Category: Leisure

Leisure centre marks second anniversary

THE MERIDIAN Leisure Centre in Louth has celebrated its second birthday. Over half a million people have passed through its doors since it opened in 2010. The £12m leisure centre was built by East Lindsey District Council and is home to 18 local clubs. Bob Wells, from the Louth Dolphins Swimming Club, said: “The Meridian [...]

Wednesday February 15th, 2012 in Leisure | Comments Off

Chesterfield Borough Council Agrees To Invest In Leisure Centres

Monday 6th February 2012 Chesterfield Borough Council announced last week that it has agreed to continue to keep the running of its two leisure centres, Queens Park Sports Centre (QPSC) and the Staveley Healthy Living Centre, under Council control. The Council plans to invest a minimum of pound;2.5 million in a refurbishment and modernisation programme [...]

Wednesday February 15th, 2012 in Leisure | Comments Off

ALTOUR Index Reveals Tourists Looking to Travel Smarter, Not Less

NEW YORK, NY, Feb 06, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) – Leisure travel is off to a good start in 2012, with travelers going abroad at a far greater rate than they were only three months ago. This according to the January ALTOUR Index: the luxury travel expert’s bi-monthly survey of hundreds of their leisure agents. [...]

Wednesday February 15th, 2012 in Leisure | Comments Off

Indian travel and leisure companies start knocking on thailand’s door

More Indian companies are set to open shop in Thailand to explore business opportunities here and across the Asean region in the wake of the wide-ranging economic, cultural and educational agreements signed between the two countries last month. That will pave the way for a boom in Indian leisure and business travel, convention and exhibition [...]

Wednesday February 15th, 2012 in Leisure | Comments Off

Cradley Heath leisure centre offering self defence lessons

MUGGERS beware! A Cradley Heath leisure centre is offering self defence classes for people who want to beef up their personal safety. The course at Haden Hill Leisure Centre later this month will help people raise their awareness of potential dangers or difficult situations and learn effective non-aggressive attack forms to deal with them. Matt [...]

Monday February 13th, 2012 in Leisure | Comments Off

California Dreaming: Carmel by the Sea

“California Dreaming/On such a winter’s day.” One of the best things about moving to the West Coast has been my newfound proximity to California. At the Los Angeles Travel Show a few weeks ago, I learned that California is the number one state that American leisure travelers want to visit. It seems to be for [...]

Monday February 13th, 2012 in Leisure | Comments Off

Where technology aids

Heard of a process that allows the human head to work like a mouse to control a computer? Mobile phone apps that can identify the colour of an object by taking pictures of it? An application that reads out the content of the text that you see on your mobile phone screen? These technologies may [...]

Saturday February 11th, 2012 in Leisure | Comments Off

Artie Lang confirmed in Leisure Suit Larry as ‘Big Al’

All fingers are pointing at this guy as the new Artie Lang Thank god for my Sirius Satellite Radio. On Howard Sterns morning radio show exclusively on satellite, Artie Lang openly spoke about his upcoming role in the latest of the Leisure Suit Larry saga. The new game will be called Leisure Suit Larry Box [...]

Friday February 10th, 2012 in Leisure | Comments Off

New York elbows past Los Angeles as America’s rudest city

New Yorkers are the rudest people in America, but they glower with glamour, according to the latest surveyof Travel amp; Leisure magazine readers, who ranked New York more boorish than Los Angeles — last years champ — but who also praised New Yorkers as the countrys most stylish jerks. All that rude behavior clearly hasnt [...]

Thursday February 9th, 2012 in Leisure | Comments Off

Hawthorn Aquatic and Leisure Centre demolished

THE old Hawthorn Aquatic and Leisure Centre has been demolished to make way for a $27 million state-of-the-art facility. The new two-level facility will feature a 50-metre outdoor pool, warm water program pool, large fitness program rooms, an expanded gym, cr agrche and a cafe with WiFi access. The centre is due for completion at [...]

Wednesday February 8th, 2012 in Leisure | Comments Off