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Mark Sesnan, co-founder and CEO of GLL (Greenwich Leisure Limited), has announced that he will be standing down as chief executive at the end of ... More

Parents of talented athletes are forking out more than £7,000 a year to ensure their children have the opportunity to excel in their chosen sports. ... More

Youth Sport Trust (YST) has set out to protect the mental health of young talented athletes by educating and preparing them for the rigours of ... More

Ten national governing bodies of sport (NGBs) have been granted further financial support from funding body Sport England. The 10 NGBs will use the funding ... More

UK Sport chief executive Liz Nicholl has announced she will step down from the role in the summer of 2019. Nicholl, who first joined UK ... More

A £28m leisure centre is set to open tomorrow (28 November) in Eastleigh, bearing the name of operators Places for People. The new centre, Places ... More

Charitable social enterprise Greenwich Leisure Limited (GLL) has been awarded a 10-year contract to run eight West Oxfordshire sports facilities following a competitive re-tender process. ... More

Jane Nickerson has been appointed as the permanent chief executive of the Amateur Swimming Association (ASA) after spending eight months as interim CEO. Nickerson took ... More

Seven national governing bodies will take a share of £27.1m (US$33.9m, €31.4m) after Sport England revealed its last batch of funding awards. The Rugby Football ... More

UK Olympians and Paralympians attended the launch of Everyone Active’s Sporting Champions scheme, which offers athletes support and advice. The event at London’s Porchester Hall ... More

Everyone Active’s Sporting Champions, a scheme to support athletes from across the UK, has announced medal winning Olympic athlete Colin Jackson CBE as an ambassador ... More

A charitable social enterprise that helps young sportspeople with free access to sports facilities in the UK will see 44 athletes it supports compete in ... More

Team GB athletes who have received funding since London 2012 have delivered more than 17,000 volunteer days, reaching a quarter of a million youngsters, according ... More

Nottingham has been named as the latest host city for the Amateur Swimming Association’s (ASA) Beacon Programme – the body’s elite swimming pathway. The city ... More

GLL has made further gains in the south west of England by securing the management contract for six leisure sites on behalf of Bath & ... More

The UK Sport board is undertaking a review of its performance investment policy to set future direction for high performance sport beyond the Rio 2016 ... More

Three national governing bodies of sport (NGBs) have secured two-year extensions on their Sport England funding, following improved performances. British Fencing, The Lawn Tennis Association ... More

Leisure operator GLL is in the mood for celebration after picking up two major contracts in quick succession. The not-for-profit leisure provider has been awarded ... More

Maddy Badcott, an 18-year-old medal-winning member of the GB Rowing Team, joined Aquaterra as a Recreational Assistant for the summer.   Maddy, who with her ... More

A design team has been appointed by Darwen Borough Council to deliver the £2.3m Witton Park Athletics Facility project, which is due to be complete ... More

Aquaterra is delighted to announce that the inaugural Mark Foster Swimming Academy Swim Camp at Holloway School in Islington was a roaring success with 45 ... More

John Oxley, Managing Director of Active Nation, has committed to trying 50 sports before turning 50 in April 2013, whilst inspiring and encouraging people to ... More

The GLL Sport Foundation (GSF), set up to support the next generation of emerging talent, is celebrating the success of London 2012 where a massive ... More

In 1982 The South Lakeland Leisure Centre, as it was originally named, opened to the public. 30 years and 7.5 million paying customers later, Lakes ... More