Trend in golf hotels continue with Flaxby development confirmed
A new 303-bedroom hotel is set to feature as part of a £100m (US$151.3m,
€117.7m) development in Yorkshire with a 27-hole golf course, the latest in a
series of unrelated projects which have looked to build hotels focused around golf.
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New fund launched to celebrate the 2014 Glasgow Games
The four Scottish Lottery distributors have come together to launch a new fund in celebration of Glasgow's
hosting of the 2014 Commonwealth Games. more
Rise in overseas visitors looking for the best of Britain
New analysis shows that 2012 saw a rise in the number of overseas visitors looking to experience the best
of Britain, with Scotland proving an increasingly popular destination among visitors.
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21 May 2013
Derry using sport to improve community relations
Sporting events aimed at encouraging good relations among school children and young people are a key
part of this year’s programme of events organised by Derry City Council for Community Relations Week
(20th-25th May 2013).
21 May 2013
Culture for All grants further funding to local projects in NI
The latest £147,475 funding from Big Lottery Fund and Arts Council of Northern Ireland’s Culture for All
Programme will be used to enable pupils with learning difficulties and isolated older people to take part in
the UK City of Culture celebrations.
20 May 2013
Study: using sport to tackle social problems could save 'billions' Using sport to tackle social issues among disadvantaged young people could save
billions of pounds every year, says The Sported Foundation, after it
commissioned a research project looking into tackling the problem.
20 May 2013
Decline in children’s sport 'worrying' Recent figures show that over a third of teachers have reported that there has
been a reduction in time in school for PE and extra-curricular activities over
the last two years.
20 May 2013
London Mayor confirms Olympic park’s iCITY deal London Mayor Boris Johnson has announced that the future of all eight permanent
venues at the Olympic Park have been secured following the a deal made with iCITY.
20 May 2013
Istanbul push Paralympic successes in 2020 Olympics bid The Istanbul 2020 Olympic bid committee is hoping to capitalise on the recent
IPC Shooting World Cup by using it in its bid to host the 2020 Olympic and
Paralympic Games.
