Southampton news

Registered charity and leisure operator, BH Live has taken over the contract to run the leisure offering of Southampton City Council. The contract includes the ... More

The finalists of the UK Active Awards 2025 have been announced today (19 August) following a record number of entries from across the UK’s physical ... More

Energy costs have pushed Active Nation into liquidation, despite the charity reporting the strongest trading period in years. Annette Reeve of Beesley Corporate Recovery was ... More

Sport England has announced investment into 53 areas highlighted in the top 10 per cent of the UK in terms of inactivity, social need, deprivation ... More

The top operators, suppliers and facilities from across the physical activity sector were celebrated last night (26 October), as the winners of the prestigious ukactive ... More

Trib3 will open a studio in Ealing, West London in March, marking the boutique brand's entry into the capital's fitness market. The 36-trainer capacity site ... More

A new £40m build-to-rent development with a focus on wellbeing has opened to residents in Leeds city centre in the UK. Located on the historic ... More

ukactive has published new data from the National ReferAll Database (NRD) – the UK’s first open-access database for exercise referral schemes. The data shows that, ... More

Plans have been approved for a major new visitor attraction in Bristol, UK. The Arc will see a glass cabin, suspended between two super-strong carbon ... 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

F45 is expanding its UK footprint with the launch of two new studios in Manchester. The Australia-based franchised operator already has a presence in a ... More

Cruise operator Celebrity Cruises, a subsidiary of Royal Caribbean Cruises, is launching the Celebrity Apex, a new ship with its own spa offering and spa-adjacent ... More

Leonardo Hotels has launched a new spa concept, Rena, at five properties in the UK. The new brand will replace existing spa brands in selected ... More

Fitness franchise YourZone45 has concluded a second round of funding, as it prepares to expand its footprint on the UK market. “This second round of ... More

The £1bn (US$1.3bn, €1.1bn) Tottenham Hotspur stadium – the largest club ground in London – has finally thrown open its doors to fans. Designed by ... More

Groundscare teams at Leicester City Football Club, Warwickshire County Cricket Club and Leeds Rhinos rugby club are among the winners of the 2018 Institute of ... More

Its boards have been trodden by legends such as Julie Andrews, Laurel and Hardy and The Beatles and Now Southampton’s Mayflower Theatre - the largest ... More

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has revealed it is looking to introduce a '100 balls' format into its new eight-team, city-based tournament. Further ... More

ukactive has named Dr James Steele as its new principal investigator – a role which will see him lead the ukactive Research Institute. Steele’s appointment ... More

Fitness franchise YourZone45 is planning to open eight studios this year, starting with a flagship gym in Greenwich, London, in March. Launched in 2004, YourZone45 ... More

At first glance it may appear as just another cruise ship moored in Southampton – but look closer and you will see it is, in ... More

Construction of a £28m (US$37.2m, €31.7m) sports complex at Southampton Solent University has begun – part of an ongoing £100m (US$132.7m, €113.1m) estates development plan. ... More

Vendors of The Big Issue magazine – traditionally sold by the homeless – will be given the chance to work for Southampton Football Club as ... More

The Isle of Wight’s tourism body is about to launch a £200,000 tourism campaign promoting the island as the home of Queen Victoria. The campaign ... More

Former professional footballer Brett Ormerod and his wife, Lisa, have opened an Anytime Fitness gym in a building that was originally built in the 1800s ... More