Swansea news

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

Plantasia, a rainforest zoo in Swansea, UK, has been awarded provisional membership of the British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums (BIAZA). The visitor ... More

Facility operator Parkwood Leisure has secured a 15-year lease to run Grange Leisure & Community Centre near Swindon. As part of the deal, Parkwood will ... More

The proposed Wellness and Life Science Village in Llanelli, Wales has taken another major step forward following unanimous approval from Carmarthenshire County Council’s Planning Committee. ... More

Leisure architects zynk Design have been selected to develop an expansive indoor climbing facility in Swansea, UK. The future attraction, which will feature a 10, ... More

Detailed plans have been revealed for a "cutting-edge" leisure centre at the heart of the proposed £200m Wellness and Life Science Village at Delta Lakes ... More

Budget operator Simply Gym has launched two new sites in Uxbridge and Cardiff, as it looks to build its portfolio across Wales and southern England. ... More

Work could soon begin on what has been described as one of the first developments of its kind in the world. The £200m Llanelli Wellness ... More

New details have been announced for the entertainment arena being developed in Swansea as part of a £1.3bn leisure investment designed to reinvigorate the Welsh ... More

Coventry will be the next UK City of Culture, beating Stoke-on-Trent, Swansea, Sunderland and Paisley to the crown. The announcement last night (7 November) by ... More

Celebrity personal trainer Mark Anthony has sold his flagship budget gym in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, to fitness chain The Gym Group for an undisclosed sum. The ... More

Abi Wright, the co-founder and managing director of Spabreaks.com, has been named as a finalist at the inaugural everywoman in Travel Awards. Wright, who founded ... More

Celebrity personal trainer Mark Anthony has sold two of his Rush Fitness clubs to Swansea-based leisure trust Bay Leisure Ltd in a £1.5m (US$2m, €1.7m) ... More

Electric muscle stimulation (EMS) franchise Bodystreet is doubling its portfolio of UK sites to six, with operations in Eltham, Birmingham and Gibraltar planned to open ... More

Coventry, Paisley, Stoke, Sunderland or Swansea will be named as the UK City of Culture 2021 later this year after making the shortlist for the ... More

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has earmarked a September date for a formal investigation of Premier League clubs that haven’t sufficiently improved the ... More

Eleven cities of the UK have registered bids to be considered for UK City of Culture 2021, with the prospective candidates hoping to become the ... More

Almost half of the clubs in the Premier League will not meet requirements for disabled fan access by the 2017/18 season, prompting the Equality and ... More

Plans for Swansea’s £1.3bn (US$1.6bn, €1.5bn) tidal lagoon have been backed by a government-commissioned independent review, with a number of conclusions suggesting further development across ... More

A new report has suggested that children gain confidence and enhanced social skills when schooled in their local museum, with teachers, museums and parents also ... More

It’s been a busy week in the spa and wellness world, with major openings, plans revealed, new initiatives launched, and new positions announced. At Spa ... More

The Welsh Government is funding a masterplan for a multi-million pound wellness village in South Wales. The Llanelli Wellness and Life Science Village is just ... More

An NHS health board has claimed that up to 20 per cent of deaths in the region it serves could be prevented if people were ... More

The owner of Major League Soccer (MLS) franchise DC United has purchased a controlling stake in Premier League club Swansea City. Jason Levien, managing general ... More

Two primary schools and a nursery in the UK have moved regular classes to local museums for up to an entire term as part of ... More