local authority leisure centres news

It is unlikely that the UK will see a Work Out to Help Out scheme being introduced, despite sports minister Nigel Huddleston saying he "understood" ... More

The government has said it has no plans to fund a Work Out to Help Out scheme to encourage people back to exercise after lockdown, ... More

A Parliamentary Petition calling for gyms to reopen first after the current national lockdown in the UK has passed the 100k signature milestone, which means ... More

The UK government has provided a lengthy response to a petition which demanded that gyms stay open in England, even if there's a new spike ... More

The government has pledged to invest £100m in supporting public leisure centres this winter, as part of a £1bn additional support package for local councils. ... More

Construction work has begun on a new leisure centre in Stone, Staffordshire, as part of a £10m investment in the town’s leisure facilities. The centre ... More

Staff at local authority leisure centres in the Welsh borough of Flintshire have come together to take over facility operations from the council – a ... More

Local authority leisure centres, particularly those which are trust operated, are seeing remarkable improvements in financial efficiency, according to an annual report from Sport England’s ... More

Pulse has appointed Paul Shinners as director of interactive products to spearhead the company’s expansion into the interactive fitness market. Shinners has more than 35 ... More

A ceremony is to be held on 18 October to mark the topping out of a new £12m leisure centre, which is being built on ... More

Dame Tanni Grey-Thompson is urging people to enter the 2010 Start Fitness Redcar Half Marathon to get fit in the New Year and raise thousands ... More

DC Leisure is encouraging disabled visitors to use its local authority leisure centres now that half of them have received accreditation from Inclusive Fitness Initiative. ... More

Cancer Research UK is encouraging people to exercise to reduce the risk of contracting cancer. In its latest campaign, the charity is recommending that people ... More

SLM, which manages local authority leisure centres across the UK, has committed to funding the registration of all its fitness professionals on the Register of ... More