Yorkshire news

Manchester United has launched a new initiative to increase its engagement with local schools and grassroots clubs across Manchester and the North West of England. ... More

Sports pitches and facilities destroyed or damaged by Storm Ciara will be able to apply for emergency grants of up to £5,000 through a new ... More

The UK Government has earmarked almost £1.3m (US$1.7m, €1.5m) towards a scheme that aims to involve young people in heritage, through a new grant to ... More

Sport England has revealed the 16 projects which will share £1m worth of funding from the Workforce Diversity Great Ideas Fund. Those receiving grants range ... More

NHS patients who have been diagnosed with cancer will be offered exercise and gym sessions before they start chemotherapy. The "prehabilitation" programmes will be implemented ... More

Personal training company Ultimate Performance has revealed plans to add three new clubs to its growing UK portfolio. The company will open a 3,000sq ft ... 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

Around 5,000 people from low socio-economic groups have been encouraged to become more physically active during the first year of The Tackling Inactivity and Economic ... More

Despite three out of the six projects on this year's RIBA Stirling Prize shortlist being culture, attractions and leisure-related, none walked away with the top ... More

Work has begun on a £20.8m leisure centre in Pontefract in West Yorkshire. The Five Towns Leisure and Wellbeing Hub will be owned by Wakefield ... More

The UK's Art Fund has announced the latest winners of its New Collecting Awards, chosen to help rising star curators to build collections for their ... More

Marcon, a fit-out specialist based in Northern Ireland has been appointed by English Heritage to complete a site-wide interpretation scheme at Whitby Abbey, North Yorkshire. ... More

Independent country house hotel group, Hand Picked Hotels, has partnered with Reward Gateway to launch a new bespoke interactive platform called The Hive - a ... More

A legacy campaign looks to utilise the forthcoming 2019 UCI Road World Championships and attract more people to take up cycling. The Own the Ride ... More

Elemis, a UK-based luxury skincare brand, has been named as a brand partner at the Rudding Park Spa in Harrogate, North Yorkshire. The partnership will ... More

The Harrogate Spa, a new luxury destination spa, is set to open at DoubleTree by Hilton Majestic Hotel in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, towards the end ... More

Three out of the six projects on this year's Stirling Prize shortlist are leisure-related, underlining the sector's reputation for producing innovative architecture. The Macallan Distillery ... More

The Grade II listed, 17th century Grantley Hall hotel and wellness retreat will reopen today (6 July) near Ripon, UK. The property has undergone extensive ... More

The Bannatyne Group has completed a £750,000 redevelopment of its latest acquisition, the historic Cookridge Hall in West Yorkshire. The operator acquired the building, which ... More

The seven-year-old boy who fell from a rollercoaster at Lightwater Valley theme park in Yorkshire, UK, on 30 May has returned home from hospital. The ... More

Titanic Spa, an eco-spa in West Yorkshire, UK, has announced a new partnership with skin cancer charity Skcin, that will see its spa therapists undergo ... More

Baca Architects has secured planning permission on behalf of Rothgen Group for a £25m hotel and spa in South Yorkshire, England, to be operated by ... More

The seven-year-old boy who fell from a rollercoaster at Lightwater Valley theme park in Yorkshire, UK, on Thursday is now in a critical condition. The ... More

Grantley Hall, a luxury hotel and spa, on the Yorkshire Dales, is set to reopen following an extensive renovation. Expected to open in July 2019, ... More

Sir Gary Verity has resigned from his role as CEO of Welcome to Yorkshire amid an investigation into his use of expenses. Verity was a ... More