Yorkshire news

Freedom Leisure and Ebbsfleet Garden City Trust have opened the £13 million Weldon Wellbeing Pavilion – a new community wellbeing and sports facility. Weldon Wellbeing ... More

A former neuroscientist and psychologist with a background in mythology and folklore, Dr Sharon Blackie, will lead a retreat called Nostos at Broughton Sanctuary’s Avalon ... More

Kirklevington Hall, a former country house hotel in North Yorkshire, UK, has received planning permission for a £25 million redevelopment.  The historic estate, which previously ... More

Plans for a £40 million investment to promote healthy and active communities across North Yorkshire, UK, will be considered by councillors tomorrow (4 November). Following ... More

PureGym has achieved a milestone with the launch of its 700th gym, in West Yorkshire. This is the 40th UK launch this year, with plans ... More

Snozone, Europe’s largest indoor ski centre operator is seeking acquisition opportunities in the UK health and fitness, sports and experiential leisure sectors. Kevin Conibear, director ... More

Two new treatment rooms have been unveiled at The White Hart Hotel in Lincoln, UK, in the first phase of the property’s multi-million pound refurbishment ... More

Gisborough Hall, a four-star country house hotel in North Yorkshire, UK, has been granted permission to build a new destination wellness retreat called Sakura Spa. ... More

Broughton Sanctuary in Yorkshire, UK, is working with psychologists and therapists to deliver a four-night retreat called Sense for Highly Sensitive People (HSP) between 10-14 ... More

In a win for the UK health and fitness industry, health secretary, Wes Streeting, has said GPs should refer people to health clubs and gyms ... More

Readers of the The Good Spa Guide have voted for their top eight spas in the UK and Ireland, with awards presented on Monday night ... More

Mike Farrar is stepping down as chair of UK Active, after being appointed interim Permanent Secretary of the Department of Health in Northern Ireland. Farrar ... More

The Good Spa Guide has announced the winners of its 2024 Good Spa Guide Regional Awards, honouring nine standout spas across the UK. The winners ... More

Plans have been announced to introduce the first five-star private members wellness club in Northern England, located on a historic 1,000-acre estate in the Ribble ... More

The 15th annual Good Spa Guide (GSG) Awards winners were unveiled tonight (24 June) at a gala dinner during the Spa Life Convention in Hampshire, ... More

Consultancy and change architects, Miova, have welcomed industry veteran Mark Tweedie on board. Tweedie had most recently headed up Brimham’s Active, which was launched in ... More

The ancient art of aufguss will be celebrated this April with the Second UK Aufguss Championships at destination spa and hotel Galgorm Resort in Northern ... More

Mike Farrar, chair of UK Active, has called on the UK government to deploy the physical activity sector to support the NHS and tackle the ... More

The UK’s most recently-formed local government body – North Yorkshire Council – is making wellbeing a fundamental priority, with the launch of a raft of ... More

The UK fitness industry's market value has reached an all-time high, despite a small drop in the number of health clubs. Figures from the annual ... More

During 25-26 April, the UK's first-ever national Aufguss Championship contest took place at luxury UK hotel and destination spa Rudding Park in Harrogate, North Yorkshire. ... More

Aufguss, the communal sauna ritual from Europe, is becoming increasingly popular across the global spa and wellness industry. In 2023, the UK's first-ever national Aufguss ... More

Fairmont Spa & Wellness, Windsor Park, has been crowned the UK’s Best New Spa in the Good Spa Guide’s 7th annual regional awards. Located at ... More

The winners of the 13th annual Good Spa Guide Awards were announced last night (20 June) at industry conference Spa Life UK taking place this ... More

Plans for a new spa in Leeds have been unveiled by The Bannatyne Group as part of a £1m (€1.2m, US$1.3m) investment programme at its ... More