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08 Dec 2023
A proposed change to the way councils organise the operation of their leisure facilities – including gyms and health clubs – could see not-for-profit leisure trusts ... More
18 May 2023
Councils in the UK will benefit from hundreds of thousands of pounds of extra revenue due to a change in VAT legislation. Prior to March ... More
23 Feb 2023
The government’s energy relief for swimming pools, leisure centres and gyms is scheduled to end on 31 March leaving thousands set for closure or service ... More
10 Jan 2023
A report issued by the UK Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has accused Sport England of losing track of how £1.05bn in grants have been ... More
14 Dec 2022
Sport England has released the Future of Public Sector Leisure report which looks at how to evolve the sector from a traditional leisure service into ... More
24 Nov 2022
Mark Braithwaite is to join Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council as chief operating officer. Braithwaite, formerly CEO of leisure management contracting firm 1Life, will start with ... More
09 Aug 2022
Mark Sesnan, CEO of GLL, has pushed back on Tower Hamlet Council’s decision to take the operation of its leisure services back in-house when GLL’s ... More
30 Sep 2021
New research by Barclays Corporate Banking reveals that the leisure, fitness, spa and hospitality industries are bouncing back and look likely to contribute £3.5b (€4bn, ... More
05 Aug 2021
Harrogate Borough Council has launched a community health and wellbeing company to manage its portfolio of leisure centres, swimming pools and gyms. Called Brimhams Active, ... More
07 Jul 2021
There is a "clear case" to evolve the purpose and role played by the UK's public leisure facilities. In a joint statement issued this morning ... More
18 May 2021
One in three councils in England are expecting to close at least one of their leisure centres permanently during 2021. What more, up to 117 ... More
01 Feb 2021
Wigan Council in the UK will take back the management of all its leisure centres and wellbeing services from 1 April 2021, following a 'mutual ... More
09 Aug 2020
A significant proportion of leisure facilities in England have not reopened since lockdown measures were eased, according to data from industry body, Community Leisure UK ... More
22 Jul 2020
The UK's industry's leading trade associations have united to call for a major review of taxation and regulation to help operators rebound from the lockdown. ... More
01 May 2020
The physical activity sector has been left in shock by news that Steve Franks, the long-serving chief executive of Water Babies, has died following a ... More
10 Mar 2020
Falkirk Community Trust has launched an immersive indoor cycling studio as part of a £1.2m redevelopment of the Mariner Leisure Centre in the town. The ... More
30 Oct 2019
Nearly three in four (71 per cent) local authority chiefs expect the UK's exit from the European Union to have a ‘negative’ or ‘very negative’ ... More
26 Sep 2019
Construction work is finally set to begin on the Chiltern Lifestyle Centre in Amersham, Buckinghamshire. The centre was first put to public consultation in 2016 ... More
05 Jun 2019
A £20m leisure hub, designed to bring a number of services under one roof, has opened in Dunstable, Bedfordshire. Owned by Central Bedfordshire Council, the ... More
31 May 2019
Construction work on a new £20m leisure centre in Berwick, Northumberland, is set to begin by the end of the year. The centre will be ... More
21 May 2019
There is nothing new in facility operators reconfiguring underused sports courts as gyms and exercise studios in order to cater to changing demands. Monmouthshire County ... More
04 May 2019
Procurement practices are driving a race to the bottom in the delivery of public leisure services, according to Community Leisure UK CEO Cate Atwater. Her ... More
18 Apr 2019
A new £15m (US$19.5m, €17.3m) waterpark has opened its doors to the public in Rhyl, Wales, with three flumes for thrillseekers to enjoy. SC2, which ... More
18 Apr 2019
Social enterprise Mytime Active has signed a 40-year deal to run 12 leisure facilities in London on behalf of Bromley Council. The deal will include ... More
27 Mar 2019
Leisure operators Fusion Lifestyle and Active Life have committed to investing £11.5m in improving facilities in Kent, following the signing of a long-term lease deal ... More
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