Newcastle news

After some delays, work on Newcastle’s £28.9 million wellness centre at West Denton is underway and scheduled for completion in late 2027.  FaulknerBrowns Architects, which ... More

Ten minutes of hard exercise releases molecules into the bloodstream that can shut down cancer growth signals and switch on DNA repair, according to research ... More

Sport England has announced 27 new partnerships that will benefit from its place-based approach, which aims to reduce the postcode lottery by targeting areas of ... More

HiiClub has opened its second site, at Flannels’ flagship Leeds store, creating an "ecosystem of fashion, fitness and community." HiiClub Leeds follows the launch of ... More

Box 12, supplier of boxing studios and programming, is going into voluntary liquidation, with Begbies Traynor Group appointed as liquidator of the current trading company, ... More

Puma Growth Partners has announced a £4 million investment into NRG Gyms to upscale its expansion across the UK. The high-value, low-price gym group was ... More

Center Parcs is pursuing plans to develop its first-ever holiday village in Scotland. The proposed project will feature 700 lodges, a luxury spa and extensive ... More

Finalists for the UK Active Awards 2024 have been announced. Winners from across the 14 categories will be revealed at a ceremony at the International ... More

Middleton Enterprises, a UK-based family investment office, has committed £1.6 million (US$2.1 million, €1.9 million) in funding to the Light Centre – a network of ... More

Historic England has announced it will be funding 56 creative projects that honour the heritage of working-class England. Historic England received over 380 applications following ... More

The Gym Group (TGG) has trialled and introduced a new Off-Peak membership as part of an overhaul of its suite of membership packages. In September, ... More

Boxing-inspired fitness operator Rumble has signed a master franchise agreement in Australia, which could see at least 100 studios open in the country over the ... More

Hong Kong-based Bricks Group has revealed plans to launch its health club chain, UTime, in Europe and the UK. UTime currently operates a chain of ... More

A £30m luxury leisure development scheme which has been more than a decade in the making has finally been given the green light by Newcastle ... More

Gyms and leisure facilities in south-east England are to close from midnight tonight as part of new restrictions announced during an emergency press this evening ... More

Closing gyms and leisure facilities during any possible future lockdown would be "unthinkable", according to Catherine McKinnell, MP for Newcastle upon Tyne North. McKinnell – ... More

Billionaire Mike Ashley's Frasers Group has acquired the fitness assets of DW Sports for £37m. DW Sports, which previously operated 75 sports retail stores and ... More

The UK government has given the go-ahead for one-to-one personal training outdoors, as part of the first stage of plans to ease COVID-19 lockdown measures. ... More

Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) have designed an office building for Newcastle, UK, that will curve back on itself like a ribbon as it rises and ... More

The iconic City Baths in Newcastle have reopened to the public following a complete restoration. Leisure operator Fusion Lifestyle has overseen a £7.5m redevelopment of ... More

Eight leisure centres operated by Fusion Lifestyle are receiving upgrades to their fitness provision during the month of December, as part of a £2m investment ... More

The Victoria Theatre, the oldest in the Australian state of New South Wales, is to undergo a renovation led by Scott Carver Architects aimed at ... More

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has vowed to introduce measures which would allow football fans to hire and fire their club's directors – if his party ... More

Arts Council England has named 13 new additions to its Creative People and Places (CPP) project, which it says is about local people choosing, creating ... More

Plans to build Europe’s tallest observation wheel in Newcastle, UK, have been given the green light by the city council. The 140m-tall Whey Aye – ... More