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Cuts to council-run pools raise child safety concerns

26/08/2025

More than 120 public swimming pools have closed over the last decade, freedom of information (FOI) requests from GMB have revealed.

Town halls forced to sell community assets as debts mount

26/08/2025

Local authorities across the UK are selling off public assets – such as schools and care homes – to try and reduce a collective debt of £122bn.

Scottish Borders props up leisure services provider

22/08/2025

Scottish Borders Council has agreed to provide a £1m loan to its leisure services provider as it grapples with a budget shortfall.

High energy prices forcing councils to cool swimming pools

14/08/2025

Councils are decreasing temperatures in swimming pools due to high energy prices, data says.

Council accused of offering ‘freebies’ in devolution bid

13/08/2025

Oxford City Council has been accused of handing out ‘freebies’ to win support for its local government reorganisation plans.

Remove barriers to gym access, councils told

07/08/2025

Councils urged to improve gym access for people with mental illness, as new report highlights barriers and calls for inclusive fitness services.

Council launches investigation into water park death

06/08/2025

Stoke-on-Trent City Council has launched an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of a four-year-old girl at the Waterworld water park.

Call for £400m sports fund to be channelled through councils

05/08/2025

Council leaders have called for the £400m announced in the Spending Review for grassroots sports to be targeted toward leisure centres and swimming pools.

Building Healthier Communities: The Case for Investing in Public Health

11/07/2025

Explore how targeted, community-based public health strategies can improve lives, reduce NHS pressure, and deliver cost savings for local authorities.

Everyone Active launches new Community Champions scheme

09/06/2025

Leisure Operator, Everyone Active, launches new Community Champions scheme to fund local projects.

Alliance Leisure Gets All ISG Affected Developments Back On Track

19/02/2025

In the wake of ISG Construction’s sudden collapse, Alliance Leisure has successfully brought all affected leisure development projects back on track.

Unions warn council over potential strikes

14/01/2025

Trade unions have warned Belfast City Council that leisure centre staff could strike if a pay dispute with an outsourced management company is not resolved.

Unlocking the benefits of low carbon leisure centres

03/12/2024

Steve Wilkinson, director of energy performance contracts at Cenergist, explores how councils can navigate decarbonisation strategies for leisure centres.

Five star performance for Everyone Active

28/10/2024

Everyone Active celebrates five awards at ukactive Awards 2024, including top honours for National Centre and Outstanding Organisation of the Year.

Council demolishes ‘Britain's biggest man cave’

03/06/2024

Forest of Dean District Council has set to work demolishing a leisure complex that was built without planning permission by a local millionaire.

Two-thirds of councils to cut neighbourhood services

27/02/2024

Community services will have to be ‘drastically scaled back’ or cut altogether without further funding for councils, the Local Government Association (LGA) has warned.

Fitness instructors flex muscles in pay dispute

25/01/2024

Council-employed yoga, aerobics and Pilates instructors in Colchester are voting on strike action after nearly a decade without a pay rise, says Unison.

£20m boost for leisure centres

06/11/2023

The Government has awarded local authorities a share of £20m to help support swimming pools and leisure centres most at risk of closure or significant service reduction.

Thousand pools shut since 2010

05/10/2023

More than 1,000 publicly accessible pools have closed since 2010, England’s governing body for swimming has found.

Council U-turns on decision to close 39 facilities

04/10/2023

North Lanarkshire Council has reversed its plan to close 39 community facilities after Scotland’s First Minister blasted the decision as ‘short sighted’.

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