08 Sep 2010
Council backs new Oxford pool development
A new £8.5m swimming pool could be developed at Blackbird Leys Leisure Centre in Oxford after the local authority backed plans to overhaul provision in the south of the city. more

08 Sep 2010
ACW withdraws Gwent Theatre funding
Gwent Theatre, an Abergavenny-based theatre group, has lost its appeal against the Arts Council of Wales' (ACW) decision to axe funding support worth £250,000 a year. more

08 Sep 2010
Six new board members for Sport England
Former England women's cricket captain Claire Connor is one of six new members to be appointed to the board of Sport England by sport minister Hugh Robertson. more

08 Sep 2010
£10.4m Heywood Sports Village to open
The new £10.4m Heywood Sports Village is on schedule to open its doors to the public later this month. more

08 Sep 2010
Member service survey gets underway
Leisure-net and The Retention People (TRP) have launched a customer service survey into the health and fitness sector. more

08 Sep 2010
Falaise Fitness Centre reopens after revamp
The new look Falaise Fitness Centre, run by Freedom Leisure, has reopened following a major upgrade and development. more

08 Sep 2010
Hadleigh Swimming Pool completes £500,000 rebuild
Hadleigh Swimming Pool is reopening on 11 September following a £500,000 refurbishment of its changing rooms and reception area. more

08 Sep 2010
Social Enterprise Mark for Link4Life
Sports trust Link4Life has been awarded the Social Enterprise Mark - an award that sets out to identify businesses which are "leading the revolution for a better way of doing business". more

07 Sep 2010
CHG warns of 'challenging' conditions
Clapham House Group (CHG), the restaurant operator behind the Gourmet Burger Kitchen and The Real Greek brands, has warned of a "challenging" outlook, despite improved August sales. more

07 Sep 2010
Trust takes over Hilsea Lido function room
Portsmouth City Council (PCC) has transferred responsibility for Hilsea Lido's Blue Lagoon function room to a trust working on plans to reopen the venue's main pool. more

07 Sep 2010
Jobcentre Plus Awards for Active Luton
Leisure trust Active Luton has received three accolades at the Jobcentre Plus Awards for its work in helping local job seekers back into employment. more

07 Sep 2010
New equipment for Western Isles centres
Comhairle nan Eilean Siar - the Western Isles Council has completed work on the installation of new fitness equipment at two leisure centres on the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. more

07 Sep 2010
Swansea development plans move forward
Plans for the regeneration of Swansea's former Hafod Copperworks site have moved forward after the local authority revealed that it was in talks with a potential development partner. more

07 Sep 2010
New arrivals at world's largest chimp enclosure
Staff at Edinburgh Zoo have welcomed 11 new chimps to Budongo Trail to join the existing 11 resident chimps to create a 'super group' in the world's largest chimpanzee enclosure at Edinburgh Zoo. more

07 Sep 2010
Manager appointed for Spa Verta
Catherine de Villiers has been appointed spa manager of von Essen's Hotel Verta, the group's first London-based property. more

07 Sep 2010
Whitbread reports strong trading
A trading statement from hotels and restaurants group Whitbread reveals that total sales for the 24 weeks to 19 August were up 14 per cent, while like-for-like sales saw a rise of 7.9 per cent. more

07 Sep 2010
UK's 'largest restaurant' to open in November
Pan Asian franchise restaurant chain Cosmo is about to launch what it says is the UK's largest restaurant. more

07 Sep 2010
Coast to coast cycle route to open
The new 170-mile Way of the Roses cycle route from Morecambe to Bridlington is to open to users on 11 September, the launch date tying in with the 15th anniversary of the National Cycle Network (NCN). more

07 Sep 2010
Irish minister chairs first tourism meeting
Irish tourism, culture and sport minister Mary Hanafin has chaired the first meeting of an industry-wide group established to help drive growth in the country's tourism sector. more

07 Sep 2010
Spelthorne play schemes beat funding axe
Spelthorne Borough Council (SBC) has revealed that it managed to spend its full allocation of Playbuilder funding before the coalition government decided to axe the scheme. more

07 Sep 2010
£117m 'additional' tourism boost for North East
North East England's economy received an additional £117m boost from the region's tourism industry during 2009, according to figures published by One North East. more

07 Sep 2010
Green light for Lord's 2012 archery plans
Westminster City Council (WCC) has approved planning permission for the installation of temporary facilities at Lord's cricket ground, London, which is to host Olympic archery events. more

07 Sep 2010
Mildenhall Pool improvement works underway
Mildenhall Swimming Pool in Mildenhall, Suffolk, has closed for improvement works. more

07 Sep 2010
National award for Waltham Forest centres
Five leisure centres in Waltham Forest - operated by Greenwich Leisure (GLL) -have achieved the Customer Service Excellence award, the new Cabinet Office quality mark. more

07 Sep 2010
DLL appoints Make It Rain for new campaign
Make It Rain has been appointed by David Lloyd Leisure (DLL) to deliver pay-per-click (PPC) and search engine optimisation (SEO) services for its 10 European health clubs. more

07 Sep 2010
citizenM to open new Glasgow property
Holland-based hotel operator citizenM is to launch its third property - and its first outside Amsterdam - on 9 September with the opening of a 198-bedroom site in Glasgow. more

07 Sep 2010
Council reopens flood-damaged country park
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council (RMBC) has officially reopened Ulley Country Park near Aughton, South Yorkshire, three years after floods forced its closure. more

07 Sep 2010
Historic UK sites to provide free access
A number of historic properties, places and spaces across the UK are to be opened up to the public this month as part of a wider European initiative to celebrate architecture and culture. more

07 Sep 2010
LTA confirms Paul Annacone's departure
The Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) has announced that Paul Annacone, the head coach of British men's tennis, had relinquished his position two months early. more

07 Sep 2010
Revamp plans for Scone Palace
Scone Palace in Perth, Scotland, will undergo a renovation programme which will see the Palace's derelict six-acre Victorian Walled Garden being restored. more