Victorian sports club takes ‘new direction’
A sports club which has been part of a city since 1887 says it is taking a new direction in a bid to survive. Ashbrooke Sports Club in Sunderland once hosted a cricket match between Durham and Australia in front...

Adventure sports go-ahead after wildlife concern
Plans have been approved for an adventure sports hub that angered wildlife campaigners who claimed it could threaten nesting birds. Adventure Beyond, which offers coasteering and kayaking trips from Ceibwr Bay in Pembrokeshire, wants to build a centre for visitors...

Young people offered training as sports coaches
Young people in East Sussex are being offered free training to help them become sports coaches. Sessions for people aged between 16 and 25 are being run by Active Hastings and StreetGames. Organisers said those already volunteering with sports clubs and...

Operator chosen for Hove beach sports centre
An operator has been chosen for a beach sports centre set to open on Hove seafront next summer. Yellowave, which already has a centre on Brighton seafront, has been chosen to run the new facilities by Brighton & Hove City...

Children’s sports programmes allocating £100k
Eight primary schools and eight sports organisations are to receive a share of £100,000 to make it easier for children to have “sustained and prolonged engagement with sport and physical activity”. The “Sportin Schools” and “Sportin Sport” programmes have been...
