To mark International Women’s Day, BC SoftWear’s founder Barbara Cooke talks about her journey from selling software to building one of the UK’s most respected names in luxury towels and linens… What first drew you to textiles? Was starting your own business always part of the...
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Leading British-based, family-run uniforms supplier, Florence Roby, has revealed its newest design for 2026 – the Genoa Tunic. Combining the elegance of a wrap style with the modesty and practicality that spa, salon and hospitality professionals demand, the Genoa creates an oriental-inspired look with short...
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Mytime Active has announced the appointment of Lee Clark into the role of Operations Director. Clark brings with him the knowledge and understanding that comes from 30 years working within operations and as a multi-site director within the health, leisure and golf sector. Beginning his career...
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Leading UK-based textiles supplier, BC SoftWear, has unveiled its newest luxury bathrobe, the Aspen. Crafted with guest comfort and premium performance at its core, the Aspen Robe has a soft, fleecy inner lining and a crisp, crease-resistant outer layer for a refined look. Specifically developed for...
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Oldham Community Leisure (OCL) is offering a full month’s complimentary health and fitness membership to recognise the fantastic efforts of volunteers in Oldham during the COVID-19 pandemic. A huge number of local volunteers and volunteer groups have been selflessly supporting the community in numerous ways. OCL...
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The DataHub has launched a data-driven solution to help re-mobilise the leisure sector. The Tractiv8 customer-facing app, powered by the DataHub, provides members with a way to inform their leisure facility should they contract coronavirus. Tractiv8 then uses the facility’s data within the DataHub to establish...
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"So many online exercise resources have been created during lockdown – some suggest this period has actually escalated the physical activity industry by five years. All of a sudden, even organisations that thought online wasn’t for them, or didn’t have the resource to make it...
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Jenna-Lea Alston, a 26-year-old former swimming teacher with Oldham Community Leisure (OCL), has swapped her swimming goggles for PPE, working as a frontline nurse at Tameside Hospital during the coronavirus pandemic. The Shaw-based nurse studied for her degree at Manchester Metropolitan University and went on to...
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EXi, the award-winning exercise prescription App, has announced a new partnership with data management platform ReferAll, to help significantly modernise and streamline the way in which exercise is prescribed to patients. ReferAll is a data management platform used by more than 300 public health services. The...
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Carol, 74, who lives in Greenacres, is Oldham Community Leisure’s (OCL) Volunteer of the Year 2020, an accolade she won in March for her outstanding dedication to OCL’s Reach Exercise Referral Scheme in her voluntary role as a Physical Activity Mentor. Carol, who was widowed eight...
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