More

Swedish furniture retailer IKEA has revealed plans to turn its original store, first opened more than 70 years ago, into a museum looking at the ... More

Swindon Borough Council is looking to sell a portfolio of nine leisure and golf businesses in and around Swindon. The properties include leaseholds on six ... More

Football provides Greater Manchester with the equivalent economic impact of an Olympic and Paralympic Games every four seasons according to a new report which outlines ... More