Wolverhampton news

Residents of Wolverhampton, UK can earn gym discounts and food vouchers for exercising and eating healthily through the new Better Health: Rewards app. The 20-week ... 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

Three industry firms – Active IQ, fibodo and Study Active – have teamed up to create a free, bespoke online fitness platform for NHS staff. Called ... More

A new interactive map charting physical activity among children in England reveals that more than 90 per cent of young people in some regions are ... More

Jennie Price will leave her role as CEO of Sport England at the end of October, after 11 years at the helm. Price took over ... More

A landmark programme by Mind and Sport England has reinforced the link between regular physical activity and better mental wellbeing. Mind launched the Get Set ... More

Aviva Premiership club Wasps has appointed events industry specialist Stuart Cain as its new commercial director to help increase usage of the Ricoh Arena’s event ... More

Trampoline park operator Oxygen Freejumping has acquired Air Space Trampoline in a multi-million pound cash deal, bringing its total number of sites to 10. The ... More

Low-cost fitness brand JD Gyms expects its portfolio of gyms to increase to around 18 by the end of the year. The business, which has ... More

Fifteen swimming coaches from around the country have been chosen to take part in a new development programme devised by the Amateur Swimming Association (ASA). ... More

Premier League football club West Bromwich Albion (WBA) has become the latest West Midlands team to be acquired a Chinese investor. Guochuan Lai’s Yunyi Guokai ... More

Wolverhampton Wanderers has become the latest European football club – a second team in the English championship – to be acquired by Chinese investors. Fosun ... More

English Football League (EFL) clubs will be required interview at least one qualified black, Asian or minority ethnic (BAME) candidate for vacant academy positions as ... 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

High streets in the North and Midlands are most likely to feature businesses that are harmful to the public’s health, with Preston crowned Britain’s unhealthiest ... More

Labour leader Ed Miliband has outlined plans that would guarantee apprenticeships for every school leaver in England who "gets the grades" by 2020. Labour has ... More

Boxing and skiing are among the sports to benefit from the third round of Sport England’s Improvement Fund, which focuses on offering young people better ... More

Not-for-profit healthcare organisation Nuffield Health has today (5 August) announced the acquisition of nine Virgin Active health clubs. The new gyms will increase Nuffield Health’s ... More

Plans for a £500m regeneration project in Birmingham – introducing new leisure facilities, a hotel offering, retail space and offices – have moved a step ... More

The key to rejuvenating ailing town centres across the UK is to look beyond retail to things such as culture, entertainment and leisure, according to ... More

The first images and design plans of the new Wolverhampton Youth Zone facility for young people aged between eight and 19 have beeen unveiled. Wolverhampton ... More

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC has opened a £1m interactive museum in the new Stan Cullis Stand at Molineux Stadium. Wolves Museum features 25,000 pieces of memorabilia, ... More

Image: The awards are now in their second year The winners of the Members' Choice Health Club Awards for 2012 have been announced during an ... More

Pure Gym, the low-cost health club chain founded in 2009, has announced plans to continue its UK expansion with the opening of its second site ... More