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A new £45million Hampton by Hilton hotel is to be built at London Stansted Airport with construction work due to start by the end of this year.

Hampton by Hilton Stansted Airport will have 357 bedrooms and will offer direct under-cover access to the airport terminal.

The hotel is expected to open summer 2017 and will join the Hilton, Radisson Blu, Holiday Inn and Premier Inn hotels already operating at Stansted.

When completed the hotel will be the largest Hampton by Hilton in Europe. Hampton by Hilton has a total of 16 hotels currently operating in the UK and Ireland with a further 17 under development.

Details: www.airport-world.com

Details: Published: 03 December 2015; Hits: 745

St Mellons Hotel in south Wales has lodged plans to double the number of its bedrooms and improve the conference facilities.

St Mellons Hotel is a country house hotel set in its own gardens midway between Cardiff and Newport and adjacent to St Mellons Golf Course.

St Mellons Hotel currently has 41 bedrooms. The extension would take that number up to 88 bedrooms.

The new development would see part of the existing building demolished and an extension built which would also provide upgraded facilities for conferences as well as a health club. An external renovation of the hotel and landscaping would follow, along with the replacement of existing chalets in the grounds with 18 log cabins.

St Mellons Hotel is located close to the M4 at junction 28 with good access to Cardiff Central station and Cardiff International Airport.

Details: www.stmellonshotel.com

Details: Published: 02 December 2015; Hits: 848

Chelsea Football Club has unveiled plans to build a new stadium on the site of their current home at Stamford Bridge. This will involve demolishing the existing 41,600-seat stadium and replacing it with a new 60,000-seat stadium.

The new stadium will include a shop, museum and restaurant but there is no mention yet of the future conference and events facilities. Stamford Bridge currently has over twenty conference and banqueting suites of varying dimensions.

Subject to planning approval preliminary work should start at the end of this football season. Demolition of Stamford Bridge would begin in 2017 with Chelsea moving to a temporary home, most likely Wembley, for a three-year period.

The investment is thought to be in the region of £500million complicated by the fact that the new stadium is planned to bridge two bordering train lines.

Details: www.chelseafc.com

Details: Published: 02 December 2015; Hits: 914

Located in the Royal Borough of Greenwich, InterContinental London – The O2 is just weeks away from opening its doors as 'an exciting new alternative in the City of London'.

InterContinental London – The O2 includes 453 bedrooms and suites spread over 18 floors. Restaurants and bars have been designed as destination venues with a range of all-day dining and fine dining options.

The extensive conference centre includes a 3,100 sq-mt pillar-free ballroom and a 1,600 sq-mt glass-fronted pre-function space providing uninterrupted views of the River Thames, Canary Wharf and beyond.

nterContinental London – The O2 is 400m from North Greenwich Tube Station (Jubilee Line); a five minute walk from Greenwich Pier and minutes from ExCeL London on the Emirates Airline cable car.

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Also lining up to open this month - or reopen in this case - is the slightly delayed IET London: Savoy Place.

IET London: Savoy Place has just completed a two-year £30million refurbishment project both increasing its capacity and improving on its events technology. The Kelvin Lecture Theatre now seats 451 delegates, whilst the new-look Turing Lecture Theatre has space for 190 delegates.

Live HD broadcasting, streaming and filming is now possible.

The wow-factor at the new-look IET London: Savoy Place is expected to be the new Johnson Roof Terrace – a blank canvas space to accommodate up to 200 guests with panoramic views of London, stretching from St Paul's Cathedral to Westminster.

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Details: Published: 02 December 2015; Hits: 890

Regus, the workspace provider, has opened its latest business centre in Paddington in London. The centre occupies the sixth floor of 2 Kingdom Street in Paddington Basin, a glass-fronted building opposite Paddington Station.

Space includes serviced offices, five meeting and conference rooms that can be booked by the hour, a drop-in business lounge and a kitchen area.

The centre offers free high-speed internet access throughout, 24-hour access and free refreshments in the lounge. The building has underground parking.

Regus Paddington is a two minute walk from Paddington station.

Details: www.regus.co.uk