Leisure providers news

A report issued by the UK Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has accused Sport England of losing track of how £1.05bn in grants have been ... More

The physical activity sector is in need of bespoke and substantial financial support in order for it to survive the COVID-19 pandemic, according to industry ... More

Gyms will be free to open on high streets across England from September 1, following changes to legislation, following intense lobbying from industry body, ukactive, ... More

The UK's gym operators could thrive in town centre locations, helping to bring life back to places where retailing has retreated, says industry body, ukactive. ... More

The UK's industry's leading trade associations have united to call for a major review of taxation and regulation to help operators rebound from the lockdown. ... More

Leisure centre operators are facing crisis point without access to emergency government funding or support, the Local Government Association (LGA) has warned. The LGA has ... More

Local authorities have been told to consider deferring rents and offering interest-free loans to leisure operators which are struggling with the COVID-19 shutdowns. The Local ... More

VAT rebates and an extension to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme are among the list of policies the government needs to adopt, in order for ... More

Leisure operator GLL has partnered with digital fitness expert Wexer to launch an ‘any time, anywhere’ virtual group exercise offering for its members across the ... More

ukactive has begun a search for two additional members to join its board of directors. It is looking to add two new faces to represent ... More

Group exercise is being presented as a solution to two of society's growing problems – inactivity and loneliness. A study, published this week by EMD ... More

The sport and physical activity sector needs to step up its game if it wants to help increase the number of disabled people taking part ... More

Hertfordshire based organisation Herts Sports and Physical Activity Partnership (HSP) ran its annual week-long campaign to encourage women and girls in the area into physical ... More

Halo Leisure has revealed ambitions to make physical activity more accessible to under-represented groups, after being granted a 75-year extension to its council contract in ... More

A six-week exercise programme to help relieve pain for people with arthritis will be tested across a UK county to see if it can be ... More

Facility development specialist Alliance Leisure has been appointed to lead a new UK leisure framework, which could help providers around the country save cash and ... More

Council and NHS workers in Fife, Scotland, are being encouraged to get more active as part of plans to cut sedentary behaviour in the workplace. ... More

As UK life expectancy continues to climb, Nuffield Health has shone a light on shifting demographics with new research which shows older gym users are ... More

Local authority leisure operators must adopt a “more rounded approach” to delivering sport and leisure activities if they are to truly make an impact in ... More

The tough choices faced by cash-strapped local authorities present a major opportunity to transform the way leisure is delivered to all sections of society. That’s ... More

Life Leisure is aiming for a national roll-out of its pioneering public health programme which uses web analytics, technology and specialist coaching to place inactive ... More

In the past you might have expected to see them on the bowling green, but today there’s a good chance that you’ll find an active ... More

The owner of Sports Leisure Management (SLM) has acquired wellness intervention provider Weight Management Centre as it bids to cement its position as a leading ... More

NHS patients in Devon are to be required to undergo weight management courses before they are eligible to receive routine surgical procedures. The Northern, Eastern ... More

Halo Leisure’s board of trustees has named enterprise mainstay Scott Rolfe as its new chief executive. Rolfe joined the leisure operator 12 years ago as ... More