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Bayswater club reopens after £1.2m refurbishment
BY Kath Hudson | 17 Oct 2013
Central London sports centre, the Porchester Centre, has now reopened after a
£1.2m expansion and refurbishment, financed by Westminster City Council, the
London Marathon Trust and sports trust, Greenwich Leisure Ltd.
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Too many ‘dreadful’ health club managers says Terry
BY Tom Anstey | 30 Sep 2013
Speaking at the awards ceremony for the third annual Members’ Choice Health
Club Awards during Leisure Industry Week in Birmingham this week, Liz Terry,
Editorial Director of Health Club Management magazine said there are too many
‘dreadful’ managers running the UK’s health clubs.
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Toni's expands offerings with GRAVITY Studios
BY Chris Dodd | 30 Sep 2013
An independent Pilates and Kettlercise club, Toni’s Pilates in East Sussex, has
expanded its equipment and offerings having teamed up with GRAVITY Studios.
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Second UK club for group exercise concept
BY Kath Hudson | 27 Sep 2013
The UK’s second Speedflex centre opened in London at the end of September,
following on from the success of the first site in Jesmond, Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
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David Cameron gives Instructability a Big Society Award
BY Kath Hudson | 26 Sep 2013
Instructability, the programme created by spinal cord injury charity, Aspire and
YMCAfit, to provide fitness industry training for people with disabilities, has
been given a Big Society Award from the prime minister.
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Cash injection for Xercise4Less
BY Aoife Dowling | 18 Sep 2013
Low cost gym chain Xercise4Less has received a £5m investment to support the
group’s plan to roll out 50 new gyms across the country.
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Bacteria in the gut influences levels of obesity
BY Chris Dodd | 08 Sep 2013
Bacteria in the human gut could play a vital role in determining who is obese
and who is lean, leading to the possibility of creating new treatments to fight
obesity, according to a study published in the journal Science.
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TDR Capital buys David Lloyd Leisure at a write down of £276.7m from London & Regional
BY Chris Dodd | 06 Sep 2013
David Lloyd Leisure (DLL) has been taken over by private equity group TDR
Capital. The new owners will inject investment to upgrade clubs and focus on
domestic and international expansion.
Though the terms of the deal haven't been disclosed, it's thought the business
was sold by London & Regional and joint shareholders Caird Capital for
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£750m. The takeover sees TDR gain control of a chain of 81 clubs in the UK
and 10 in Europe, with membership figures standing at 440,000.
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Gymtopia launches to encourage gyms to help communities
BY Chris Dodd | 30 Aug 2013
A new project has been launched to bring together stories, insight and
inspiration from the health and fitness industry encouraging gyms and their
members to have a wider reaching social impact.
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£3m funding boost for Change4Life
BY Tom Walker | 19 Aug 2013
The Department of Health is investing an extra £5m in getting children and
families to exercise and play more sports.
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