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More evidence needed around Place

A new report from Place & Evidence emphasises the need for better evidence…

Augmented Reality opportunities

Augmented Reality (AR) is creating exciting new ways to exercise that could complement or…

Rethinking active spaces amid housing and planning policy shifts

A number of news pieces have emerged reporting that councils will lose the…

£4.38 benefit for every £1 invested

The latest research from Sport England in partnership with State of Life,…

Prioritise long-term investment into communities

The new report from a research programme by the British Academy and…

Manchester University NFT promote physical activity after successful pilot

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (NFT) has committed to promoting physical activity…

Physical Activity in an Ageing Society

The CMO, Professor Sir Chris Whitty, gave evidence to the Health &…

NHS: With satisfaction at record low, will people go private?

The good folks at Trajectory have published their latest ‘Slow Futures’ blog…

Updated Indicies of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) for England 2025

An update to the Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) has recently been…

Swim benefits beyond the pool

New research supporting Swim England’s #LoveSwimming campaign concludes that swimming lessons help…

London’s £4 billion funding gap:

The slow unravelling of the city’s community heart London’s councils are facing…

Economic snapshot of S&PA in London

The graphs above give us a picture of how London is spending…

Climate  change directly impacts activity and wellbeing

Research from University of Oxford available at NDORMS combined data from 90,000…

£1 on Free Bikes Generates £12 Return

Sport England and Active Wellbeing Society have launched the research findings on…

‘Waiting Well’ benefits patients and NHS (Prehab case studies)

We have recently created an internal LS document that pulls together multiple…

New community health model aims to put wellbeing at the heart of every neighbourhood

The Government will roll out first neighbourhood health services in 43 places…

London is different, so health provision needs to be different (CMO Report)

The CMO Annual Report entitled ‘Health in Cities’ looks at London separated…

Girls with multiple characteristics of inequality left behind in school sport

There were nearly 18 thousand responses to the Girls Active Survey, from…

School sport linked to future career success – and girls are missing out

Sky, along with Public First, have released a new report titled ‘Game…

Parkrun worth £689 per participant to UK economy

Sheffield Hallam University have shared findings from research with nearly 80,000 participants…