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HEALTH
Districts need support to keep leisure centres open
By Paul Shevlin | 16 June 2021
If the Government is really serious about health and wellbeing, then district councils must have ...
FINANCE
Districts in plea for leisure centre funding
By Martin Ford | 08 June 2021
A crunch meeting on the future of leisure centres is to take place this week, The MJ understands.
ECONOMIC GROWTH
More than £600m awarded to 26 new Town Deals
By Laura Sharman | 08 June 2021
The Government has announced the latest round of towns deals, which will see 26 towns across Engl...
CLIMATE CHANGE
Reaping the benefits from urban green space need not cost the earth
By Paul O’Brien | 02 June 2021
Urban areas, even those that are densely populated, can still play host to biologically diverse p...
LEISURE
Let's not lose our leisure centres
By David Chefneux | 26 May 2021
The District Councils’ Network has urged the Government to offer a lifeline to leisure centres o...
LEISURE
Central Government must 'sign off a National Leisure Recovery Fund #2'
By Mark Sesnan | 24 May 2021
There appears to be a clear disconnect between central Government’s public commitments to tacklin...
LEISURE
White van man on... leisure centres
19 May 2021
There’s not much point in the health nannies telling us to take more exercise when gyms and leisu...
HEALTH
Who are parks for? Facing up to inequality in access to urban nature
By Fay Holland | 17 May 2021
A report from Groundwork highlights the barriers some face in accessing parks and natural spaces....
HEALTH
More than 100 leisure centres could go bust, DCN warns
By Dan Peters | 13 May 2021
More than 100 leisure centres in England could go bust due to the coronavirus crisis, district co...
LEISURE
Prospect raised of financial support for Glasgow
By Martin Ford | 29 April 2021
The Scottish First Minister has raised the possibility of further financial support for Glasgow C...
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