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The Local Government Association (LGA) has called on the UK government to invest £875m in the nation's health and fitness and leisure facilities in order ... 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

More than 100 sport and physical activity bodies have sent a letter to UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, urging him to give the sector a ... More

Giving low-pay workers more holidays and a guaranteed increase in wages would provide the British economy with a productivity boost. That's the message from thinktank ... More

Huw Edwards, acting CEO of ukactive, has called on the new Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, to not let Brexit distract from the "most pressing issue" ... More

Personal wellbeing should be the primary focus for the UK government's spending plans, according to an influential report by the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on ... More

Physical activity sector leaders, parliamentarians and leading figures in health and business have called for the strengthening of preventative health measures in the UK. During ... More

The government's autumn budget – the last fiscal event before the UK leaves the European Union in March – has largely ignored the leisure industry, ... More

The UK Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has published an action plan that will enable joined-up strategic thinking for English museums at ... More

The Sport and Recreation Alliance (SRA) has launched a petition calling on politicians of all parties to transform physical activity provision for children and young ... More

Development of a London/Bristol tourism route, a tour of Britain’s world famous horse-racing courses, travel packages for 18-35 year olds, and an urban food and ... More

VisitEngland has awarded the National Coastal Tourism Academy (NCTA) funding from its Discovery England Fund to trial a new Coastal Pass across the east coast ... More

VisitEngland is inviting bids for a share of £40m (US$57.7m, €50.6m) fund aimed at driving tourism growth across the country. The Discover England Fund, a ... More

Acting sports minister David Evennett has urged Stoke Gifford Parish Council to “reconsider” its proposal to begin charging participants to take part in parkrun activities. ... More

A new report by Arts Council England (ACE) has said that local authority investment in arts and culture in Britain has decreased by £236m (US$335m, ... More

Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson has urged local authorities to partner with brands to maintain their physical activity provisions in their communities amid funding cuts. Talking at ... More

An independent report has suggested that a forthcoming government White Paper on culture is crucial to the sector, providing a “once in 50 years” opportunity ... More

UK Sport must guard against overstretching its resources after being told by the government that it will be expected to share its expertise with non-Olympic ... More

Andrew Stokes, the former CEO of Marketing Manchester, has been named interim director, England by the British Tourist Authority (BTA). Stokes is tasked with overseeing ... More

A new study by the Museums Association (MA) has revealed that one in five regional museums in the UK have been forced to downsize in ... More

Sports minister Tracey Crouch has urged local authorities to invest in sport despite large cuts to the Department of Communities and Local Government (DCLG) in ... More

The Tourism Alliance has criticised the Department for Culture, Media and Sport’s (DCMS) decision to ‘merge’ VisitEngland and VisitBritain, warning that the move creates a ... More

The first government review on sport strategy in a decade included a number of initiatives which will have ramifications for the sport and physical activity ... More

The tough choices faced by cash-strapped local authorities present a major opportunity to transform the way leisure is delivered to all sections of society. That’s ... More

The Tourism Alliance has praised the announcement in last week’s Autumn Statement of a new £40m Discover England Fund – a lifeline the industry body ... More