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Portlaoise pitch project gets underway
Work has started on a new 38-acre sports facility in Rathleague, County Laois, Ireland. The multi-million euro development will be home to Portlaoise GAA club. more |

£110m eco-resort opens in Wales
The Bluestone eco-resort in Pembrokeshire, Wales, has opened for business. Targeting the higher end of the domestic tourism market, the £110m site will be one of the UK’s only holiday villages located in a coastal location and in a national park. more |

More than 100 museums to take part in Cultural Olympiad
The beginning of the Cultural Olympiad, on the weekend of 26-27 September, will see more than 100 museums, archives and libraries taking part in a range of activities. more |
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Commission on the Future of Women’s Sport announced
Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, Andy Burnham, MP, this week announced the Commission on the Future of Women’s Sport, a new, independent body set up to address the current crisis in women’s sport. more |
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Celebrate National Parks Week – Britain’s breathing spaces!
National Parks Week (NPW) takes place from 28 July – 3 August and there will be a range of activities going on around the country with plenty of reasons to get out for some fresh air and enjoy the views. more
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UK's ageing population needs things to do, commission warns
England's local authorities are not doing enough to make sure the ageing population has enough interesting and worthwhile things to do, a report from the Audit Commission claims.
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City council to transform play areas
Play facilities in Lincoln are to undergo a £100,000 transformation as part of a local authority strategy. more
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23 Jul 2008
Winchester Sports Stadium opens for business
A new £3.5m sports facility has opened at the University of Winchester in Hampshire. more
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22 Jul 2008
Workplace health programmes
Employers across all industry sectors should do more in getting the nation playing more sport, according to Sport England. more
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22 Jul 2008
Stadium investments still going strong
A PricewaterhouseCoopers report has revealed that more than £3bn is to go into regenerating sports stadia across the UK. more
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22 Jul 2008
New marine body for Scotland proposed
A new integrated body responsible for Scotland's seas is to be established under new legislative proposals from the Scottish government. more
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22 Jul 2008
£20m sports centre for Lancaster University
Lancaster City Council has given the go ahead for a new £20m sports centre to be built at the Lancaster University. more
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21 Jul 2008
Funding details for free swimming proposals announced
The government have set out further details of the plan to make swimming free for all by 2012. more
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18 Jul 2008
British Swimming strikes deal with UK sport authorities
A new sports science Memorandum of Operation (MoU) has been signed between British Swimming and UK Sport. more
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17 Jul 2008
New sports village and stadium for Wakefield
Wakefield Council is working with consultants Driver Jonas on a business plan for a community sports stadium and leisure centre, to be built alongside the existing Thornes Park Athletics Stadium, near Leeds. more
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24 Jul 2008
FIE training targets teenagers
Fitness Industry Education (FIE) has added a new Level 2 award in Adapting Gym Instruction for Adolescents from Active IQ. more
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22 Jul 2008
Next stage in qualifications review
SkillsActive has begun the next stage of a review into the qualifications framework for the fitness industry following a series of consultation workshops with employers. more
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08 Jul 2008
New REPs registrar appointed
Jean-Ann Marnoch, previously executive director of Central YMCA (CYQ), has been appointed as the new REPs Registrar following the appointment of Cliff Collins as director of the European Register of Exercise Professionals (EREPs). more
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07 Jul 2008
New group CEO role at Skillsactive
The SkillsActive Board has confirmed the appointment of Stephen Studd, its chief executive, in the new position of group chief executive. more
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