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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

Construction work has been completed on the £29m Sports Park project in Colchester. The new facility is due to open on 26 April 2021 – ... More

Sports pitches and facilities destroyed or damaged by Storm Ciara will be able to apply for emergency grants of up to £5,000 through a new ... More

The University of Warwick has released an in-depth fly-through video of its soon-to-be-completed sports and wellness hub in Coventry, UK. Set to become one of ... More

Cardiff Council’s consultation on proposals to ban dogs from marked sports pitches has drawn concern from the RSPCA and from local dog walkers. The proposed ... More

University of Warwick will open a multi-million sport and wellness hub in early 2019. The new Sport and Wellness Hub is part of a £49m ... More

Pools, gyms, golf clubs and sports facilities across Edinburgh face an uncertain future following proposals for council budget cuts from 2018. Despite the City of ... More

Work is underway on a vast new riverside sports park in Cork, Ireland, which will surround the city’s regenerated Páirc Uí Chaoimh Gaelic games stadium. ... More

Construction company Heron Bros has been appointed as the contractor to design and build three new leisure facilities in Belfast, which is part of a ... More

Several sport and leisure facilities in Manchester, such as the National Cycling Centre, Taekwondo Centre and Squash Centre, may be forced to share back office ... More

Sportswear giant Adidas has revealed its plans to transform its German headquarters into a huge leisure campus, including four star-shaped public spaces promoting exercise and ... More

Sheffield’s Olympic Legacy Park (OLP) – the largest London 2012 legacy project – has won £4.9m (US$6.5m, €5.9m) in infrastructure funding. The investment has been ... More

Everyone Active has kicked off an 11-year leisure management contract with Hart District Council, which sees the operator takes the reins at two existing leisure ... More

This year’s Institute of Groundsmanship (IOG) Industry Awards event is set to break all attendance records, as more than 500 seats have already been booked ... More

A new £23m leisure centre in Hampshire has been given the green light by Hart District Council, with the site set to open its doors ... More

Scunthorpe United Football Club (SUFC) has appointed stadium contractor Buckingham Group to build its new £18m stadium, scheduled to open in time for the 2016-17 ... More

Wyre Council has invested more than £3m to rejuvenate Thornton Health and Fitness Centre in north Lancashire, with a glow in the dark bowling alley ... More

ISG has started work on the £11m Belle Vue Sports Village development in Manchester, which will bring two international standard facilities to the north west ... More

Building services firm ISG has been confirmed as the preferred construction partner for the £41m York Community Stadium and Leisure Complex scheme. The mixed-use stadium ... More

City of Edinburgh Council will consider committing to a £43m pound redevelopment of the city’s Meadowbank sports complex. In a meeting next week, councillors will ... More

An independent study released by Liverpool City Council has said a stadium-led regeneration around Everton Football Club has the potential to create up to 1,250 ... More

A new £9m leisure centre developed by Manchester City Council in partnership with Manchester City Football Club (MCFC) and Sport England has opened its doors ... More

Sportscotland has invested £3.5m in creating seven new artificial playing pitches. A total of £1.8m has been spent on creating six outdoor pitches across the ... More

A new scheme is looking to raise the standards of community sports pitches in England. The new £1.3m Grounds and Natural Turf Improvement Programme is ... More

Wyre Council in Lancashire has received planning permission for new health, fitness, sports and leisure facilities in Poulton and Thornton. As part of the £5.1m ... More