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Mike Farrar, chair of UK Active, has called on the UK government to deploy the physical activity sector to support the NHS and tackle the ... More

People in the UK are getting the message that health clubs can support and protect their health and now the government needs to get on ... More

The UK Government needs to adopt a national health strategy based on prevention, if it wants to successfully tackle a cardiovascular disease emergency that has ... More

The UK government has declared that boys and girls should have equal access to sports in schools, and is asking schools to dedicate at least ... 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

Lucy Frazer has replaced Michelle Donelan as culture secretary at the UK's newly-named Department for Culture, Media and Sport. She becomes the eleventh culture secretary ... More

The founders of boutique operator Digme Fitness have dismissed reports in the UK's national press which claimed that the company has "collapsed". The Times and ... More

Brewing giant Diageo has revealed plans to create a Guinness-themed cultural hub and microbrewery in London, UK, with design by London-based agency, Hot Pickle. Called ... More

Caoimhe Bamber, co-founder of Digme Fitness, has described a recent Daily Telegraph article which claimed the chain was on the verge of collapse as "misleading". ... More

HCM has confirmed that the UK government's £1bn support package for the hospitality and leisure industry, which allows businesses to claim a cash grant of ... More

UK Active has sent letters to three government departments, asking for them to provide the fitness and physical activity sector with direct financial support. The ... More

Spa, beauty and salon businesses in the personal care sector in England will all receive a 50 per cent cut in business rates over the ... More

UK Health clubs, gyms, hotels, pubs and other leisure businesses will all receive a 50 per cent cut in business rates over the next year. ... More

The government needs to urgently set out its plans to support physical activity and fitness businesses, if it intends to delay Step 4 of its ... More

The Budget announcement has left the UK's physical activity sector with "unanswered questions" and vowing to continue to fight for additional support, says Huw Edwards, ... More

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has unveiled an additional £700m funding boost for sports and culture, as part of plans to help the UK economy recover from ... More

Hundreds of gyms, swimming pools and leisure centres have been forced to close and thousands more are at risk unless they receive urgent, tailored, financial ... More

Spas, beauty salons, hair salons, barbers and mobile beauty services are now closed for business in England, Northern Ireland, Wales, most parts of Scotland and ... More

This year's UK government Spending Review, announced in Parliament by chancellor Rishi Sunak on 25 November, offers the physical activity sector opportunities to "transform communities", ... More

Chancellor Rishi Sunak's proposals to support the economy through the next six months of the pandemic "are not enough" to secure the future of the ... More

The hospitality and attractions sectors will benefit from a temporary cut to VAT as part of stimulus measures announced by chancellor Rishi Sunak. Revealing the ... More

ukactive has questioned the government's decision to make all employers start paying towards the wages of their furloughed staff. On 29 May, chancellor Rishi Sunak ... More

Nearly a hundred members of parliament (MP) have written a letter to chancellor Rishi Sunak, asking the government to "do more" to protect the UK ... More

Physical activity sector bodies have welcomed the government's measures to help the UK's self-employed workers during the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic. Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced yesterday ... More

Leading organisations in the physical activity sector have urged chancellor Rishi Sunak to provide urgent financial support for the sector's 60,000 self-employed workers. The heads ... More