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Why more areas should become Boroughs of Sport
HEALTH

Why more areas should become Boroughs of Sport

By Cllr Ross Garrod | 27 March 2026

Merton is on a mission to become London’s first Borough of Sport, says Ross Garrod. He sets out five simple steps it used to adopt a whole council approach to physical activity.

FINANCE

Epsom & Ewell mulls suing leisure operator

By Dan Peters | 21 January 2026

Epsom & Ewell BC has ‘retained legal expert support’ as it considers suing the former operator of...

DEVOLUTION

Delivering health and devo

By Louise Gittins | 10 December 2025

Cheshire and Merseyside are teaming up with local partners – and with Sir Michael Marmot and the ...

LEISURE

Supporting older people's health and fitness

By Phil Donnay | 23 October 2025

Phil Donnay looks at the importance for older people of keeping active.

CLIMATE EMERGENCY

Why local sport must be the greenest game in town

By Tunde Williams | 28 August 2025

Tunde Williams says sport has always been about more than games, and now it must become about fut...

LEISURE

A new vision for leisure

By Ian Fytche | 28 August 2025

A shift to prevention creates a chance to reimagine leisure focused on active wellbeing, writes I...

FINANCE

Scottish Borders props up leisure services provider

By Martin Ford | 22 August 2025

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

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Leaders call for councils to get £400m sports funding

By William Eichler | 05 August 2025

Council leaders have urged ministers to ensure the £400m announced in the Spending Review for gra...

LEISURE

Commission calls for statutory play duty

By Dan Peters | 12 June 2025

The Government should introduce a statutory duty for English local authorities that would require...

LEISURE

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

10 June 2025

Unsung heroes making a difference across the UK are being urged to step forward for a groundbreak...

LEISURE

GLL: Supporting a new generation of literary talent

By Rebecca Gediking | 10 April 2025

Rebecca Gediking explains how GLL's Literary Foundation is helping to inspire the authors of the ...

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