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Ten UK fitness industry leaders have written an open letter to the Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, calling for urgent action to help businesses survive the ... More

The UK parliament will today (22 March) debate the merits of a Work Out to Help Out scheme, designed to offer subsidised access to health ... More

Gyms are right near the bottom of the list in terms of places people have visited before a positive COVID-19 test, according to UK government ... More

Nick Whitcombe, the independent gym owner who became a fitness industry campaigner by refusing to shut his Liverpool gym as part of tier 3 restrictions, ... More

PureGym is burning £4m of cash a week through its UK business, due to the UK government's decision to shut gyms in England as part ... More

The Hut Group (THG), owner of ESPA, has announced plans for a £4.5bn IPO, after several years mulling the prospect. The group is planning to ... More

Duncan Bannatyne, CEO of Bannatyne Group, which runs spas, health clubs and hotels, says the coronavirus shutdown could cost the company £30m. Speaking to Sky ... More

A ban has come into effect in the UK to stop manufacturers making products containing microbeads. Microbeads, which are often used in products like exfoliating ... More

US buyout firm Leonard Green & Partners has won a two-month bidding contest for Pure Gym. The private equity shop, which jointly owns Topshop with ... More

Bidders have reportedly tabled offers for the UK’s biggest health and fitness group Pure Gym after the deadline closed on Thursday (21 September). KKR is ... More

Multiple paralympic gold medalist Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson has kicked off a #Fitness2me campaign to celebrate the power of physical activity ahead of National Fitness Day ... More

As predicted by Health Club Management in November, the investment giant that former Fitness First CEO Andrew Cosslett has joined as a leisure advisor has ... More

Low cost health club chain easyGym is reportedly being prepared for a sale. According to Sky News, a sale of the 14-site gym chain is ... More

Fitness First remains firmly in the running for the £80m race to capture LA fitness, amid hopes that a successful deal would help it corner ... More

Blackstone – the private equity giant which owns Center Parcs – is believed to have rejected a joint £2bn (€2.5bn, $3.1bn) bid from BC Partners ... More

Business in Sport and Leisure (BISL) today (10 November) discussed how the sport and leisure sector can create 100,000 new jobs over the next three ... More

Business in Sport and Leisure (BISL) is set to hold its annual conference at Lord's Cricket Ground, London, this Thursday (10 November) under the theme ... More

Tourism minister John Penrose has been confirmed as one of the speakers at the Business in Sport and Leisure (BISL) Conference 2011 on 10 November. ... More

Key representatives from across the leisure sector met at Lord's Cricket Ground, London, on 10 November for Business In Sport and Leisure's (BISL) annual conference. ... More