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In an announcement made today in advance of tomorrow's Spring Budget (15 March), the UK government has pledged £63m to support publicly-owned swimming pools and ... More

A £186m cultural centre, set to transform the arts and music scene globally, will open its doors in June this year. Factory International, based in ... More

Plans to shelve the UK's sugar tax (Soft Drinks Industry Levy) and other pieces of legislation designed to tackle the obesity epidemic have hit legal ... More

The founders of boutique operator Digme Fitness have dismissed reports in the UK's national press which claimed that the company has "collapsed". The Times and ... More

Lobbying is gearing up in advance of the Spring Budget this week, with UK Active calling on the government to support the sector in tackling ... More

Brewing giant Diageo has revealed plans to create a Guinness-themed cultural hub and microbrewery in London, UK, with design by London-based agency, Hot Pickle. Called ... More

Caoimhe Bamber, co-founder of Digme Fitness, has described a recent Daily Telegraph article which claimed the chain was on the verge of collapse as "misleading". ... More

HCM has confirmed that the UK government's £1bn support package for the hospitality and leisure industry, which allows businesses to claim a cash grant of ... More

UK Active has sent letters to three government departments, asking for them to provide the fitness and physical activity sector with direct financial support. The ... More

Spa, beauty and salon businesses in the personal care sector in England will all receive a 50 per cent cut in business rates over the ... More

UK Health clubs, gyms, hotels, pubs and other leisure businesses will all receive a 50 per cent cut in business rates over the next year. ... More

The government needs to urgently set out its plans to support physical activity and fitness businesses, if it intends to delay Step 4 of its ... More

A new museum telling the stories of the people exiled from Germany by the Nazi regime is set to open in Berlin in 2025. The ... More

The UK's major visitor attractions recorded just 45.4 million visits during 2020 – a 70 per cent fall from the 151.3 million visits they received ... More

The Budget announcement has left the UK's physical activity sector with "unanswered questions" and vowing to continue to fight for additional support, says Huw Edwards, ... More

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has unveiled an additional £700m funding boost for sports and culture, as part of plans to help the UK economy recover from ... More

Hundreds of gyms, swimming pools and leisure centres have been forced to close and thousands more are at risk unless they receive urgent, tailored, financial ... More

The UK physical activity sector will lose around £400m a month during lockdown. The figure, from industry body ukactive, is based on lost membership fees ... More

Spas, beauty salons, hair salons, barbers and mobile beauty services are now closed for business in England, Northern Ireland, Wales, most parts of Scotland and ... More

ukactive has called on the UK government to draft a new National Physical Activity Plan and provide further sector-specific financial protection for operators in the ... More

This year's UK government Spending Review, announced in Parliament by chancellor Rishi Sunak on 25 November, offers the physical activity sector opportunities to "transform communities", ... More

The UK government will ask gyms and leisure centres in England to close between 5 November and 2 December as part of an emergency lockdown, ... More

Gym and health club operators in Germany are believed to be considering joint legal action against the German government, as gyms, health clubs and swimming ... More

The UK Spa Association (UKSA) has announced the government has given the green light for saunas and steam rooms to reopen in England. Spas and ... More

Chancellor Rishi Sunak's proposals to support the economy through the next six months of the pandemic "are not enough" to secure the future of the ... More