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Mercure Leeds Centre opens September

Mercure Leeds Centre is set to open this...

Indigo coming to Chester

Construction has started on the new...

Dalata plan new Manchester Hotel

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

Dalata plan new London Hotel

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New Hotel opens in Glasgow

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Mercure Leeds Centre opens September
Indigo coming to Chester
Dalata plan new Manchester Hotel
Dalata plan new London Hotel
New Hotel opens in Glasgow

The original PIG Hotel in the New Forest is launching an eco-friendly pre-fabricated lodge in its grounds.

Dubbed Bert’s Box, the lodge has heating underneath its reclaimed timber floors, large windows and doors, a log-burner and features the designs of Judy Hutson, who created the interiors of all four PIG hotels in the New Forest, Southampton, Bath and Studland Bay.

Bert’s Box includes a bedroom, lounge/kitchen area and shower room. It opens in January 2016.

In summer 2016 the group will open its fifth hotel, THE PIG–at Combe in what is currently Combe House Hotel in the Otter Valley near Honiton in Devon.

Details: www.thepighotel.com

Details: Published: 17 November 2015; Hits: 978

Plans to create a new hotel in Manchester’s Northern Quarter have been given the green light by city councillors.

The existing Bradley House, known locally as ‘The Flatiron’ building in view of its unique shape, will be converted into a new 116-bedroom easyHotel. Built in the 1800s, the building is located at the junction of Dale Street and Newton Street.

easyHotel Manchester is scheduled to open summer 2016.

easyHotel Manchester is an approximately ten-minute walk from both Manchester Piccadilly and Victoria stations, as well as the main shopping and commercial areas in Manchester.

Details: www.easyhotel.com

Details: Published: 16 November 2015; Hits: 947

The first job for Simon Willetts the new manager at the recently rebranded National Conference Centre in Birmingham – it was the National Motorcycle Museum – was to measure up and reassess the capacities of his thirteen meeting rooms.

Following the review the National Conference Centre can now reveal a sizeable increase in capacities over those previously published.

The Britannia is still the largest suite seating up to 1400 delegates theatre style and closely followed by the Imperial seating 1300 delegates theatre style.

In the ‘middling-bracket’ both the Manxman and the Compton will seat up to 400 delegates theatre style closely followed by the Premier seating 370 and the Trafalgar seating 300 – both theatre style.

Even the Wardroom, the smallest room in the house at 37 sq-mt will now seat up to 14 delegates boardroom style.

Currently the Crows Nest Suite (100 theatre style) is under refurbishment.

The Technical Department at the National Conference Centre will provide support and expertise for all manner of events from design and build to operating stage sets. Other services include PowerPoint production, sound and lighting systems, rigging services and audio/video recording and editing.

The National Conference Centre overlooks the M42 junction 6 at its interchange with the A45 – close to Birmingham International airport, Birmingham International station and the NEC complex.

Details: www.nationalconferencecentre.co.uk

Details: Published: 13 November 2015; Hits: 1179

March 2016 is the expected opening date of the new Park Regis Hotel in Birmingham. It is the Australia-based StayWell Hospitality Group's first venture in Europe.

Park Regis Birmingham is a £50million re-working of Auchinleck House a former council-owned office block above the Five Ways Shopping Centre in Broad Street.

Park Regis Birmingham will have 253 bedrooms plus two junior suites and a presidential suite. It will include an à la carte restaurant, an all-glass Saki bar and a pan-Asian fusion restaurant on the 16th floor. There will be a business lounge with executive check-in facilities as well as conference and banqueting facilities. Leisure options will include a spa and a gym.

Park Regis Birmingham is around a five minute drive from Birmingham New Street station and is within walking distance of Birmingham’s ICC and the Barclaycard Arena.

Details: www.staywellgroup.com

Details: Published: 16 November 2015; Hits: 983

Sheffield United FC is aiming to start construction work on the redevelopment of their historic Bramall Lane ground very shortly.

Development involves an extension to the Kop Stand. This will add an extra 3215 seats as well as new hospitality, conference and exhibition space.

Bramall Lane is the oldest major league ground in the world, having hosted its first game in 1862.

Existing event facilities at Bramall Lane include five main suites, with the Platinum Suite seating up to 300 delegates for a theatre style meeting, plus 29 well-equipped private boxes. The Copthorne Hotel Sheffield is situated adjacent to the stadium with 158 bedrooms and three flexible, multi-functional suites accommodating up to 400 guests.

The Bramall Lane stadium has plenty of on-site parking. It is around one mile from Sheffield station in the city centre.

Details: www.sheffieldconference.com