sugar tax news

Plans to shelve the UK's sugar tax (Soft Drinks Industry Levy) and other pieces of legislation designed to tackle the obesity epidemic have hit legal ... More

The Soft Drinks Industry Levy has come into effect today (6 April), in a move which the government says will "benefit millions of children across ... More

School summer holidays are creating a class divide between the fitness levels of deprived children and their more affluent peers thanks to a lack of ... More

Sugary drinks have been permanently removed from vending machines and cafes at leisure centres run by Salford Community Leisure (SCL). Drinks that contain more sugar ... More

Ukactive has launched a five-point manifesto designed to improve the health of the nation, urging all parties to adopt policies within it ahead of the ... More

Leisure centre operator Sheffield International Venues (SIV) has so far raised £10,000 (US$12,795, €11,955) from the introduction of its sugar tax on fizzy drinks as ... More

The chief executive of the organisation that runs some of Sheffield’s key leisure, wellbeing and entertainment venues is retiring after more than 21 years in ... More

Sugar tax funding distributed to schools will go towards facilities to support physical education and after-school sports clubs, according to the education secretary. Justine Greening ... More

A new healthy living strategy, which aims to combat health inequality, has been set out by the Scottish Conservative Party. Ensuring physical activity starts at ... More

MPs have discussed the most effective ways to use cash raised from the soft drinks tax, including the rolling out of sports camps and daily ... More

The UK government has published draft legislation for its planned sugar tax on soft drinks, with revenue from the levy being used in programmes to ... More

Schools will be expected to deliver at least 30 minutes of “moderate to vigorous physical activity” to its pupils each day as part of the ... More

Sheffield City Trust, the wellbeing charity which manages 11 sports and leisure venues through its Sheffield International Venues (SIV) arm, has become the first leisure ... More

Britain’s new Prime Minister Theresa May has made a bold reshuffle to the cabinet, with a number of high-profile changes likely to affect the leisure ... More

As incoming Prime Minister Theresa May prepares to form a new government today (13 July), ukactive has called on the new administration to continue the ... More

ukactive has called for a major rethink of how children are engaged with physical activity, after new research found almost nine in ten UK parents ... More

Government funding for PE and sport in primary schools will be doubled to £320m (US$451.3m, €407.3m) as a result of a new levy being applied ... More

The UK government has announced plans to introduce a surprise £520m levy on sugary drinks to tackle the country's burgeoning obesity problem. Delivering his spring ... More

The government’s long overdue childhood obesity strategy is facing further delays, with the document now not expected until after the EU referendum. Although originally due ... More

Health experts are calling for labelling on food and drink to show how much activity would be required to burn off the calories contained in ... More

A panel at the World Travel Market in London yesterday addressed the issue of “Attracting High-Yield Travellers via Wellness Tourism.” Wellness consultant Anni Hood moderated ... More

Celebrity chef and food campaigner Jamie Oliver has thrown his support behind a new wellbeing initiative that will see a voluntary tax placed on sugar. ... More