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Average charges for an adult swim session have topped £5.00 (US$6.45, €5.83) for the first time, as expenditure on swimming and swimming lessons reaches record ... 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

A number of UK local authorities and their leisure management partners are in crisis due to rising energy costs, with 40 per cent saying leisure ... More

London's Science Museum has opened a new gallery which seeks to change young people's perceptions of technical careers – and inspire "tomorrow’s technicians" in the ... More

The Museum of Military Medicine in the UK has received planning approval for a new building in the city of Cardiff. As a result, the ... More

The Swimming Teachers' Association (STA) and Leisure Opportunities have extended their strategic partnership. The extension is part of an on-going effort to attract more swimming ... More

The Royal Life Saving Society UK (RLSS UK) has confirmed it is extending its partnership with Leisure Opportunities, the jobs and training magazine and website ... More

The Swimming Teachers Association (STA) and Leisure Media have signed a strategic partnership designed to bridge the skills gaps faced by employers in the swimming ... More

The Royal Life Saving Society UK (RLSS UK) and Leisure Media have announced a partnership, as they aim to bridge employment gaps in the lifesaving ... More

Leisure operator Everyone Active has been recognised at an awards ceremony for its work in supporting blood cancer charity Anthony Nolan. The operator won the ... More

Schools will be able to take advantage of a free swimming programme provided by the Swimming Teachers’ Association (STA) to improve the capabilities of young ... More

British swimming greats Rebecca Adlington, Mark Foster and Steve Parry joined sports minister Tracey Crouch yesterday (10 November) to celebrate 125 years of school swimming ... More

The Swimming Teachers’ Association STA has joined forces with the newly-established Children’s Activities Association (CAA), which aims to establish a recognisable benchmark for standards across ... More

Swimming Teachers’ Association (STA) CEO Roger Millward has announced that he will retire next summer, with his son Theo set to take over the reins ... More

A consumer survey conducted by swimming teaching and lifesaving organisation STA has found that one in four people admit to having urinated in a public ... More

Bath Sports and Leisure Centre and Culverhay Sports Centre have already helped 50 local people gain the UK's premier lifeguard training award this year, with ... More

Swimming Teachers Association (STA) is re-launching its International Learn to Swim Programme (ILSP) in September 2013 with an exciting range of new award certificates that ... More

Come join the revolution at LIW 2013. LIW 2013 will play host to a number of exciting new launches for STA. From the re-launch of ... More

The Royal LifeSaving Society UK (RLSS UK) and IQL have announced four additions to the RLSS UK qualifications portfolio, following a consultation with operators in ... More

Charitable social enterprise GLL has won a prestigious accolade at the 2013 London Ambulance Service (LAS) awards. An awards ceremony, attended by more than 200 ... More

The launch of a new Link4Life Training Academy looked like it was over before it began when a young woman collapsed to the floor and ... More

A new government-funded apprenticeships scheme has been launched to tackle the shortage of aquatic personnel in the UK leisure industry. The flagship initiative will aim ... More

A new government-funded apprenticeships scheme has been launched to tackle the shortage of aquatic personnel in the UK leisure industry. The flagship initiative will aim ... More

Image: The single qualification framework is set to come into force in 2014 SkillsActive has launched a new professional register for the aquatics sector, designed ... More