BenIreland published How Nottingham runners bounced back from closure of city's...

The bad news for Sweatshop branch manager Claire Hill came with a phone call from head office. Virgin Active had confirmed it was not renewing the lease on the sportswear firm's shop at the London Road gym and the outlet would close in February.And it did, meaning shop manager Claire and six colleagues were redundant.Worse, it looked like the end of the road for the scores of men and women in Nottingham's Sweatshop running "community".Influenced by the chain's founder, the late Olympic...