Sandra Dodd news

Paul McPartlan has moved from Nuffield Health to take up the role of CEO of Places for People Leisure. McPartlan will take up the reins ... More

Next year's active-net conference will explore the benefits of having an inclusive and diverse workforce. The two-day conference will feature a panel session and a ... More

The Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity (CIMSPA) has appointed four new members to its board of trustees. Sandra Dodd, Manos ... More

Places for People Leisure has expanded its low-cost offering with the purchase of three Simply Gym sites. The handover of the clubs, in Chesterfield, Hinckley ... More

Social enterprise Places for People Leisure has been awarded a 12-year management contract for the new Dover District Leisure Centre. The operator sealed the deal ... More

Social enterprise Places for People has secured the naming rights to a new £25m leisure centre in Hampshire. Places for People Leisure will operate the ... More

Places for People Leisure has a won a 20-year contract to run council-owned fitness facilities in Epping Forest, Essex. The contract, which is due to ... More

There are changes at the top for Places for People Leisure (PfPL), with two mainstays retiring and another winning promotion. Business development director Tim Hewett ... More

Places for People Leisure has announced that Carolyn D’Costa has been appointed to the company’s board as finance director. Having most recently headed up finance ... More

Operator Places for People Leisure (PfPL) is working on an innovative partnership with a London university, gathering evidence to build the case for swimming to ... More

Places for People Leisure (PfPL) is scaling up its presence in the budget gym sector with the launch of its Places Gym in Corby. Places ... More

Respected government health advisor Dame Carol Black has been announced as the latest member of ukactive’s new-look board. Black, who is a regular advisor to ... More

Staff in gyms should broaden their knowledge of wearable technology so that they can keep pace with consumers and provide authoritative advice on which pieces ... More

ukactive has announced the high-profile shortlist of candidates aiming to join the new ukactive Board of Directors, to be helmed by recently-appointed chair Tanni Grey-Thompson. ... More

Active Nation managing director John Oxley is to join rival operator Places for People Leisure (PPL) as operations director and will also sit on its ... More

Places for People Leisure Management (PPLM) chief executive Steve Philpott is to retire next year after 11 years at the helm, with current finance director ... More