A new 38-station gym equipped by Life Fitness and exercise studios have become the first facilities to open to the public as part of a refurbished leisure centre in the City of London. Fusion Lifestyle has overseen the renovation of Golden Lane Sport and Fitness on behalf of the City of London Corporation, with Cartwright Pickard Architects behind designs for the Grade II-listed site. A range of new classes have

Camden Council has revealed that operator Greenwich Leisure (GLL) is to run a proposed new sports facility to be built as part of a new development in Kings Cross, London. GLL already operates leisure facilities across the London borough on behalf of the council but has now agreed to add the new centre to its portfolio when it opens in 2014. A 25m swimming pool and 'lagoon' fun pool; a

Kier Construction has started work on a £2.6m worth of improvements to leisure facilities at Marl Pits in Rawtenstall, Lancashire, on behalf of Rossendale Borough Council (RBC). Part of a wider £5.6m local authority investment in local provision, the Marl Pits project will widen the range of sports on offer at the venue and enhance the swimming pool. Four five-a-side football pitches and a gym with 45-stations also form part

British long jump record holder Chris Tomlinson has joined Reigate and Bansted Borough Council's (RBBC) Brian Stead to officially open the new £9m Horley Leisure Centre. The centre, which opened to the public last month, was designed by S&P Architects and has been built on the site of the former Court Lodge School to replace the Horley Anderson Centre. Netherlands-based Pellikaan Construction delivered the building, with facilities including a 25m,

A special event has taken place in Leeds to mark the start of construction work on the city's new GBP27m Holt Park Active leisure, wellbeing and adult social care complex. The government confirmed final approval for the project last December, with the work being funded through a Private Finance Initiative. The centre is due to open in December 2013. Mentor, a partnership comprising FaulknerBrowns Architects and GHM Rock Townsend, designed

Lambeth Council has announced the launch of a new leisure centre in south London, which forms part of a wider GBP80m regeneration scheme being carried out in Clapham. The complex has been designed by LA Architects and has been developed through a public-private partnership with the Cathedral Group and United House at no cost to the council. Located on Clapham Manor Street, the centre includes a six-lane, 25m swimming pool

Bolton One, a new GBP31m health, leisure and research complex developed by Bolton Council in partnership with NHS Bolton and the University of Bolton, has opened to the public. Nightingale Associates' Liverpool office has designed the venue, which has been built by Eric Wright Group and incorporates a 70-station gym equipped by Life Fitness. A 25m swimming pool with seating for 250 spectators; a hydrotherapy pool for people with disabilities;

Members of Swindon Borough Council's (SBC) cabinet are to discuss proposals for a new GBP65m leisure development put forward by Moirai Capital Investments on 15 February. Plans for the transformation of the Wiltshire town's North Star site include a refurbishment of the existing Oasis Leisure Centre, together with an indoor ski slope and a waterpark. An indoor arena, a hotel and other leisure amenities are also proposed as part of

A new stadium will be built as part of the wider regeneration of Tottenham, North London, following a pledge by Tottenham Hotspur Football Club (THFC) and Haringey Council. The club, which had been eyeing a move to the Olympic Stadium, recently delisted from the London Stock Exchange to help raise funding for its Northumberland Development Project. THFC and Haringey Council will now work together to bring about the regeneration of

Work will start next month on a new leisure centre in County Wexford, Ireland - nearly two years after the project was halted when the original contractor ran into financial difficulties. New Ross Town Council and new contractor Mythen Construction have now exchanged the contracts for the scheme, which has been designed by Dublin-based Holohan Architects. The new two-storey leisure centre at Bosheen Road, New Ross, will include a six-lane,

Tottenham Hotspur Football Club (THFC) has confirmed it has delisted its shares from the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) in a bid to raise funds for its stadium redevelopment. In November, the Premier League club said the London Stock Exchange listing "restricted" its ability to raise necessary support for its Northumberland Development Project (NDP). A statement to the London Stock Exchange said: "[THFC] confirms that the last day of dealing in

Members of the public have been given the opportunity to comment on initial plans for the development of an £8.3m National Sailing and Academy Centre in Pwllheli, North Wales. Gwynedd Council held a consultation day on 17 January in order to display the proposals, which have been drawn up by Ellis Williams Architects and Dobson:Owen Architects. Construction work is due to start later this year, with the new facility opening

John Henry, the American owner of Liverpool Football Club, is likely to cast aside plans drawn up by former owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett and instead pursue the original, nine-year-old plans for a new stadium at Stanley Park. The original plans, drawn up by architects AFL in 2002, were abandoned by Hicks and Gillett in favour of "futuristic" plans commissioned from Dallas-based architects HKS. The club already has planning

Plans for the development of a major new multi-sports arena adjacent to Pride Park Stadium in Derby have been submitted by Derby City Council's (DCC) project manager, Mace. FaulknerBrowns Architects have designed the 14,500sq m (156,077sq ft) complex, which will feature a 250m indoor cycling track and a 1.5km (0.9-mile) outdoor closed cycle trail. A sports infield capable of accommodating 12 badminton courts and hospitality facilities are also proposed, while

A groundbreaking ceremony is due to take place next month in order to celebrate the start of work on the construction of a major new £27m wellbeing complex at Holt Park, Leeds. Mentor - a partnership comprising GHM Rock Townsend and FaulknerBrowns Architects - designed the centre, which received the final green light from the government last month. Leeds City Council (LCC) is now inviting local residents to come forward

Reigate and Banstead Borough Council (RBBC) has announced the launch of the new £9m Horley Leisure Centre, which has been built on the site of the former Court Lodge School. S&P Architects were behind the design of the new complex, which has replaced the former Horley Anderson Centre and boasts a 25m, six-lane swimming pool and a training pool. Built by Netherlands-based Pellikaan Construction, the Horley Leisure Centre also features

Former Olympians Nick Gillingham and David Moorcroft have helped officially open the new £10m Jubilee 2 leisure complex in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire. Morgan Sindall built the new facility on behalf of Newcastle Borough Council (NBC), with Nottinghamshire-based architects William Saunders Partnership behind its design. Jubilee 2, which has also been developed in partnership with Sport England and NHS North Staffordshire, first opened its doors to local residents last month. Facilities include

Hertfordshire-based construction group Willmott Dixon has been appointed by Sandwell Council to build a new £8.1m swimming pool and leisure complex in the West Midlands. The venue - designed by Sandwell Urban Design Architects, the council's in-house service - will occupy a vacant site at the corner of Alexandra Road and Thursfield Road in Tipton. Facilities will include a 25m, six-lane swimming pool; a learner pool; and a dance studio,

Australia's government has confirmed it will provide AU$30m (£20m, EUR24m, US$31m) towards the AU$535m (£355m, EUR425m, US$554m) redevelopment of Adelaide Oval. The central government funding will be used to construct two new underground car parks as part of the scheme, as well as funding improvements to the Riverbank precinct. Work is due to start on the redevelopment in March, following the end of the current cricket season. The new-look venue

International architectural firm Populous has been appointed by the Government of Western Australia to design a new AU$700m (£450m, EUR535m, US$699m) stadium in Perth. Forming the centrepiece of the city's "emerging eastside precinct", the new stadium is to be built on the Burswood Peninsula and is expected to have a seating capacity of 60,000. Master-planning for the scheme is due to be completed in mid-2012, with work scheduled to commence

Construction work on Valencia Club de Fútbol's Nou Mestalla stadium is to resume after the Spain-based La Liga club secured a funding agreement with Bankia. Initially due for completion in time for the 2009-10 season, it is now anticipated the 75,000-seat stadium will be ready to open in two years and replace the current Estadio Mestalla. Reid Fenwick Asociados and ArupSport are behind the design of the stadium, which is

Rotherham United Football Club (RUFC) has announced its new £20m home on the site of the town's former Guest and Chrimes Foundry site will be called New York Stadium. Designed by S&P Architects, the new 12,000-seat venue will see the north and south stands boast a polycarbonate edge to the roof to enable light to reach the pitch The east stand is also to comprise a polycarbonate roof system as

Winnipeg Football Club and financial services company Investors Group have confirmed a 12-year naming rights deal for a new stadium located at Canada's University of Manitoba. Designed by Raymond SC Wan, the venue will be called Investors Group Field and will be the home of Winnipeg Blue Bombers, which competes in the Canadian Football League. Manitoba Bisons, the representative team of the university, will also play matches at the new

The University of Worcester (UW) has confirmed that contractor Willmott Dixon is due to commence construction work on the new £15m Worcester Arena development in January. Robert Limbrick Architects are behind the designs for the new sports complex, which is set to become a new national centre of excellence for disability sport such as blind football. The 5,300sq m (57,049sq ft) Worcester Arena will be built on the former fruit

The Olympic Park Legacy Company (OPLC) has submitted plans for a new "world-class" VeloPark, which will see London provide some of the best cycling facilities in Europe. A 1-mile (1.6km) road cycle circuit and around 5 miles (8km) of mountain bike trails are to be built around the existing Velodrome and BMX track as part of the Lee Valley VeloPark. A series of loops to the west of the Velodrome

Bath and North East Somerset Council (BANES) has announced that construction work is to get underway on a new £2.3m sports centre at Wellsway Senior School in Keynsham. Cowlin Construction has been chosen to build the Boyes Rees Architects-designed 1,878sq m (20,215sq ft) facility, which will include a 73sq m (786sq ft) fitness suite. A six-court sports hall and an activity studio are also proposed as part of the centre,

Leeds City Council (LCC) has confirmed that construction work is to begin on a new £27m wellbeing centre at Holt Park next month after the project was received the final green light. The local authority is overseeing the development and has been informed by the Department of Health that the proposals have been formally approved by the Treasury. Funded through the Private Finance Initiative, the work will be undertaken through