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01 Jan 2026
Woolwich Waves leisure centre opened its doors on 1 January 2026, replacing the former Waterfront Leisure Centre in Woolwich, London. Charitable social enterprise GLL will ... More
30 Dec 2025
Lucknam Park Hotel and Spa, Emblems Collection, close to Bath in the UK, has relaunched as the first Emblems-branded hotel in Accor’s portfolio. The Emblems ... More
10 Jun 2025
Sport England has confirmed that Simon Hayes will take over from Tim Hollingsworth as CEO. Hollingsworth announced his departure in February following seven years in ... More
06 Jul 2022
Virgin Active and Myrtha Wellness have joined forces to open a health club and wellness centre at Milan’s new Bocconi University. The entire campus was ... More
09 Jul 2021
The new Britannia Leisure Centre in Hackney, London, has opened its doors to the public. The centre is operated by charitable social enterprise Better – a ... More
05 Mar 2020
A national five-a-side football festival aims to use this summer's UEFA Euro 2020 tournament as a catalyst to get people from all backgrounds more physically ... More
04 Jan 2019
The £26m Dover District Leisure Centre is set to open its doors on February 2019. Designed by GT3 Architects, the centre will include a competition-standard ... More
17 Oct 2018
Five-a-side football centre operator Powerleague will begin restructuring its business after the firm's creditors accepted plans for a company voluntary agreement (CVA). Creditors voted in ... More
20 Nov 2017
The University of Warwick is building a £49m (US$64.6m, €54.9m) sports and wellness hub in a bid to become the “most physically active higher education ... More
11 Oct 2017
Social enterprise Places for People Leisure has been awarded a 12-year management contract for the new Dover District Leisure Centre. The operator sealed the deal ... More
12 Sep 2017
Construction of a £26m leisure centre in Dover, Kent, has been given the go ahead, with work on the 21,000sq m (226,000sq ft) site set ... More
10 Jan 2017
BAM Construction has been chosen as the preferred building contractor to work on the pre-construction phase of the £26m leisure centre in Dover, Kent, following ... More
09 Dec 2016
Development of a £23.5million leisure centre in Clydebank, Scotland is set to be completed early in 2017 and open to the public in March. Construction ... More
07 Dec 2016
Proposals to knock down a leisure centre and build a new facility as part of a major development plan are being put forward by a ... More
29 Nov 2016
Operator Powerleague is aiming to “change the face of five-a-side football” after kicking off a £1m (US$1.2m, €1.2m) refurbishment plan on its existing sites. The ... More
24 Nov 2016
Dover District Council has finalised its team to deliver a £26m leisure centre in the Kent town. The authority has appointed a team of consultants ... More
09 Sep 2016
Woodford Leisure Centre in Hull, East Yorkshire is to undergo an 18-month, £6m redevelopment which will include the addition of a new 25m six-lane swimming ... More
12 Aug 2016
Everyone Active has won the tender to continue running leisure centres in the London Borough of Havering, with the local council planning to spend £29m ... More
05 Aug 2016
British five-a-side football operator Powerleague has established its second facility in the Netherlands as it eyes growth outside the UK. The new Powerleague site has ... More
27 May 2016
Goals Soccer Centres – the five-a-side football operator – has hired the former boss of Grosvenor Casinos as its new chief executive. Mark Jones will ... More
10 Dec 2015
Sports Direct share have fallen by 13 per cent this morning, as roughly £500m was wiped off the stock market value value of the business ... More
18 Nov 2015
Business secretary Sajid Javid has called on companies in the private sector to play a “massive role” in increasing participation rates in UK sport. During ... More
17 Nov 2015
Sports Direct owner Mike Ashley has widened his burgeoning leisure portfolio by taking a 4.94 per cent stake in five-a-side football pitch operator Goals Soccer ... More
26 Oct 2015
The £11m Tadworth Leisure & Community Centre has officially opened in Surrey, superseding the nearby 1970s-era Banstead Leisure Centre, which will now be redeveloped into ... More
20 Aug 2015
Accidents are more likely to happen in the sports hall of a leisure centre than anywhere else, according to a new report which also suggests ... More
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