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According to The World Health Organization's recently-released research study, WHO European Regional Obesity Report 2022, a third of children and almost two-thirds of adults in ... More

The Co-operative Group (Co-op) will invest a "multi-million-pound" sum to help create a network of street gyms in areas impacted by knife crime. Working in ... More

Sport Wales has launched a funding initiative called 'A Place for Sport', which will see £1m invested in community sports facilities. Delivered in partnership with ... More

NHS England is to recruit 1,000 more link workers as part of plans to increase the number of people it refers to exercise classes, local ... More

Community sports leaders continue to face a shortage of funding and support, according to findings from a new survey. Research by sports charity Sported and ... More

An £8.5million sports centre in Aberdeenshire has moved a step closer to realisation after plans for the project were accepted. Councillors at Aberdeenshire Council have ... More

A £33m (US$43.6m, €38.7m) sporting facility in Scotland is set to open next week (Monday 29 August, 2016) at Heriot-Watt University’s Edinburgh campus. The national ... More

A borough authority in Northern Ireland will be holding a series of public consultations in September to gather views on a proposed £30m leisure centre. ... More

Sported – the charity which supports community sports clubs – has partnered with soft drinks giant Britvic to increase its volunteer support and fundraising initiatives. ... More

Bristol has pledged to involve every corner of its “diverse community” after being unveiled as the UK’s European City of Sport for 2017. After the ... More

Plans to build a new £36m sports centre in Coventry have been unveiled to replace a centre built in 1966 which is haemorrhaging cash – ... More

Sport England has announced a 50 per cent boost to its Protect Playing Fields (PPF) Olympic and Paralympic legacy fund. The £5m (US$7.5m, €5.8m) increase, ... More

Construction work has begun on the Witham Leisure Centre in Essex. The £9.5m project is headed by Barr Construction and the facility - designed by ... More

Three consortia of renowned stadium developers - responsible for projects including the London Olympic Stadium, Adelaide Oval and Singapore Sports Hub - have been shortlisted ... More

Sport England has launched the College Sport Makers (CSM) initiative - a five-year programme aimed at improving sporting opportunities for students in further education. A ... More

Wave Leisure has secured £50,000 of Olympic legacy funding from Sport England's Inspired Facilities Fund. The Inspired Facilities fund is part of the £135 million ... More

Local community sports groups across the country are being invited to apply for a share of £10m from the National Lottery under the latest round ... More

Sport England has announced an Olympic legacy funding boost worth £17.4m to be shared among 350 community groups across the country in a bid to ... More

A new community sports hub has been unveiled at Calderglen High School, East Kilbride, as part of wider efforts to create a lasting legacy from ... More