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Mercure Leeds Centre opens September

Mercure Leeds Centre opens September

Mercure Leeds Centre is set to open this...

Indigo coming to Chester

Indigo coming to Chester

Construction has started on the new...

Dalata plan new Manchester Hotel

Dalata plan new Manchester Hotel

Dalata Hotel Group is planning to open a new...

Dalata plan new London Hotel

Dalata plan new London Hotel

Dalata Hotel Group will be the operators of a...

New Hotel opens in Glasgow

New Hotel opens in Glasgow

  A new hotel has just opened in...

  • Mercure Leeds Centre opens September

    Mercure Leeds Centre opens September

  • Indigo coming to Chester

    Indigo coming to Chester

  • Dalata plan new Manchester Hotel

    Dalata plan new Manchester Hotel

  • Dalata plan new London Hotel

    Dalata plan new London Hotel

  • New Hotel opens in Glasgow

    New Hotel opens in Glasgow


Planning approval has been granted for the redevelopment of Kirk Mill in the village of Chipping in Lancashire.

The Grade II-listed mill,  previously the factory for furniture makers HJ Berry, will be converted into a new 18 bedroom hotel, bar and restaurant. The scheme will be enhanced with new, complementary buildings providing a further 20 hotel bedrooms, an events venue and a trail head centre.

Kirk Mill is a rare surviving Arkwright-type cotton mill. The building has remained empty since the closure of the furniture makers in 2010.

Chipping is a small village at the heart of the Ribble Valley. It is approximately 30 minutes from Preston, Blackburn and the M6 motorway.