Lakeland news

Explorations V Children's Museum in Lakeland, Florida, has announced a plan to move to a new 47,000sq ft (14,325sq m) facility in the city, where ... More

A new museum dedicated to 200 years of boating history at the Lake District National Park and Unesco World Heritage Site in the north of ... More

A long-abandoned railyard in Lakeland, Florida will soon be granted a second life as forested recreational zone and cultural 'oasis'. Set to be designed by ... More

North Country Leisure (NCL) and Greenwich Leisure Limited (GLL) are to “fully merge” their operations later this year and phase out the NCL brand entirely. ... More

Leisure operator GLL has furthered expanded its territories beyond the enterprise’s London heartland, through the acquisition of North Country Leisure (NCL). NCL, which operates 12 ... More

A museum-based apprenticeship scheme across several high-profile attractions in the north of England has been launched to entice the next generation of talent to the ... More

South Lakeland Council has awarded Windermere Steamboat Museum a development grant worth £200,000 (US$307,000, €235,000). The funding will be put toward the £13m redevelopment project ... More

In 1982 The South Lakeland Leisure Centre, as it was originally named, opened to the public. 30 years and 7.5 million paying customers later, Lakes ... More

Private equity investor RJD Partners has backed a management buy-in of the East Lothian-based holiday park operator, Dunham Leisure. A buy-in team headed by new ... More

A masterplan aimed at transforming one of the Lake District's most visited locations into 'the best waterfront ever' has been unveiled. The 74-page report - ... More

Irish tourism minister Mary Hanafin has launched a new €20m (£17.4m) marketing campaign in a bid to encourage more overseas visitors during the summer months. ... More

Cumbria County Council (CCC) has rejected plans to extend the Lake District and Yorkshire Dales National Parks due to fears over a "democratic deficit" in ... More

Sheffield International Venues (SIV) has taken over the management of the Lakeland Initiative in Fitness, Excellence and Wellbeing (LIFE) Swimming Pool and Leisure Centre at ... More

Lakeland Motor Museum at Holker Hall in Cumbria will be relocated to a new purpose-built premise at Backbarrow near Newby Bridge. Former Blue Mill carton ... More