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Glasgow Clyde College (GCC) is introducing an innovative UK degree-level qualification: the Advanced Leadership in the Spa and Beauty Industry course. This new programme, available ... More

Mike Farrar is stepping down as chair of UK Active, after being appointed interim Permanent Secretary of the Department of Health in Northern Ireland. Farrar ... More

Scott Best, owner of Fitness First UK, has created a new luxury health club concept called V, the first of which has launched at Berkeley ... More

Sport England has announced that Tim Hollingsworth will stand down as CEO at the end of July, after six years at the helm. Hollingsworth has ... More

Wearable tech company, Myzone has created an advisory board to provide the business with strategic insights into trends and behaviours in the evolving landscape for ... More

The Bannatyne Group is the latest UK health and fitness operator to announce a partnership with HealthHero to offer members access to a range of ... More

Fitness and leisure facilities in Sheerness, UK, are being upgraded as part of a regeneration project, Sheerness Revival, funded by the UK government. Swale Borough ... More

Empowered Brands, the parent company of Énergie Fitness and master franchisor for UBX and Fit+ in the UK and Ireland, has appointed Jon Cottam as ... More

Polish fitness franchise business, Xtreme Fitness Gyms, has hit the milestone of 100 sites and is aiming to reach 500 locations in Poland in the ... More

Purpose Brands – the company formed via the merger of Orangetheory Fitness and Self Esteem Brands – has appointed Lauren Cody as brand president of ... More

The Global Wellness Institute’s (GWI) Wellness Architecture and Design Initiative (WADI) has released an in-depth white paper exploring the principles, strategies and economic, physiological and ... More

David Lloyd Clubs launched its latest site at Bury St Edmunds, UK, yesterday (3 December,) which has been under construction since last year. Facilities include ... More

Following the completion of PureGym’s Blink Fitness acquisition, outgoing CEO, Humphrey Cobbold, and incoming CEO, Clive Chesser, lift the lid on the rollercoaster journey. “I ... More

Recognising the challenges facing local authorities, the Labour government has announced plans to tackle local government funding challenges. In the Autumn Budget an additional £4 ... More

Fiona Eastwood, COO of Merlin Entertainments, has been announced as interim CEO, following the departure of Scott O'Neil, who leaves the business at the end ... More

Saudi Arabia’s wellness economy has been valued at US$19.8 billion in a new report by the Global Wellness Institute (GWI) – making it the second-largest ... More

Somerset County, New Jersey, is now home to a new 12,000sq ft nature-inspired spa, following the debut of Pendry Hotels & Resorts’ latest venture, Pendry ... More

Nearly 100 students gathered in Baden bei Wien, Austria, last week to take part in the first-ever youth project hosted by the Great Spa Towns ... More

PureGym has announced that the U.S. Bankruptcy Court has approved its acquisition of Blink Fitness. PureGym will acquire Blink's corporate operations and up to 67 ... More

The Themed Entertainment Association (TEA) has announced details of its new Wellness Council. The council was created following a panel discussion at the 2024 Inspire ... More

Susie Ellis, chair and CEO of the Global Wellness Summit (GWS), has announced Abu Dhabi as the host destination for the 2025 summit on the ... More

Basic-Fit CEO, Rene Moos, says 2024 is “going to plan” as the low-cost operator continues to open clubs across Europe and progresses plans for franchising. ... More

Arch Amenities Group, global provider of amenity management, hospitality consulting and recruiting services for commercial and residential properties, hotels, spas, private clubs and pools, has ... More

Journalist, presenter and women’s equality campaigner, Mariella Frostrup, has been appointed as the UK government’s new menopause employment ambassador. The voluntary role will see Frostrup ... More

The first HCM Summit has officially kicked off today (24 October) in the heart of London, attracting nearly 300 decision makers, influencers and rising stars ... More