Global logistics operator, Hellmann Worldwide Logistics UK has announced a new partnership with Itella Logistics in Scandinavia. Commencing on the 1st February the new partnership will see round trip trailers running into Denmark and Sweden.
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Safety Notice – Product Recall of Certain SANYO Microwave Ovens
January 25, 2012
SANYO Sales & Marketing Europe GmbH (SANYO S&M) has announced that some SANYO Microwave Ovens (EM-C8787B UK2 and EM-C8787W) sold in the UK and Ireland may cause severe electric shock to the user during operation. This is due to some of the printed circuit boards within the internal control panel having electrical contact with the [...]
The SuperClass was organised by the leisure centre as a way of getting the community together in the name of a good cause
Parklands Leisure Centre in Leicester holds New Year SuperClass in aid of Breast Cancer
January 24, 2012
Last week, Parklands Leisure Centre in Leicester was the venue of choice for a special New Year SuperClass held in aid of Breast Cancer. Over 100 people attended the three-hour event, which featured a range of different exercise and fitness classes and, over the course of the evening, an impressive £418 was raised for the [...]
The ride will start on at midnight on 3rd March at St Albans Cathedral and finish at the Eiffel Tower in Paris, at midnight on the 4th March
On yer bike! Local man embarks on St Albans to Paris charity ride
January 23, 2012
Dean North, a local man from St Albans is raising money for Cancer Research UK by cycling the 300 miles from St Albans to Paris in only 24 hours.
Premier Training International aims to provide ways for people to gain respected qualifications in the health and fitness industry
Premier Training International launches new venue in Sheffield
January 18, 2012
Closely following the announcement of a new venue in Exeter, Premier Training International has continued to expand by revealing plans to open a further new training venue in Sheffield. The International Diploma in Advanced Personal Training will be the first qualification available at the venue as Premier works to increase its outreach and support aspiring [...]
Hellmann UK launches direct service to Poland
January 17, 2012
Following the introduction of the new service to Eastern Germany at the end of last year, Hellmann Worldwide Logistics UK has announced the launch of a further direct feed service into Poland to begin in February.
The membership package includes unlimited use of the swimming pools, Harper’s gyms, fitness classes, squash courts and health suites
Peterlee Leisure Centre looks for further business partnerships after the success of Pepsico Walkers gym initiative
January 11, 2012
Peterlee Leisure Centre is on the lookout for local businesses that want to offer their employees the chance to get fit and healthy in the New Year. The call comes after the success of a corporate gym membership scheme run in conjunction with the Peterlee-based food and drinks manufacturing company Pepsico Walkers. Having launched in [...]
50 strip in central London for new kindness movement
August 17, 2010
London was sent first into shock, then happiness this morning as 50 people from all over the UK congregated in Piccadilly Circus, stripping to their underwear in unison then donating their clothes to Oxfam. The event was organised as an ‘act of random kindness’ by Arkº The half-naked ‘Arkers’ then ran through London performing acts of [...]
SANYO Xacti CS1 takes T3 Gadget Awards ‘Camcorder of the Year’ crown
October 12, 2010
The new SANYO Xacti VPC-CS1 has today been named ‘Camcorder of the Year’ at the 2010 T3 Awards. The world’s smallest 1080i HD Dual Camera was launched earlier this year and has been one of the most successful Xacti models ever
Winners of WISE Awards 2010 announced
November 12, 2010
Six laureates honoured by the World Innovation Summit for Education for their outstanding initiatives transforming education.
Could flirting save your relationship? 1 in 4 men think it’s fine to flirt whilst loved-up
February 22, 2011
First ever ‘Flirt Report’ from Flirtomatic identifies key trends in online dating and shatters myths about flirting habits in men and women: 1 in 4 men happy to flirt whilst in a relationship The most acceptable place to flirt whilst committed is online Flirting with boundaries is healthy for your relationship Virtual dates will become common in the [...]
Record-breaking Twestival unites more than 150 cities in day of fundraising
March 22, 2011
Twestival Local, the pioneering charity movement, will inspire the biggest global charity event ever organised through social media on March 24th, with 150+ cities across the world coordinating and hosting their own fundraising event. Organised by an army of thousands of volunteers and vocally supported by Twitter’s own founders, Twestival events will take place in [...]
Fibre Architects is currently turning the land that used to house an old derelict school into a new housing development in West Yorkshire.
Fibre heads up housing development in Brotherton
July 6, 2011
Independent architectural consultancy, Fibre Architects, has this month completed the initial design proposal of a new residential development in Brotherton, West Yorkshire. The land includes an old schoolhouse and former derelict school, which has just been demolished to make room for a new housing development that will be home to ten new houses. Building contractors, [...]
Private scheme to tackle housing crisis raises £500k in 5 days.
September 12, 2011
Equfund’s new Loanstock for community self-build projects has raised £0.5m in its first five days. A social impact investment scheme designed to tackle the housing crisis in some of Britain’s most deprived areas has raised £500,000 of private investment in the first five days since its launch. The Loanstock project from Equfund aims to provide [...]
Dorking Sports Centre launches three new courses: Kick Boxing, Life Saving Skills and Weight Training.
Specialist courses come to Dorking Sports Centre
September 13, 2011
Dorking Sports Centre is helping keep teenagers and young adults active this autumn with three exciting new courses, on behalf of Sportivate. Starting 20th September, from as little as £1 per session, local youth residents can sign up to the new Kick Boxing, Life Saving Skills and Weight Training courses now.
The four flames will be brought together to create the Paralympic Flame at special ceremony at Stoke Mandeville Stadium, birthplace of the Paralympic Movement, on Tuesday 28 August 2012.
Stoke Mandeville Stadium to host London 2012 Paralympic Torch Relay
September 15, 2011
Celebratory flames from across Great Britain & Northern Ireland will combine at Stoke Mandeville Stadium as part of Paralympic Flame Festival before beginning a 24 hour Paralympic Flame journey to the Stratford and the Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Paralympic Games.
Homeowners could make over £32,000 with solar says new website
September 20, 2011
Our Solar Britain energy calculator highlights homeowners’ savings and feed-in tariff revenues from solar installation. The average homeowner in the United Kingdom could save £32,000 – over £1,200 per year – through the installation of solar panels according to a new savings calculator provided by the Our Solar Britain initiative. Located at oursolarbritain.co.uk, the consumer [...]
Worcester Swimming Pool will be running a six week Sportivate ‘learn to swim’ course for 14-18 year olds and Sportivate ‘learn to swim’ course for 19-25 year olds.
Worcester Swimming Pool launches Sportivate learn to swim courses
October 3, 2011
Worcester Swimming Pool is helping to keep teenagers and young adults active this autumn with two exciting new courses, on behalf of Sportivate. Starting at the end of October, local youth residents can sign up to the new ‘learn to swim’ courses now.
Club Cleo is donating 25% of all sales from the Orquid Eternal Skincare Range throughout October to Breast Cancer Care
Get flawless skin with orchid extract and make a difference to Breast Cancer Care
October 4, 2011
To celebrate October’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Club Cleo, the pioneers behind the development of natural health, beauty and wellbeing solutions is donating 25% of all sales from the Orquid Eternal Skincare Range throughout October to Breast Cancer Care.
La Tasca educates local school to celebrate National Spain Day
October 13, 2011
Recently transformed restaurant invites Berkshire schoolchildren to a day of Spanish culture. La Tasca Bar & Kitchen Windsor yesterday welcomed the pupils of Oakfield First School to celebrate National Spain Day. Thirty Year 4 students were treated to the full, authentic tapas experience that La Tasca specialises in as well as benefiting from a lesson [...]
The Big Splash Half Term Crash Course will take place from Monday 24 to Friday 28 October at Downham Health & Leisure Centre
Make a big splash at Downham Health & Leisure Centre
October 20, 2011
This October, Downham Health & Leisure Centre is urging as many local people as possible to swap the TV remote and games consoles for a pair of goggles and head down to their local swimming pool to take part in the UK’s Big Splash.
“TOP BRAND PV“ seal for SANYO modules
October 21, 2011
EuPD Research awards leading brands in the PV branch. Munich, 2011: SANYO has ranked as one of the strongest brands in the PV branch for a number of years. Among the most frequently installed crystalline module brands, SANYO is particularly popular among installers thanks to its new and innovative product range. SANYO received higher than [...]
Ross Gregory will be working at both the Olympic and Paralympic Games for 40 days throughout the summer at the Aquatics Centre and Eaton Manor
Olympic dream comes true for Tiddenfoot Lifeguard
October 26, 2011
A lifeguard at Tiddenfoot Leisure Centre has been selected to work at the Olympic and Paralympic Games having been selected out of 240,000 applicants.
Events at the birthday celebration include karate displays, gymnastics and an exciting Zumbathon
Willesden Sports Centre to hold birthday bash
November 1, 2011
Willesden Sports Centre will be celebrating its fifth birthday with a bash loaded full of family sporting fun on Saturday 5th November.
The collation service allows retailers to order sets of items such as double hook wires, hanging buttons and poster holders in bulk and have them collated and delivered nationwide
Collation Service offered to ‘The Big Four’ by UK POS
November 2, 2011
Retailers are consistently planning ahead, and with seasonal promotions and sales it is often important for ‘The Big Four’ to ensure that point of sale kit is uniform across outlets, and as a result of this demand, UK Point of Sale is now offering a collation service to its customers.
"With Christmas only two months away, exercising is the perfect way for women to look and feel great."
Calling all ladies! Get in shape in time for Christmas at Carnival Pool
November 8, 2011
With Christmas less than 7 weeks away, Carnival Pool, is helping women across Wokingham fit into that all important festive frock thanks to its women’s only body conditioning class.
Meadowlands Leisure Pool in Tavistock, Devon, presented a group of young Rookies with their ‘Master Rookie Lifeguard’ certificates and badges.
Rookie Lifeguards excel at Meadowlands Leisure Pool
November 8, 2011
On Saturday 5th November Meadowlands Leisure Pool in Tavistock, Devon, presented a group of young Rookies with their ‘Master Rookie Lifeguard’ certificates and badges. Katelyn Dawe, Jessica Eales, and three brothers, David, Thomas and Joseph Carver have managed to complete the Rookie programme and gone further to achieve their Master Rookie. Their teacher, Jackie Groombridge, [...]
Pure Gym Coventry is opening in December and will be priced at £16.99 per month with no contract; however they have limited spaces available now for just £9.99 per month
The Pure Gym Revolution comes to Coventry and creates 20 new jobs
November 10, 2011
Pure Gym, the leading brand in affordable fitness is opening a new state of the art gym in The SkyDome on Croft Road in Coventry, which will not only offer the people of Coventry an affordable way to work out and keep fit and active but it will also create more than 20 new jobs [...]
Blackwater Leisure Centre gives GP-referral new lease of life
November 11, 2011
Demonstrating that being active can greatly improve your health, Blackwater Leisure Centre has over the past year helped 73-year-old Clare Urry, from Maldon, go from using a mobility scooter to being able to cycle to and from the centre.
Online resources bring 25% productivity increase to ICON TRAINING assessors
November 11, 2011
ICON TRAINING, based in Monmouthshire, South Wales, has launched a new online resource to help learners hoping to qualify as health and fitness industry professionals complete their Active IQ accredited NVQ qualifications. Implemented by SkillWise in conjunction with Active IQ, the e-portfolio system has had a fantastic effect on the delivery and assessment of NVQ [...]
TOWIE comes to Manifest… kind of.
November 14, 2011
Manifest London will be welcoming its resident Essex girl Ali Maynard to the team as an Account Manager (Shu’up!). Not your stereotypical TOWIE cast member, Ali prefers festivals and Geocaching to shoes and handbags. Joining Manifest following a 2.5year stint at Nobull, Ali’s background includes social, traditional and experiential events. Working with a range of [...]
The WheelAppeal campaign aims to provide disabled people with new sports wheelchairs and coaching to enable them to participate in sport.
Riverside Leisure Centre to hold charity event for WheelPower
November 15, 2011
On Tuesday 29th November, Riverside Leisure Centre in Norwich will hold a coffee and cupcake event to raise money for the charity WheelPower, the national charity for wheelchair sport. Cupcakes, coffee and tea will be on sale throughout, while raffle tickets will be on sale at the Leisure Centre right up until the event itself.
Learn to Swim sessions aim to re-build water confidence, providing both a level of competency and an important lifesaving skill.
Sportivate comes to Oadby and Wigston Swimming Pools
November 22, 2011
Swimming Pools in Oadby and Wigston are helping to keep teenagers and young adults active this winter with two exciting new courses, which are being delivered locally as part of the Sportivate programme. Starting the first week in December, and just £1 per session, local residents can sign up for the Mums & Toddlers Swim [...]
Get the body beautiful before Christmas with Zumba at North Kesteven Leisure Centres
November 29, 2011
Two leisure centres in North Kesteven, Harpers at Sleaford and the NK Centre, have announced the launch of new Zumba fitness classes in December. Karen Lock will teach the classes with the first session at Sleaford set to start on Friday 2nd December at 7pm, while classes at the NK Centre start on Thursday 8th [...]
Active IQ Academy announced as approved eLearning supplier for FitPro
December 9, 2011
Active IQ Academy has been announced as the approved eLearning supplier for FitPro, the largest association for fitness professionals in the world. Supporting the delivery of active leisure courses for FitPro’s 3,000 instructors through eLearning solutions and online resources, the Academy will deliver a cutting edge learning experience
Q8Oils is taking the guess work out of automotive oil purchases by launching a new SMS text service called Q8 ‘OilM8’
Q8Oils launches new SMS service for automotive engine oil purchases
December 19, 2011
If the oil light appears on your car dashboard, would you know which is the correct oil to buy for your car engine? For most of us the answer would be no and instead we panic when the oil light flashes and rush to the nearest garage and make an impulse purchase.
The mountain biking event took place in and around the York area, introducing essential biking skills to people new to the sport
North Yorkshire Sport hosts Mountain Biking event to launch new Sportivate programme
December 15, 2011
Thousands of young people in North Yorkshire are to benefit from a new programme launched by North Yorkshire Sport that aims to get 14-25 year-olds active and participating in sports. The Sportivate scheme will encourage those who are not currently taking part in a sport in their own time to get out and give it [...]
Bachy Soletanche starts piling at the Scottish Exhibition & Conference Centre
December 21, 2011
Despite battling against the unforgiving Scottish weather, Bachy Soletanche has started piling at the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre (SECC) in Glasgow in preparation for a new Multi-Storey Car Park. Known to be a potentially problematic site due to the positioning over a former dock that was filled in with unknown matter during the 1950s, [...]
Paradise Pool announce the Swimmer of the Term winner
December 21, 2011
Lily Day, aged 10 from High Barnes in Ely, has been named as the Swimmer of the Term at Paradise Pool in Ely. The Swimmer of the Term award recognises young swimmers who have made real progress in the water over the last few months, taking into account effort, ability, attitude and attendance. Lily will [...]
Peterlee Leisure Centre announces new youth activities for 2012
December 23, 2011
Peterlee Leisure Centre has announced that it will launch three new activities in the New Year to encourage young people in the community to learn new skills and stay active. Badminton coaching, Dodgeball coaching and an Aquatic Youth Club will begin in January, further bolstering the range of sporting activity already taking place at the [...]
Morpeth leisure centre to launch Aquatic Youth Club as part of brand new swimming pool programme for 2012
December 23, 2011
As part of a brand new swimming pool programme for the New Year, Riverside Leisure Centre in Morpeth has announced details of an Aquatic Youth Club to begin in January. In addition to the Aquatic Youth Club, the new swimming pool programme makes significant alterations to current programmes, including having public swimming available every weekday [...]
Nick Cash (right), Northgate Head of Public Sector, presenting Paul Broadbent of One Vision Housing with the vehicles in Bootle, Merseyside.
Northgate Vehicle Hire announces One Vision Housing contract
January 4, 2012
Northgate Vehicle Hire, market leaders in flexible vehicle hire and fleet solutions, has won a three-year contract with One Vision Housing (OVH), a property services company based in Merseyside, providing the business with a flexible fleet of 80 plus vehicles.
Almost 6,000 ‘fanvestors’ help BrewDog’s Equity for Punks scheme to reach £2.2m investment target
January 5, 2012
Scotland’s largest independent brewery, BrewDog has today closed its unique share scheme before the deadline after reaching its ambitious £2.2m investment target early, with 5,746 investors from 32 different countries buying shares in the business. The money raised through the FSA accredited scheme will fund the construction of a new low-carbon brewery to help BrewDog [...]
etc.venues steps up growth with third new venue in 12 months
January 10, 2012
Conference and training venue provider etc.venues is sticking to its promise to keep growing and innovating by announcing its next new opening – a high quality 20,000 square foot conference and meeting venue in St. Paul’s, London. The new venue in a landmark City building at 200 Aldersgate will include the largest conference suite in [...]
Mobile users replace the ‘ring ring’ their callers hear with personalised messages
January 11, 2012
New Facebook app allows mobile users to create their own ‘RingTagz’ with first ever UGC feature RingTagz, the service that allows mobile users to customise the ringing heard by those that call them, has today announced the launch of its User Generated RingTagz feature. For the first time, UK mobile phone users can record and [...]
Dunlop launches ‘Job Build’ tool to help the trade prepare quotes
January 11, 2012
Starting the New Year with a bang, Dunlop Adhesives, the specialist manufacturer of adhesives, grouts, finishing and ancillary products, has launched part one of its ‘Job Build’ function on the newly launched Trade Zone. Providing another handy tool to make life that little bit easier for the trade, the unique Job Build tool allows a [...]
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Free taster swim sessions at Stoke Mandeville Stadium
February 3, 2012
Stoke Mandeville Stadium is offering a free one day taster swim session for children during February half term, however local people must register soon as this offer is limited to 24 children aged 4-7 years.
Once in a lifetime opportunity to meet GB Triathlon Team for St Albans Triathletes
February 3, 2012
Thirty members from St Albans triathlon club – Tri-Force had a rare and exciting opportunity to receive coaching from the GE Great Britain triathlon team in a unique GE funded master class held at Westminster Lodge Leisure Centre.
LOVE Your Body at Tiddenfoot Leisure Centre
February 3, 2012
Tiddenfoot Leisure Centre is offering free health checks to customers as part of its Valentines themed, LOVE Your Body campaign, which will run throughout February.
New gym re-launches in Park Inn Hotel in Cardiff North after £120,000 investment
February 3, 2012
Local people wanting to get fit and active this year will have no excuse not to don their trainers following the re-launch of innaction gym at the Park Inn Hotel, Cardiff North. The club has been closed for two months while it benefited from £120,000 being spent of refurbishing the existing club and updating it [...]
Taptu Announces Blogger Outreach Competition, Blog Applifier, Opens Up Tapform Platform for Two Lucky Winners
February 2, 2012
Taptu taps into blogosphere, creating a mutually beneficial, month-long contest that rewards the winners with a free custom news app reflective of their blog content CAMBRIDGE, England & DENVER – (February 2, 2012) – Taptu, the social media and mobile search technology company known for “DJ-ing the news”, announces today an exciting competition, Blog App-lifier, [...]
