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Social enterprise, Places Leisure, which is part of the Places for People Group, has appointed Belinda Steward as MD. Steward was previously MD at Derwent ... More

Edinburgh Leisure has appointed Jen Holland as chief executive. She will take over from June Peebles on 18 March. A qualified accountant, Holland has been ... More

Everyone Active has taken over as operator of the London Aquatic Centre on behalf of the London Legacy Development Corporation. The stunning venue, designed by ... More

EuropeActive has appointed Kai Troll as its new CEO. He has a background in the trade association sector and a strong interest in sport and ... More

Populous have unveiled their plans for a state-of-the-art e-sports arena, designed to stand as a central landmark in Qiddaya City’s gaming and e-sports district, Saudi ... More

Carmel Lewis has been appointed president at global experiential planning and design firm, BRC Imagination Arts, heralding a new era for the company. Lewis has ... More

The Sphere at the Venetian in Las Vegas, a US$2.3 billion project described as the "entertainment venue of the future", has made its public debut ... More

Industry event Spa Life UK is back for 2023 from 2-4 July at the De Vere Cotswold Water Park Hotel, in South Cerney. The annual ... More

International spa and wellness consultancy bbspa_Group has been appointed by Italian football club Cagliari Calcio to create an urban destination spa inside the club’s upcoming ... More

McKinsey has gathered data on 2,000 US consumers to reveal insights into shifting consumer behaviour towards wellness in the US. Overall, The Future of Wellness ... More

Treasured hot springs destinations from around the globe are serving as the inspiration for an ambitious new hot springs venue and spa project in Georgia, ... More

New laws designed to step up protection against terrorism at the UK's leisure facilities are to be published in early 2023. Called Martyn's Law – ... More

Ten years after the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, the London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC) is awarding new operating contracts for the London Aquatics ... More

The Star Wars Galactic Starcruiser experience at Walt Disney World, Orlando, is among the winners of this year's Thea Awards. The awards – which were ... More

More than 5,000 exercisers turned out for Les Mills Live London recently, making it one of the largest group exercise events ever staged. Held on ... More

The second annual International Wellness Tourism Conference has been postponed to 29-30 November 2022, following Hurricane Fiona. “Taking place in the Dominican Republic, the two-day ... More

From 12-17 September, the world’s top aufguss masters gathered in the Netherlands to celebrate the power of sauna and participate in the annual Aufguss World ... More

Ambitious plans to create a US$4bn entertainment district in Anaheim, California, US, have been approved by the city's planning commission. The 95-acre, mixed-use ocV!BE development ... More

ABBA, the 70s icons behind hits such as Dancing Queen and Mamma Mia, has returned to live concerts after a 40-year break – in digital ... More

The MSG Sphere, a controversial auditorium and music globe designed by Populous, has been given full planning permission by the London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC). ... More

The world’s first stand-alone Peppa Pig Theme Park has opened at the Legoland Florida Resort in Florida, US. The attraction is part of Merlin Entertainments' ... More

Two staff were injured and Twenty Six GLL leisure facilities had to close their doors on Friday 18 February, as Storm Eunice swept west across ... More

A fully demountable stadium, designed by Fenwick Iribarren Architects and built from shipping containers, is now open and ready to host games during the FIFA ... More

Last week marked the eighth annual Aufguss World Championships, hosted in one of the world’s biggest saunas in Katowice, southern Poland. Aufguss is an entertaining, ... More

Rainer Schaller's RSG Group has set 20 September as the opening date for its first John Reed health club in the UK. The 2,000sq m ... More