Work to build a new 140-bedroom Hilton Garden Inn in the centre of Stoke-on-Trent is set to start before the end of this year.

Plans for the new hotel, which will form part of the Smithfield development, have been given the green light by the council.

Hilton Garden Inn Stoke-on-Trent will be within walking distance of the main retail area, museum and theatres and within a short drive of national venues such as Alton Towers and Trentham Gardens.

Construction is expected to start in September 2017 with an anticipated opening date in 2019.