29 Jul 2010
Lincoln City unveils new 3G artificial pitch
Lincoln City Football Club (LCFC) has officially unveiled a new 3G artificial pitch at Sincil Bank, which aims to provide facilities for the local community and Sincil School Sports College. more

28 Jul 2010
easyJet reveals £65m cost of ash disruption
easyJet has posted a 5.3 per cent increase in revenue for the third quarter ending 30 June, despite disruption caused by a volcanic ash cloud earlier this year costing the budget airline £65m. more

28 Jul 2010
Council offloads Lincoln theatre freehold
Lincoln's Theatre Royal is poised to benefit from around £500,000 worth of improvements after the local authority agreed to sell the site's freehold to Lincoln Theatre Holdings (LTH). more

28 Jul 2010
WRU to 'fast track' stadium repayments
The Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) has confirmed plans to "fast track" repayment of its multi-million pound debt relating the development of Cardiff's Millennium Stadium. more

28 Jul 2010
Green light for Lewisham leisure plans
Lewisham Council has approved plans for the development of a new leisure and fitness centre on Dartmouth Road, which will replace the existing Forest Hill Pools. more

28 Jul 2010
May: 24-hour drinking culture has 'failed'
Home secretary Theresa May has announced plans to overhaul licensing legislation that could see local authorities handed more powers to help crack down on alcohol-related disorder. more

28 Jul 2010
SCNP lodges formal objection to Cairngorms Local Plan
The Scottish Campaign for National Parks (SCNP) has lodged a formal objection to the finalised draft of the Cairngorms Local Plan, on the grounds that it fails to address local affordable housing needs. more

28 Jul 2010
Football centre plans to face judicial review?
Plans for the development of the Football Association's (FA) new multi-million pound National Football Centre near Burton-upon-Trent, could face a judicial review. more

28 Jul 2010
Council plans Westminster play consultation
Westminster City Council (WCC) has confirmed plans to consult with local schools over the future of its play service, which is facing a £350,000 drop in funding over the next year. more

28 Jul 2010
Inquiry to consider Poole town green bid
An independent public inquiry will be held to determine the fate of a bid to have Branksome Recreation Ground in Poole, Dorset, designated as a town green. more

28 Jul 2010
EU investment for Peak District moors
Badly damaged moors within the Peak District and South Pennine moors between Manchester and Sheffield are to receive a makeover thanks to a £5.5m investment by the European Union. more

28 Jul 2010
Conservation boss for national park
Jane Gibson has been appointed as the new director of conservation and planning at the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority. more

28 Jul 2010
Landmark scheme for New Forest
One of Europe's largest agri-environment schemes, designed to restore and enhance internationally-important habitats in the New Forest, has begun. more

28 Jul 2010
New £22.5m venue set for Doncaster
Doncaster Council has revealed the design of a new £22.5m performance venue that is set to become the "cultural anchor" of a new £300m civic and cultural quarter for the town. more

28 Jul 2010
Green light for Bath Rugby stand extension
Bath Rugby has been given the green light to increase the capacity of The Rec to 12,300, after the Charity Commission agreed to an extension of the venue's IPL Stand. more

27 Jul 2010
£46m Life Centre will not include ice rink
The £46m Life Centre in Plymouth will now definitely not include an ice rink, contrary to original suggestions, the city council has announced. more

27 Jul 2010
Fourth Glee Club to open in Nottingham
Comic Enterprises, the operator of the Glee Club chain of comedy and music venues, has secured a lease on a venue in Nottingham. more

27 Jul 2010
Kentish Town Sports Centre reopens
The Kentish Town Sports Centre in London reopened yesterday (26 July) following a comprehensive £25m redevelopment of the Grade II-listed Victorian building. more

27 Jul 2010
London 2012 marks two-year countdown
Members of the public have been urged by London 2012 organisers to 'plan their Games' as the countdown until the opening ceremony hit the two-year milestone. more

27 Jul 2010
New €1m campaign to promote Dublin
Irish tourism minister Mary Hanafin has announced the launch of a new €1m campaign, which is designed to attract more visitors to Dublin from the UK market. more

27 Jul 2010
Administrators offload Roar Betting shops
Administrators acting on behalf of London-based bookmaker chain Roar Betting have successfully completed the disposal of the group's 10 retail properties. more

27 Jul 2010
New fully-inclusive play area for Reading
Reading Borough Council (RBC) has unveiled the town's first fully-inclusive play area at Christchurch Meadows, which aims to enable disabled children to take part in physical activity. more

27 Jul 2010
'Glorious' summer drives up Fuller's sales
London-based Fuller, Smith and Turner has reported a 4.1 per cent increase in like-for-like sales across its managed pubs and hotels business during the 16 weeks ending 17 July. more

27 Jul 2010
Oldham Athletic issues agent scam warning
Oldham Athletic Football Club (OAFC) has issued a warning to parents and budding footballers regarding "bogus agents" offering trials with the club in exchange for cash. more

27 Jul 2010
Isles of Scilly visitor experience enhanced
Eight ancient monuments on the Isles of Scilly are the focus of an English Heritage-led scheme, which aims to improve the visitor experience of the historic sites. more

27 Jul 2010
Guildford heritage plans put on display
Guildford Borough Council (GBC) has invited residents to comment on draft plans for a new heritage centre and tourist attraction incorporating the town's museum and castle. more

27 Jul 2010
New equipment for Western Isles facilities
Two leisure centres located on the Outer Hebrides of Scotland are set to benefit from the installation of new cardiovascular equipment under plans announced by the local authority. more

27 Jul 2010
London hoteliers report 'stable recovery'
Hotel operators in London are continuing to outperform their regional counterparts, according to the latest monthly figures released by PKF Hotel Consultancy Services. more

27 Jul 2010
Welsh woodland grants scheme to close
Welsh rural affairs minister Elin Jones has confirmed that a woodland grants scheme administered by Forestry Commission Wales (FCW) is to close on 1 January 2011. more

27 Jul 2010
Bristol City stadium proposals dealt blow
Bristol City Football Club's (BCFC) plans for a new 30,000-seat stadium have been dealt a blow after the local authority refused permission for a supermarket development. more

27 Jul 2010
Christopher's sale completed
Ambar Paul, a director at the Caparo Group and a member of the millionaire Paul family, has acquired Christopher's American Bar and Grill in Covent Garden, London. more

27 Jul 2010
£150,000 extension opens at Mersea Island Museum
The £150,000 Heritage Resource Centre at Mersea Island Museum in Essex has opened. more

27 Jul 2010
Rotherham United submits ground proposals
Rotherham United Football Club (RUFC) has submitted outline plans for the construction of a new 12,000-seat stadium at the Guest and Chrimes site to the local authority. more

27 Jul 2010
Boost for West Ham's Olympic Stadium bid
West Ham United Football Club's (WHUFC) bid to relocate to the Olympic Stadium following the 2012 Games has received the backing of Westfield Stratford City. more

27 Jul 2010
Work completed on £1.8m Worcester bridge
A new £1.8m pedestrian and cycle bridge spanning the River Severn in Worcester - part of the national Connect2 project to improve local travel - has officially opened to the public. more

27 Jul 2010
New café opens at Irchester Country Park
A new café has been unveiled at Irchester Country Park, Northamptonshire, which is housed in a former mining company office dating back to the 1930s. more

27 Jul 2010
Stour Centre to reopen this month
Ashford Leisure Trust has confirmed that the leisure pool at Stour Centre, which was forced to close in March due to faulty tiling work, will reopen to the public on 31 July. more

27 Jul 2010
DCMS to axe MLA and merge sports bodies
Plans to merge Sport England and UK Sport have been revealed as part of a wider shake-up of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport's (DCMS) 55 arms-length bodies. more

27 Jul 2010
'Best' World Cup boosts William Hill trading
UK-based bookmaker William Hill has toasted one of its "best" World Cups for four decades after posting a 7 per cent increase in retail turnover for the 26 weeks ending 29 June 2010. more

27 Jul 2010
Horley Leisure Centre contractor appointed
Reigate and Banstead Borough Council (RBBC) has appointed Holland-based Pellikaan Construction to build a new £7.5m leisure centre on the site of a former school in Horley, Surrey. more

27 Jul 2010
Robertson calls for 'bureaucracy bonfire'
A "bonfire of costly bureaucracy", which aims to remove barriers that prevent people participating in sport, has been announced by sports minister Hugh Robertson. more

27 Jul 2010
Four projects to share £10.5m HLF funding
Abbotsford, the former Scottish Borders home of writer Sir Walter Scott is one of four historic locations to receive a confirmed share of £10.5m from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF). more