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The government’s energy relief for swimming pools, leisure centres and gyms is scheduled to end on 31 March leaving thousands set for closure or service ... More

W5 Science Centre in Belfast, Northern Ireland, has re-opened to the public following a £4.5m redevelopment project which has added a number of new exhibits ... More

The Hong Kong government has revealed plans to provide the historic Ocean Park theme park with a further HK$2.8bn (US$361m, €298m, (£265m) worth of investment ... More

The assistant general manager at PureGym's Luton and Dunstable branch, who promoted a 12 Years a Slave -inspired workout on social media – accompanied by ... More

Providing guests with more of what they want – this is the rationale behind Coney Island's decision to remove its amusement park rides and replace ... More

Fitness equipment specialist Escape Fitness has teamed up with Myzone to add a tracking element to its Move It classes. Move It is a functional ... More

The headquarters of Santander are to be transformed into a public space and art gallery following the move of the Spanish banking giant to new ... More

The architect behind Everton FC’s planned new stadium at Bramley Moore Dock in Liverpool has told Leisure Opportunities that his design will “embrace the future ... More

The oldest zoo on the Arabian Peninsula is set to close this doors this weekend as the Dubai Municipality prepares to move its animals from ... More

Fitness firm Move it or Lose it has secured a deal with a NHS clinical commissioning group to provide free physical activity programmes to patients ... More

The architect behind the American Museum of Natural History's hotly-anticipated new wing has made a passionate plea for investment in science education, saying: "You've got ... More

At least three of the Football Association’s (FA) 10-strong board will be female by 2018 following several reforms the governing body is proposing. To improve ... More

The government of Qatar is spending as much as US$500m (€467m, £399m) a week on infrastructure ahead of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, according to ... More

A temporary attraction installed for Halloween at Knott’s Berry Farm has been shut down after complaints from mental health advocates. The virtual reality attraction – ... More

Equipment provider Escape Fitness has transformed its Cambridgeshire testing centre into a fitness studio for staff and members of the public. Called The Escape, the ... More

The governing body responsible for cricket in the US has turned to veteran sports administrator Eric Parthen to grow the game and stabilise its governance. ... More

SeaWorld CEO Joel Manby has addressed the possibility of seaside sanctuaries for its whales, stating that the “experiment” by Baltimore’s National Aquarium to move its ... More

Buoyed by its backing from Sport England in the quango’s recent sports strategy, CIMSPA has sought to carry forward this momentum with the signing of ... More

Two major museums in the heart of Paris have been temporarily closed so that their priceless works can be moved to higher ground amid the ... More

Premiership Rugby club Wasps is gearing up to increase its presence in the West Midlands after applying for planning permission for a new “world-class” training ... More

The creative director of Flanagan Lawrence has told CLAD about the British studio’s design for a ready-to-assemble theatre, which can be used to quickly and ... More

The Astronaut Hall of Fame at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, US, has closed its doors 25 years after it first opened to the ... More

Plans for an AU$500m (US$466m, €348.4m, £276.6m) Chinese Cultural Theme Park north of Sydney, Australia, face major hurdles after a number of incidents have put ... More

Eddie Saul, creative lead for Merlin Entertainment’s upcoming Shrek’s Adventure, has said the experience will push the company’s linear attraction model to new heights. Merlin ... More

George Osborne’s last Autumn Statement before the 2015 General Election brought good news for small businesses and the aviation industry, but calls for a VAT ... More