World Class news

EuropeActive has announced the launch of Next Level Leaders, a world class executive development programme, delivered in partnership with IESE Business School.  Reimagined from the ... More

Will Dean co-founder of Tough Mudder says he's reinventing personal training with a new venture – an AI-powered fitness company called CoachCube. CoachCube delivers a personal ... More

Work has started on the £68.7 million refurbishment of the historic Kings Hall Leisure Centre in Hackney, with a planned reopening in early 2029. FaulknerBrowns ... More

Third Space has unveiled further details of its 14th location, The Whiteley, which opens near Hyde Park in London on 12 December. The new club ... More

The UK's Department of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has announced £900 million for major sporting events and grassroots sports across the UK, as part ... More

Top business leaders from around the world have been confirmed as speakers for the all-keynote 2025 HCM Summit. The event will be chaired by Humphrey ... More

CEO of Xponential Fitness, Mark King, is retiring due to health reasons and will leave once a successor has been found, after overseeing the transition. ... More

Immersive performance and hospitality company The Lost Estate has appointed former Merlin chief development officer Mark Fisher as non-executive director, with a view to supporting ... More

Merlin Entertainments has confirmed Fiona Eastwood as its CEO – she had been interim CEO following the departure of Scott O’Neil. Eastwood said: “I have ... More

Luxury London health club operator, Third Space, launches its 13th club – and fourth this year – on Monday (9 December) at Richmond Upon Thames. ... More

Fiona Eastwood, COO of Merlin Entertainments, has been announced as interim CEO, following the departure of Scott O'Neil, who leaves the business at the end ... More

Industry figure Amy McDonald has been recognised with the Global Wellness Summit’s (GWS) coveted annual Leading Woman in Wellness Award. McDonald is best known for ... More

Surrenne, a luxury private members club gym and spa launches in London in April, with membership costing £10,000 a year. Spanning almost 2,000sq m across ... More

Iberian operator, Go fit, has confirmed its plans to move into the Italian market next year, following the release of strong year-end results for 2023. ... More

The UK's Good Work Pledge – an employer commitment to workplace wellbeing for employees – has come under the umbrella of CIMSPA. Created and launched by Lindsey ... More

The Eden Project has revealed new visuals for its planned Dundee project in the city’s East Docks, with architecture by Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios. The ... More

London has a new double Olympic skating centre following a £30m investment by the Lee Valley Regional Park Authority. The aim is to encourage physical ... More

All gym, health club and other fitness subscriptions and memberships have been made tax-free in Romania. The central government rubber-stamped the initiative following extensive representation ... More

Fitness operator, World Class Romania, has opened a new flagship health club and announced ambitious expansion plans. Located in a business hub close to Politehnica ... More

A group of leading health and fitness companies in Romania have joined forces to launch a new industry body for the sector. Called Romania Active, ... More

Discount rail and bus travel and £10m in vouchers to key attractions – funded by the National Lottery – are among the measures announced in ... More

The Museum of Military Medicine in the UK has received planning approval for a new building in the city of Cardiff. As a result, the ... More

Some of the UK’s largest arts and heritage organisations have been given a lifeline in the form of £165m worth of emergency loans. The loans ... More

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has pledged his support for plans to build a £70m world class football facility in Northwich, Cheshire. Driven by Cheshire Football ... More

Boutique operator Digme is joining the hybrid fitness revolution by launching an at-home proposition. Digme, which operates seven studios in London and one in Oxford, ... More