Blackpool news
25 May 2024
Merlin Entertainments has launched its new Hyperia rollercoaster at Thorpe Park to celebrate its 45th
05 Dec 2022
Merlin Entertainments has named Fiona Eastwood as chief operating officer for its midway attractions and
12 Sep 2022
Merlin Entertainments has secured a contract to operate Blackpool Sandcastle, the UK's largest indoor waterpark.
07 Sep 2022
Blackpool Pleasure Beach will be honoured at the IAAPA Expo Europe, being held in London
07 Sep 2022
Michelle Donelan has been appointed secretary of state for digital, culture, media and sport by
19 Dec 2020
Gyms and leisure facilities in south-east England are to close from midnight tonight as part
Altrafit has taken further steps to cement its reputation as a provider of high-quality, affordable
28 Nov 2020
The Themed Entertainment Association (TEA) has revealed the winners of its 2020 Thea Awards. Winners
09 Nov 2020
Hundreds of heritage attractions and organisations in England will share a £103m government rescue fund
22 Oct 2020
For those who missed VAC 2020 – the annual UK Conference for Visitor Attractions –
29 Dec 2019
It has been another momentous year in the attractions industry, and Attractions Management has been
19 Nov 2019
The development of a global safety standard for the attractions industry is high on the
17 Oct 2019
A £13m (US$16.8m, €15.1m) project to create a museum that celebrates Blackpool's role in the
In today's rapidly evolving fitness industry, where many online courses promise secret formulas for entrepreneurial
02 Sep 2019
Leisure industry veteran David Lloyd has secured a second site for his family-oriented Adrenalin World
29 Mar 2019
The UK government has come up with a £36m (US$47.2m, € 42m) fund to help
29 Mar 2019
The Dungeon attraction at Merlin’s Alton Towers theme park in Staffordshire has now officially opened
24 Jan 2019
More than 20 coastal projects around England are to benefit from a share of almost
08 Jan 2019
Zoologist Johnpaul Houston is in advanced talks with a local council to create a zoo
14 Dec 2018
First images of the new Eden Project North are released, Blackpool transforms it's Golden Mile,
10 Dec 2018
A “world-class”, £300m (US$376.2m, €330,9m) visitor attraction based on Swiss author Erich Von Däniken’s Chariots
13 Nov 2018
David Rosenberg will become the first representative of the zoo and aquarium sector to lead
29 Oct 2018
Merlin-owned UK theme park Alton Towers is set to open a Dungeon attraction next year
01 Oct 2018
Ken Whiting, president of Whiting's Foods, will lead IAAPA as its chair in 2021 following
31 Jul 2018
Merlin Entertainments has partnered with Jutexpo, a creator of ethically-produced bags, to develop a line
25 May 2018
Blackpool Pleasure Beach has debuted its highly-anticipated steel launch coaster – Icon – which opens
31 Jan 2018
West Midland Safari Park has announced a series of events to celebrate the release of
21 Dec 2017
In a year of ups, downs, loops and scoops, Attractions Management looks back at some
06 Dec 2017
Eleven locations from across the north of England have bid for a share of £15m
15 Nov 2017
The Spa at Gleneagles by ESPA has been named the best UK spa at this
11 Oct 2017
Amanda Thompson OBE will become only the third woman to chair IAAPA in its 100-year
04 Oct 2017
The Bannatyne Group is continuing with its aggressive investment programme, pumping £1m (US$1.3m, €1.1m) into
22 Aug 2017
The Bannatyne Group has expanded its spa portfolio with a £1m refurbishment of the Colchester,
10 Jul 2017
The Bannatyne Group has started work on a £80,000 new spa at its Bannatyne’s Health
05 Jul 2017
Former professional footballer Brett Ormerod and his wife, Lisa, have opened an Anytime Fitness gym
15 Jun 2017
Cornwall has retained its crown as the UK’s most popular staycation destination, with more than
27 Mar 2017
League One football club Gillingham has called on its local council to support its aspirations
01 Mar 2017
The chief executive of the organisation that runs some of Sheffield’s key leisure, wellbeing and
13 Feb 2017
Aardman Animations – creator of popular IPs such as Wallace and Gromit and Shaun the
04 Oct 2016
Blackpool Pleasure Beach has unveiled plans for a new multi-million pound rollercoaster, a £16.25m (US$20.9m,
21 Sep 2016
A Waterparks Masterclass was held in Barcelona this week, with a selection of industry speakers
20 Sep 2016
Fernando Aldecoa Jr, the 17-year-old son of PortAventura World manager Fernando Aldecoa, donated his month's
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Associate, Miova“I’d love to see a national wellness service working hand in glove with NHS primary care”
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AI has the potential to support people in making
healthy lifestyle changes if its algorithms can be
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motivation, as Jodi Heckel reports
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Immediate rewards can motivate people to exercise more,
according to new research, reports Kath Hudson
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Appointed president of Xponential Fitness when she was only 34, Sarah Luna attributes her career success to the grit, determination and stamina she honed as a dancer by day and Pilates teacher by night.
She talks to Kath Hudson about how owning her choices has given her the resilience to take on one of the top jobs in the US fitness industry, while also raising a family
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