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Finalists for the UK Active Awards 2024 have been announced. Winners from across the 14 categories will be revealed at a ceremony at the International ... More

The government’s energy relief for swimming pools, leisure centres and gyms is scheduled to end on 31 March leaving thousands set for closure or service ... More

OnePT Rochdale has been named as club of the year at this year's ukactive Awards, the second year the operator has claimed victory. The centre ... More

A court has given Virgin Active the green light to erase the rent arrears it had accrued during pandemic lockdowns. The wiping out of the ... More

A number of UK leisure companies and operators have launched initiatives to help ease the pressures on local communities and the National Health Service (NHS), ... More

Staff at sheltered accommodation are being trained to organise and lead their own strength and balance sessions for residents, as part of a project to ... More

The Samsung Digital Discovery Centre (SDDC), a technological hub for children and young people at the British Museum, has been reopened following a major refit. ... More

Scottish Premier League club Aberdeen FC has secured the legal go-ahead for its plans to build a new £50m stadium. A planning application for the ... More

Destination Space, a directive from the UK Space Agency and the UK Association for Science and Discovery Centres (ASDC), is aiming to get children to ... More

The number of people working within Scotland’s tourism sector has hit a record high 206,000 – five years since the introduction of the National Tourism ... More

A proposal has been put forward to build a new £10m (US$12.7m, €11.2m) visitor centre overlooking the harbour in Aberdeen, Scotland, with the new attraction ... More

A proposed £4.7m (US$6.1m, €5.3m) renovation of Aberdeen Science Centre in Aberdeen, Scotland has been given planning approval from the city’s council. Plans for the ... More

Winners of the inaugural ukactive Awards were revealed at a gala dinner in Manchester last night (21 June), as part of the three-day Active Uprising ... More

The debate over whether safe standing areas should be allowed in English top flight football is heating up, with the Labour Party offering its backing ... More

A museum home to a collection of items from the early life of Kurt Cobain has been destroyed by fire. The Aberdeen Museum of History, ... More

The finalists for this year's ukactive Awards have been revealed. The 2018 award categories have been divided into three groups – business excellence, specialist impact ... More

Independent brewer BrewDog has revealed plans to build an immersive craft beer hotel and brewery expansion at its headquarters in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. To be ... More

Twenty-four-hour gym franchise Snap Fitness UK has announced plans for 34 more clubs in 2018, after opening six new sites in the first week of ... More

IAAPA has announced its winners for this year’s Brass Ring Awards, recognising a number of companies at the annual IAAPA expo for their achievements in ... More

Five science centres in the UK are to receive a combined £13m (US$17m, €14.2m) in funding to encourage new and different ideas that will help ... More

One of Scotland’s most important national sports facilities reopened yesterday (30 August) following a £12m (US$15.5m, €13m) redevelopment, hailed as a “first of its kind” ... More

British architecture practice FaulknerBrowns have been selected to design a £50m (US$64m, €54.3m) indoor sports centre for the University of Portsmouth. The building, to be ... More

Aberdeen Science Centre is to undergo a £4.7m (US$6m, €5.1m) revamp, which will double existing exhibition space at the museum. Located near the city's seafront, ... More

David Lloyd's Mega Jump has been sold to trampoline park Jump In for an undisclosed sum. The 30,000sq ft Borehamwood park was set up by ... More

The Revolution Bars Group is preparing to establish several new locations across the UK as it continues to experience increased sales. Bars in Inverness, Solihull ... More