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John and Karina Stewart, founders of Kamalaya in Koh Samui, Thailand, have exited the business citing 'incompatibility' with owner, Christopher Harborne. The Stewarts began to ... More

The World Happiness Summit (WOHASU) is gearing up to hold its first-ever World Wellbeing Policy Forum in London on 18 March 2024. Founded by Karen ... More

Gympass, the aggregator which specialises in corporate wellbeing, has achieved a US$2.4bn valuation, up from US$2.2bn two years ago. The announcement comes as the company ... More

Gymfinity Kids, the club and nursery operator launched by Pure Gym founder, Peter Roberts, has raised more than £5m to support the next stage of ... More

Michelle Donelan has been appointed secretary of state for digital, culture, media and sport by the UK’s new prime minister, Liz Truss. As a 15-year-old ... More

Nadine Dorries has replaced Oliver Dowden as the Secretary of State for Digital, Media, Culture and Sport in the UK – becoming the 10th person ... More

The Labour Party has accused the Conservatives of slashing grassroots sport funding by nearly half since coming to power – and in the process dismantling ... More

A parliamentary report is calling for a £3bn intervention fund to build back better health as we come out of the COVID-19 pandemic. The report, ... More

The UK physical activity sector will lose around £400m a month during lockdown. The figure, from industry body ukactive, is based on lost membership fees ... More

Closing gyms and leisure facilities during any possible future lockdown would be "unthinkable", according to Catherine McKinnell, MP for Newcastle upon Tyne North. McKinnell – ... More

Andy Burnham and shadow culture secretary Jo Stevens have joined Paralympic legend Tanni Grey-Thompson in calling on the government to support the physical activity sector ... More

Sports minister Nigel Huddleston has said the DCMS is working closely with Sport England to promote health and fitness during the current lockdown – and ... More

Club closures, a squeeze on consumer spending and facilitating social distancing within a gym environment are just some of the issues European fitness operators are ... More

The British Museum has named Mary Beard as its a new trustee, a move which comes less than a year on from the British government ... More

Business rates in England will be abolished for one year for firms in the leisure and hospitality sectors with a rateable value below £51,000. This ... More

Ukactive has urged the incoming Conservative government to invest heavily in physical activity – in order to improve the nation’s health. In an open letter, ... More

The Conservative Party has promised to invest £550m in grassroots football – if it wins the general election. The funding is part of a larger ... More

Representatives from the three main political parties have backed the view that physical activity has a major role to play in the nation’s health by ... More

The main political parties need to "discuss prevention in the same breath as they discuss funding the NHS", according to Jack Shakespeare, director of children, ... More

Huw Edwards, CEO of ukactive, has written to Boris Johnson, requesting that the Prime Minister's proposed business rate discount will be extended to gyms and ... More

The physical activity sector has called for the UK's party leaders to commit to improving the nation's health in their election manifestos. The appeal was ... More

Doctors have called on the Conservative government to take "urgent action" to improve low levels of physical activity across the UK. The British Medical Association ... More

Enhanced designs have been submitted for a £42m swimming pool and waterpark complex in Derby. Original plans for the Moorways swimming complex – designed by ... More

Members of Parliament will quiz cricket chiefs over their plans to capitalise on England's recent World Cup triumph. England secured its first-ever World Cup win ... More

The price of hosting the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics has been revised to US6.88bn – a US$1.36bn increase from the initial cost estimates. According to ... More