27 Feb 2013 Booker upgrade has a host of new features Booker, the cloud-based management software company
behind the SpaBooker, FitnessBooker and SalonBooker
systems, has announced the launch of Version 9 of its
software. More>>
27 Feb 2013 Eco-friendly leisure centre gets community backing A Durham community has voted for £500,000 of capital funding to go towards an
eco-friendly fitness and wellness centre, to replace the closure of Glenholme
Leisure Centre in 2012. More>>
27 Feb 2013 Walthamstow Leisure Centre reopens after revamp The former Kelmscott Leisure Centre has officially reopened as Walthamstow
Leisure Centre this week as part of the council's £24m investment across the
borough's five leisure facilities. More>>
27 Feb 2013 Mixed Martial Arts gym opens in Wales Wales' biggest Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) gym has opened in Swansea this month,
with a facility that can cater for up to 100 users at any one time. Classes at the facility will be run by the
Chris Rees Academy, which already has clubs in Swansea, Cardiff, Aberystwyth and Bridgend and more
than 1,000 members. More>>
27 Feb 2013 Belfast council considers potential benefits from new stadia Belfast communities are being consulted this week regarding opportunities to
improve local sport and leisure facilities in tandem with the development of
Windsor Park and Casement Park. More>>
22 Feb 2013 Total Fitness appoints new CEO Total Fitness Health Clubs has appointed Richard Millman as its new chief executive officer, effective 25
February. More>>
21 Feb 2013 Snap Fitness expands UK presence Twenty-four hour gym franchise Snap Fitness has lodged an application with the
Harborough District Council to open a gym in the town centre, as it expands its
franchise in the UK. More>>
20 Feb 2013 S&P Architects to design £10.1m Worcestershire leisure centre Wyre Forest District Council has appointed S&P Architects to draw up outline
plans for a new £10.1m leisure centre in the Worcestershire district, which will
provide a cost-effective alternative to existing facilities. More>>
19 Feb 2013 Matrix secures three-year contract with The Gym Group Budget gym operator The Gym Group and Johnson Health Tech (JHT) have signed a three-year extension
that will see Matrix Fitness equipment installed in all of The Gym Group's new UK clubs. More>>
18 Feb 2013 Active4Less opens ninth club Independently-owned budget gym operator Active4Less has opened its ninth club in Burnham,
Buckinghamshire. More>>
18 Feb 2013 Pure Gym launches new app for iPhones Affordable fitness provider Pure Gym has launched an iPhone app, with an Android
version set to follow later this year. More>>
14 Feb 2013 Nuffield invests £8m in fitness and wellbeing centres A six-month project has seen a number of Nuffield Health Fitness and Wellbeing
Centres refurbished, refitted and expanded with medical clinics as part of a £8m
investment. More>>
14 Feb 2013 Ofsted recommends national strategy on PE A report released by Ofsted recommends the government develop a new national
strategy on PE and sports in schools, with teaching in more than a quarter of
schools not improving pupils’ fitness. More>>
