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More than 200 organisations and athletes in the UK have signed an open letter to party leaders to commit to making the nation the most ... 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

Gymbox has announced a collection of new classes, including one called Only Fans that is on the Only Fans social platform and subscription service. Available ... More

Parkour Generations has joined forces with Gymbox to bring parkour into the UK’s mainstream fitness scene. The 45- or 60-minute sessions will run across four ... More

Sport England is investing in a programme which aims to offer children from some of the country's poorest areas the opportunity to get physically active. ... More

Parkour UK chief executive Eugene Minogue will step down as CEO after 10 years in the role. During his tenure, Minogue – who has held ... More

UAE-based property company Emaar Development has announced plans to create a new townhouse community in Dubai. Called the "Arabian Stables III", the lifestyle-focused residential quarter ... More

Construction on Hjertet (“The Heart” in Danish), a multi-purpose leisure centre in the Jutlandic town of Ikast is now complete. The 3,600sq m (39,000sq ft) ... More

Cirque du Soleil, the world renowned acrobatic circus, is increasing its presence in the attractions industry by launching its own brand of family entertainment centre ... More

Architecture studio Waind Gohil + Potter (WG+P Architects) have revealed a new gym concept for one of Manchester’s historic railway goods buildings. The firm are ... More

ACTVENTURE, the multi-million-dollar leisure and lifestyle mega-destination underway on the Sunshine Coast of Australia, is eyeing a rollout to the United Arab Emirates. US practice ... More

Sport England has injected £5m of National Lottery funding into 49 colleges to help get students active. The decision to expand the further education investment ... More

Parkour UK, the newly-recognised governing body for the sport in Britain, has become a founding member of a new international federation. Parkour Earth has been ... More

Australia’s first “Active Lifestyle” project is coming closer to reality, with the Sunshine Coast Council granting development approval for the first phase of the $400m ... More

Public Health England and the Department of Health (DoH) should plough investment into outdoor recreation to take on issues like obesity, according to the chief ... More

A sporting body that marries physical activity and occupational therapy for people with learning disabilities has been recognised by a new strategy launched by NHS ... More

Here are some of the stories that appeared on CLAD this week, from Santiago Calatrava’s mysterious billion pound London project to a beautiful new Tokyo ... More

Danish architects EFFEKT will convert an abandoned windmill factory in the city of Viborg into a vibrant culture house for street sports, street culture and ... More

A year on from delivering the first real piece of sporting policy in a decade, sports minister Tracey Crouch has challenged the sector to grow ... More

Parkour will be eligible to bid for government and National Lottery funding after the UK became the first country to officially recognise the activity as ... More

Culture, health and movement are the focus at MVRDV’s new community centre in Copenhagen, which encourages adults and children alike to enjoy a better quality ... More

Australia’s Wave Park Group has proposed bringing one of its URBNSURF parks to Perth as a 4.5 hectare centrepiece for the city’s sports and recreation ... More

Architecture studio EFFEKT have completed their transformation of an abandoned train depot in the Danish seaport Esbjerg into a new facility for street sport, skateboarding ... More

Trampolining company Oxygen Freejumping has announced that its second venue will open at a retail park in Southampton in December. The debut site for Oxygen ... More

Film star and parkour pioneer Sébastien Foucan is teaming up with David Stalker’s new trampolining venture to launch a series of Foucan Freerunning Academies. The ... More