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Jowell: 2012's 'Olympic Movement' legacy
Olympics minister Tessa Jowell has announced that
London 2012 has "irreversibly altered" what it
means to host an Olympic Games due to a focus on
the event's legacy. more |
CCC rejects national park boundary plans
Cumbria County Council (CCC) has rejected plans to
extend the Lake District and Yorkshire Dales
National Parks due to fears over a "democratic
deficit" in decision-making. more |
Contractor appointed for Scunthorpe venue
North Lincolnshire Council (NLC) has announced
that Scunthorpe-based Clugston Construction has
been appointed to build the town's new
multi-million pound entertainment venue. more |
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Central Location added for Building Schools for the Future Seminar
ISPAL is delighted to announce a central location and date for the series of seminars focusing on Building Schools for the Future. For some time now ISPAL has been working to provide additional support for local authority leisure leaders in engaging actively and fully with the Building Schools for the Future (BSF) agenda. more |
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Rural Areas in England to Benefit from Funding
Sport England has announced funding from the National Lottery of £10 million which is to be spent in rural areas to increase participation in grass-root level sports. The Rural Community fund is the first of its kind to address the challenges that effect sport in rural areas. more
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City Dip 2010: The City of London makes a splash
The City of London’s annual sponsored swim took place last weekend and was a resounding success. Nearly 300 swimmers entered the event, which was opened on Friday 26th by the Rt. Hon The Lord Mayor of the City of London, Alderman Nick Anstee, who started off proceedings by swimming ten lengths. more |
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ISPAL Bookshop Sale
The ISPAL bookshop sale is now on. Whether you're
studying for a qualification, have a specific project
to research, or want to learn more about a facet of
the business that intrigues you, ISPAL has the
necessary tools to help. more
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03 Mar 2010
Stadiums 'not equipped for heart attacks'
A new report has revealed that a number of major European football stadiums are "not adequately prepared" to deal with spectators who suffer heart attacks while attending matches. more
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03 Mar 2010
Ashford facility forced to shut leisure pool
A leisure centre in Ashford, Kent, has been forced to close its leisure pool and learner pool to the public in order to carry out repair work after a fault was discovered with the tiling. more
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03 Mar 2010
New sports facilities for Church Aston
Telford and Wrekin Council (TWC) has announced plans to provide new recreational facilities for young people in Church Aston, near Newport, Shropshire. more
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03 Mar 2010
London 2012 set to learn from Vancouver
London 2012 organisers have revealed that a team of 50 delegates has spent time at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada, to take advantage of a "final opportunity" to learn from the Games. more
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02 Mar 2010
Genes determine benefit of exercise
Genes can reveal how much people will benefit
from regular exercise, according to a new study.
Researchers from 14 institutions - led by the
Pennington Biomedical Research Centre (PBRC) in
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, US - found that exercise
doesn’t work equally for everyone. more
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02 Mar 2010
SIV to upgrade Tinsley Park
Sheffield International Venues (SIV) will invest £200,000 in redeveloping its Tinsley Park Golf Course. more
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02 Mar 2010
GLL awarded Social Enterprise Mark
Sports trust Greenwich Leisure (GLL) has been awarded the Social Enterprise Mark following the scheme's launch last month. The initiative was set up in February to identify businesses to consumers which meet criteria for social enterprise more
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02 Mar 2010
Hadleigh Swimming Pool Refurbishment
South Suffolk Leisure and Babergh District Council have begun work on a £335,000 refurbishment programme at Hadleigh Swimming Pool in Suffolk. more
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08 Mar 2010
New scheme to help Yorkshire youngsters
Regional development agency Yorkshire Forward and the Rugby Football League (RFL) have teamed up in a bid to help young unemployed people in deprived areas of Yorkshire and the Humber. more
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25 Feb 2010
New jobs in culture and sport pass 6,000 mark
Progress towards the creation of 10,000 new jobs for young people in the cultural and sports sectors has passed the half way mark, according to culture secretary, Ben Bradshaw. more
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23 Feb 2010
England Squash strikes deal with Fusion
England Squash & Racketball (ESR) has agreed a deal which will see the governing body deploying its coaches at publicly-owned leisure centres in the south east. more
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11 Feb 2010
Birmingham Council to cut 2,000 jobs
The largest local authority in the UK, Birmingham City Council, is to axe 2,000 jobs - many of which are understood to be in sports, culture and leisure. more
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