Swindon news

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

Groundskeeping teams at English Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur and Premiership rugby side Northampton Saints are among the winners of this year's Institute of Groundsmanship ... 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

Work has started on a new permanent home for more than three-quarters of the UK's Science Museum Group's vast collection of artefacts. Called the Science ... More

Ian Blatchford, director and chief executive of the Science Museum Group, has been given a knighthood for services to cultural education. With a portfolio that ... More

A major new indoor snow centre and leisure destination in Swindon has been given the green light by the local council. Designed by sports and ... More

Sports and leisure specialists FaulknerBrowns Architects have submitted a planning application for a major new indoor snow centre and leisure destination in Swindon, UK. Plans ... More

A North Shields waterpark which underwent a major redevelopment in 2014 has new owners following a £2.9m acquisition by real estate investment firm AEW UK ... More

Recently relegated League One football club Swindon Town has secured a site with the intention of building a new training centre. Club chair Lee Power ... More

Greenwich Leisure Limited (GLL) has completed an £800,000 upgrade to its fitness facilities at The Link Centre in west Swindon. The five-month transformation, carried out ... More

MPs have discussed the most effective ways to use cash raised from the soft drinks tax, including the rolling out of sports camps and daily ... More

Greenwich Leisure Limited (GLL) is partnering Zurich Community Trust to launch a pilot scheme to get more older people active. The charitable social enterprise will ... More

North Country Leisure (NCL) and Greenwich Leisure Limited (GLL) are to “fully merge” their operations later this year and phase out the NCL brand entirely. ... More

Urban planning expert Space Syntax is launching a range of specialised training courses to teach architecture industry professionals how to use and apply its longstanding ... More

Residents in Leicester have been named as the most active gym users in the UK, while people in Fulham are the least, according to new ... More

Asda’s plans to add in-store gyms as part of a push into the growing fitness market have been held up as the supermarket battles to ... More

Sport England has announced that the latest tranche of National Lottery funding will see £8.2m put towards helping disadvantaged communities get active. More than 124,000 ... More

Resurgent health club chain Total Fitness is bidding to drive growth through “opportunistic” acquisitions as the company continues its turnaround strategy. Having hit hard times ... More

Asda is bidding to help customers shed pounds from their waistline as well as their shopping bill through a new functional fitness concept. Health Club ... More

Leisure operator GLL has furthered expanded its territories beyond the enterprise’s London heartland, through the acquisition of North Country Leisure (NCL). NCL, which operates 12 ... More

Leisure operator GLL is in the mood for celebration after picking up two major contracts in quick succession. The not-for-profit leisure provider has been awarded ... More

UK Commercial Property Trust (UKCPT) has exchanged contracts to acquire the Regent Circus leisure development in Swindon for £40.5m from developers Ashfield Land. The Regent ... More

TRX is to unleash its advanced-ability FORCE Level 2 education and training programme on the UK consumer market, having previously operated the course exclusively for ... More

Grange Leisure Centre, in Stratton St Margaret, Swindon, has completed the final phase of its £800,000 redevelopment as it continues to increase capacity and replace ... More

Having put itself up for sale in July after its parent company, Cordial Hotels, went into administration, the Menzies Hotels Group has been sold by ... More