09 Sep 2010
Work starts on Leeds Arena scheme
Leeds City Council (LCC) has announced that BAM Construction has commenced preparatory work at the site of the city's new multi-million pound entertainment arena. more

09 Sep 2010
Calderdale centres set for autumn opening
Calderdale Council has announced that two new swimming pools and fitness facilities at Brighouse and Sowerby Bridge are due to open on 25 October and 22 November respectively. more

08 Sep 2010
£35m deal secures Halifax scheme's future
A property funding deal worth £35m has helped to secure the future of a major mixed-use regeneration scheme in the centre of Halifax, West Yorkshire. more

08 Sep 2010
Council unveils new-look theatre
Merton Council has unveiled the revamped New Wimbledon Theatre, London, following the completion of a two-month programme of work to improve the venue's exterior. More than £177,000 has been spent on enhancing the Grade II-listed theatre's facade, which saw work commence in July and has seen the return of the 100ft (30.5m) statue of Laetitia, featuring a gold leaf. more

08 Sep 2010
Dacorum Sports Trust to open extreme sports centre
Dacorum Sports Trust is on schedule to open a new extreme sports centre at the Sportspace leisure centre in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire next year. more

08 Sep 2010
US$2bn Happyland complex planned for Vietnam
A US$2bn (£1.2bn, 1.5bn euro) hotel and leisure complex is being planned for the Ben Luc commune in the Mekong Delta province of Long An, Vietnam. more

08 Sep 2010
£10.4m Heywood Sports Village to open
The new £10.4m Heywood Sports Village is on schedule to open its doors to the public later this month. more

08 Sep 2010
Hadleigh Swimming Pool completes £500,000 rebuild
Hadleigh Swimming Pool is reopening on 11 September following a £500,000 refurbishment of its changing rooms and reception area. more

07 Sep 2010
Trust takes over Hilsea Lido function room
Portsmouth City Council (PCC) has transferred responsibility for Hilsea Lido's Blue Lagoon function room to a trust working on plans to reopen the venue's main pool. more

07 Sep 2010
Swansea development plans move forward
Plans for the regeneration of Swansea's former Hafod Copperworks site have moved forward after the local authority revealed that it was in talks with a potential development partner. more

07 Sep 2010
Entertainment and retail complex planned for Doha
Al-Futtaim, Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB) and Aqar Real Estate Investment (AREI) have signed an AED 6bn (£1.1bn) joint venture agreement to construct a state-of-the-art entertainment and retail complex in Doha, Qatar. more

07 Sep 2010
Mildenhall Pool improvement works underway
Mildenhall Swimming Pool in Mildenhall, Suffolk, has closed for improvement works. more

07 Sep 2010
Contractor appointed for Rochdale scheme
Rochdale Borough Council has appointed Willmott Dixon Construction to design and build the new leisure centre in Rochdale town centre. more

06 Sep 2010
Residents lodge football centre review claim
East Staffordshire Borough Council's (ESBC) decision to approve plans for a new National Football Centre near Burton-upon Trent is set to be subject to a judicial review. more

06 Sep 2010
Rochdale regeneration plans handed boost
Plans to regenerate Rochdale have been boosted after the local council's preferred development partner Genr8 Developments secured a deal with property investor Kajima Partnerships. more

06 Sep 2010
YES! Project secures planning permission
Plans for the development of a £350m leisure and sports destination near Rotherham, South Yorkshire, have been given the green light by the local government office. more

06 Sep 2010
SACDC launches theatre revamp consultation
Local residents in St Albans, Hertfordshire, are being invited to have their say on how the Maltings Arts Theatre can be improved as part of plans to refurbish the venue. more

06 Sep 2010
Farnham leisure scheme approved
The secretary of state has granted planning consent following a call-in inquiry to The Stax Group for a mixed leisure scheme in Farnham, Surrey. more

06 Sep 2010
Cricklade Hotel changes hands
Ambienza Hotels has acquired the 46-bedroom Cricklade Hotel & Country Club in Wiltshire from a private owner for an undisclosed sum. more

06 Sep 2010
Budget gym chain looking to expand
No frills fitness operator FitSpace is looking to add to its existing eight clubs. more

03 Sep 2010
Work starts on Rotherham United stadium site
Work has started on the construction of Rotherham United Football Club's (RUFC) new 12,000-seat stadium at the town's former Guest and Chrimes foundry site. more

03 Sep 2010
St Albans leisure centre plans confirmed
St Albans City and District Council (SACDC) has confirmed that it will be pursuing existing multi-million pound plans for the redevelopment of the Westminster Lodge Leisure Centre. more

03 Sep 2010
WBC Sea Change plans to go on display
Initial design ideas for a £1.6m overhaul of Fleetwood's waterfront - part of the government's Sea Change initiative - are to be put on public display by Wyre Borough Council (WBC). more

03 Sep 2010
Public display for updated Fleetwood pier plans
Wyre Borough Council (WBC) has announced that revised plans for the redevelopment of Fleetwood's former pier site have been put on display for local residents to comment on. more

03 Sep 2010
Aberdeen's Merchant Quarter to be unveiled
Aberdeen's new Merchant Quarter is to launch on 7 September, which aims to provide the city with a range of new tourism, leisure and retail opportunities. more

02 Sep 2010
Dumfries and Galloway football pitch plans refused
Plans for a third-generation football pitch on the Crichton Estate in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, have been refused. more

02 Sep 2010
Bexhill Colonnade contractor named
Rother District Council has named Kent-based Neilcott Construction - part of Walls Holdings - as lead contractors on a £3.5m refurbishment project in Bexhill, East Sussex. more

02 Sep 2010
Weston Pier Square 'nearing completion'
North Somerset Council (NSC) has announced that the majority of work on a multi-million pound overhaul of Weston-super-Mare's Pier Square will be complete by the end of the month. more

02 Sep 2010
Green light for £22.3m Doncaster venue
Doncaster Council has approved plans for the creation of a new £22.3m performance venue in the heart of the town - part of a wider £300m civic and cultural quarter development. more

01 Sep 2010
New skate/BMX park for Dorking
A new skate/BMX park has opened at Meadowbank recreation park in Dorking. The new facilities, comprising a skate and BMX area, aerial swing and half court basketball/football area, have been funded by Mole Valley District Council and the Big Lottery Fund. more

01 Sep 2010
Cardiff Council appoints operator for ice rink
Cardiff Council has chosen Planet Ice to design, build and operate a new permanent ice arena at the International Sports Village in Cardiff Bay. more

01 Sep 2010
Work to start on Lowestoft leisure revamp
Work is to begin on a £6.5m revamp of Waterlane Leisure Centre in Lowestoft, Suffolk, after the local authority signed contracts with Pulse Fitness to carry out the scheme. more

01 Sep 2010
Dundee leisure park expansion planned
Plans to expand the Camperdown Leisure Park in Dundee, Scotland are to be unveiled. more

31 Aug 2010
GBC to consider Heritage Quarter plans
Gravesham Borough Council (GBC) has announced that plans for the creation of a new £120m Heritage Quarter in Gravesend, Kent, will be considered by its regulatory board on 20 September. more

31 Aug 2010
£10m restoration for Althorp
Althorp House in Northamptonshire, ancestral home of the Spencer family since the early 16th century, is undergoing a £10m facelift. more

31 Aug 2010
Park Inn to open in Sochi
The Rezidor Hotel Group, in conjunction with the Russia-based Regional Hotel Chain (RHC), is to open the Park Inn City Centre in the Black Sea resort of Sochi. more

31 Aug 2010
Local authority publishes Kettering proposals
Kettering Borough Council (KBC) has unveiled the final draft of its area action plan (AAP) for the future redevelopment of the Northamptonshire town, which will be put to consultation. more

27 Aug 2010
Developer 'hands over' New Brighton watefront
Neptune Developments has handed the revamped New Brighton waterfront back to Wirral Council, after completing a multi-million pound programme of public realm improvements. more

27 Aug 2010
Bank to safeguard Bournemouth IMAX interests
Jon Gershinson and Louisa Brooks of property consultancy Allsop have been named as receivers to Sheridan Millennium, which currently holds the lease to the IMAX in Bournemouth. more

27 Aug 2010
New trust to operate Lincoln cultural venue
The City of Lincoln Council (CLC) has confirmed that a new trust will take over the management of the Drill Hall on 1 October, following a review of its tourism, marketing and arts service. more

27 Aug 2010
Public consultation to explore Herne Bay plans
Canterbury City Council (CCC) has launched a six-week consultation to allow local residents to comment on a draft masterplan for the regeneration of Herne Bay, Kent. more

27 Aug 2010
Lytham St Annes swimming pool to reopen
Fylde Borough Council (FBC) has announced that St Annes pool in Lytham St Annes, Lancashire, is to reopen on 1 September under the management of Fylde Coast YMCA. more