Level Playing Field news

New insight from UK quango, Sport England has found that healthy life expectancy in England – ie, the number of years people live without debilitating ... More

Myzone is exploring Web3 and metaverse possibilities through a partnership with digital fitness company OliveX. The tie-up will provide a platform for fitness enthusiasts to ... More

Industry body ukactive has joined the chorus of organisations across a number of sectors calling the government's new National Disability Strategy a "missed opportunity". While ... More

It is unlikely that the UK will see a Work Out to Help Out scheme being introduced, despite sports minister Nigel Huddleston saying he "understood" ... More

The Gym Group saw its revenues cut by nearly half during the pandemic, a direct result of the group losing 45 per cent of its ... More

ukactive has published six 'policy calls', which it says are crucial in order to help the physical activity sector survive and recover from the financial ... More

A new initiative has been launched to engage and empower women working in the UK fitness industry. Called RISE, the collective will collaborate with industry ... More

A proposed 15 per cent tax cut to tourism in Northern Ireland would make the country more competitive with the Republic of Ireland and create ... More

The number of athletes from ethnic minority backgrounds being funded by UK Sport has not increased over the past year, shining the spotlight on the ... More

UK gym operators will be able to save thousands of pounds in the face of new legislation around the use of video content on commercial ... More

Almost half of the clubs in the Premier League will not meet requirements for disabled fan access by the 2017/18 season, prompting the Equality and ... More

Construction work to improve access for disabled fans and increase the capacity of Stoke City FC's home stadium by 1,800 will begin imminently. Additional disabled ... More

Level Playing Field has expressed "disappointment" with Manchester United after the football club announced a three-year phased approach to accommodate increased disabled seating at Old ... More

The parliamentary committee that scrutinises British sport has claimed it is “not convinced” the Premier League will take suitable action against its clubs that fail ... More

The government will back the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) if it wishes to use its legal powers against Premier League football clubs not ... More

The government’s new guidelines for governance may prove to be challenging for a number of NGBs, although, predictable, many appear to be making the right ... More

The head of policy at the Premier League has revealed that clubs which don’t comply with requirements to accommodate disabled supporters could face sanctions – ... More

Arts Council England (ACE) has announced “ambitious” investment plans for 2018-2022, totaling £622m a year for its three main funding streams, with the organisation also ... More

The Queen has cut the ribbon on a new facility which will be the home of the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) together with its sister ... More

At least eight Premier League clubs are not expected to complete agreed improvements to their stadiums for disabled spectators by the start of next season. ... More

A quarter of females working in the football industry have suffered some kind of bullying, with 15 per cent claiming to be victims of sexual ... More

Farhad Moshiri – a British-Iranian businessman and former Arsenal Football Club shareholder – has purchased a 49.9 per cent stake of Everton Football Club. A ... More

Joyce Cook OBE, the founder of the Centre for Access to Football in Europe (CAFE), is one of four new appointments to the board of ... More

The International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) will double its anti-doping budget and rewrite its constitution in a bid to clean up the sport. IAAF ... More

English Premier League (EPL) clubs have agreed to improve access for disabled supporters in time for the start of the 2017-18 season, following a government ... More