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Ireland's top attraction, the Guinness Storehouse, is to come under new leadership from April, with Catherine Toolan replacing Paul Carty as managing director. Carty is ... More

Creating an "unforgettable first museum experience for children" is the aim of the V&A Museum of Childhood in London, which has announced it will close ... More

ukactive has launched two major new reports as part of its Business Intelligence service. The first product is a new series of quarterly business reports ... More

The annual Sweat event kicks off in London today (20 February), offering the UK's fitness industry a platform to discuss the future trends within the ... More

Boutique boxing gym brand BXR London has revealed plans to open its second site at Battersea Power Station. Set to open in 2021, the 14,000sq ... More

Production company Step Inside Productions has partnered with the Live Entertainment arm of BBC Studios to create CBeebies Rainbow Adventure, CBeebie's first ever interactive pop-up ... More

Millwall FC has revealed designs by AFL Architects for the proposed redevelopment of its stadium, The Den, to make it "fit for Premier League football". ... More

A self-help studio marketing itself as a "first-of-its-kind self-development wellness space" will open in the heart of London in March 2020. The House of Wisdom ... More

A report outlining membership habits and retention in the fitness sector will be released at the Sweat 2020 event next week. The Member Choice report ... More

Counterspace have been chosen to design the Serpentine Pavilion for 2020 with a design based on gathering spaces and community places around London that will ... More

A new £67m (US$86.9m, €79.8m) cultural and environmental Eden Project tourist attraction is to be built along the banks of the River Foyle, near Derry-Londonderry, ... More

UK Sport has commissioned an independent review into UK Athletics (UKA), as part of what it calls a process to ensure the national governing body ... More

Residents at Clivedale London 's Mayfair Park Residences will not only enjoy rarified design by PLP Architecture and interiors by Jouin Manku, but also the ... More

Niall McLaughlin Architects have been chosen to design a new, multi-purpose auditorium and public space for London's Somerset House arts centre. Designed and built by ... More

Flexology, which markets itself as "the UK’s first dedicated stretch studio", is planning to expand across London – and ultimately take the concept to a global ... More

The Smithsonian Institute has announced a new partnership with the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) that will see the curation of a new gallery at ... More

Hotel group Jumeirah has launched a new Talise Spa at the Jumeirah Beach Hotel in Dubai. Dressed in beige and white marble, the 1,200sq m ... More

Sarah Mannerings Studio have transformed an unserviced and flooded basement garage in London into an apocalyptic-themed fitness studio for rowing-based high-intensity interval training workouts. The ... More

The UK Government has earmarked almost £1.3m (US$1.7m, €1.5m) towards a scheme that aims to involve young people in heritage, through a new grant to ... More

Kam Panesar, founder and CEO of boutique fitness studio Awakn, has revealed plans to open sites across London – and ultimately take the brand global. ... More

Katrín Jakobsdóttir, Prime Minister of Iceland, has urged for wellbeing to be given greater priority than GDP and economic growth. Speaking at London’s Chatham House ... More

Wales and Real Madrid star Gareth Bale has launched an esports team – the second leisure venture the footballer has set up in the past ... More

China's HE Art Museum (HEM) has postponed its planned opening in March due to ongoing concerns regarding the coronavirus outbreak in the country. The museum, ... More

The Natural History Museum (NHM) has announced a new strategy outlining the role it will play in tackling the devastating impact of climate change, after ... More

The 1920s-built Lensbury private members club has reopened with a new gym fit-out following a refurbishment by Zynk. Work has included the redesign of facilities ... More