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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

In a newly-launched manifesto, physical activity sector stakeholders are calling for the next UK government to promote active environments, cut red tape and elevate the ... More

The UK is at the bottom of the pile when it comes to investing in physical activity. Figures published by the Sport and Recreation Alliance ... More

In an announcement made today in advance of tomorrow's Spring Budget (15 March), the UK government has pledged £63m to support publicly-owned swimming pools and ... More

The UK government has declared that boys and girls should have equal access to sports in schools, and is asking schools to dedicate at least ... 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

Lucy Frazer has replaced Michelle Donelan as culture secretary at the UK's newly-named Department for Culture, Media and Sport. She becomes the eleventh culture secretary ... More

The damaging effect of the energy crisis due to government inaction and the impact on the health of the UK population saw Tanni Grey-Thompson lobbying ... More

A number of UK local authorities and their leisure management partners are in crisis due to rising energy costs, with 40 per cent saying leisure ... More

Children at UK schools which have adopted Active Recovery Curriculums feel fitter and stronger than their peers – both physically and mentally – and also ... More

Sport England has teamed up with Youth Sport Trust to develop a new online resource designed to help more children become physically active. Called Active ... More

The government has confirmed that the £320m Physical Education and Sport Premium will be made available for the next school year (2020-21), starting this September. ... More

A regional active play scheme targeting two to four-year-olds has been credited with providing a "wholly positive impact" on children’s attitude to learning – and ... More

Primary school staff that are helping and inspiring children in London to be active are to be celebrated in a new initiative from ukactive Kids ... More

The latest chapter of the government’s Childhood Obesity Plan – published this week – has received a mixed reaction from the physical activity sector. While ... More

Paralympic gold medallist and BBC commentator Marc Woods has been named as chair of the Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity ... More

The London Football Association (LFA) has moved towards a more representative board, with a third of its newly appointed members coming from black, Asian and ... More

Girls are missing out on the benefits of physical activity due to mounting pressures, a study has revealed. Data released today (7 November) by the ... More

Primary schools across the country will see PE and sport funding doubled this month in a bid to change the lives of a generation. The ... More

Baroness Sue Campbell will step down as the chair of the Youth Sport Trust after more than two decades, prompting the organisation to search for ... More

Gold medal winning Paralympian Kadeena Cox and Sir Mo Farah were awarded the top gongs at the British Ethnic Diversity Sports Awards (BEDSA) 2017. Cox ... More

Public health policy should be focused on preventing the decline of physical activity during childhood, not when individuals reach adolescence, according to British Medical Journal ... More

The Youth Sport Trust has laid out its vision for PE and school sport during its annual conference in Coventry. According to chief executive Alison ... More

Primary school teachers in seven Leicestershire schools are being trained to incorporate physical activity into daily lessons. The programme has been put together by Loughborough ... More

The Youth Sport Trust has pledged to work with schools to develop their physical education (PE) offer following the publication of a damning report about ... More