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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

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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 PIG-at Combe will be the next addition to the PIG Hotel litter operated by Home Grown Hotels. THE PIG–at Combe will open April 2016 in the Otter Valley near Honiton, Devon.

Formerly Combe House Hotel, THE PIG-at Combe is located in 3,500 acres of Devonshire countryside eight miles from the coast and 15 miles from the city of Exeter.

Home Grown Hotels plan to increase the number of bedrooms to around 33 by converting the stable yard and other buildings and spaces. Rooms and suites will feature the usual ‘PIG styling’. The loft of the main house will be transformed into rafter bedrooms and the stable block likewise retaining much of the original features. The original artwork and treasures at Combe House Hotel will also be retained.

In addition to the main house there is also a 600-year old thatched Devon longhouse which will be converted for private hire.

In common with the other PIG hotels, the kitchen garden will grow and supply most of the produce for the kitchen team. What cannot be grown will be sourced within a 25-mile radius.

Combe House Hotel will continue to operate through this summer season before a substantial refurbishment begins in the autumn prior to its rebranding early summer 2016.

Other Pig Hotels include: THE PIG Hotel in Brockenhurst, THE PIG in the wall Southampton, THE PIG on the beach at Studland in Dorset and THE PIG near Bath.

Details: www.thepighotel.com

Details: Published: 24 June 2015; Hits: 1193

Yet another new hotel could be opening shortly in the centre of Liverpool. Plans are now in hand to convert the former Republik vodka bar and nightclub in Bold Street into a 22-suite hotel. The bar hit the headlines when it was at the centre of a drugs raid earlier this year.

A planning application has been submitted to Liverpool City Council to add a new fifth floor to the building and change its use from a bar to a hotel.

Built in the 1920s, the building is a former Lloyds Bank branch but is now vacant. The exterior of the property features a Liver Bird medallion above a grand window, a pair of nautically themed decorative window panels and a relief of Lloyds' horse logo. The original façade will be retained in the proposed redevelopment.

Internally, owners are planning 22 single, twin and double suites. The large open spaces on the ground floor and mezzanine will be retained as event space.

The property is located at 66-68 Bold Street, on the corner with Slater Street, in the centre of Liverpool.

Details: www.insidermedia.com

Details: Published: 23 June 2015; Hits: 1215

Building work has just started in the centre of Leeds converting a former car park and restaurant in Greek Street in the centre of Leeds into a new 10-storey hotel.

The new hotel, with 90-bedrooms, will be operated by Dakota Hotels. It will include a basement level restaurant and a ground floor bar and terrace area. The main lobby, meeting rooms, lounge area and gym facilities will be located on the first floor with the bedrooms and suites on the floors above.

The anticipated opening date is late 2017.

The Dakota Hotel chain has two hotels currently, in Glasgow and in Edinburgh.

Details: www.dakotahotels.co.uk

Details: Published: 22 June 2015; Hits: 1049

Warrington Council is planning a major £16million redevelopment of the Great Sankey Leisure Centre. The new-look venue will include a business zone with meeting spaces alongside the planned extension to its sporting facilities.

The 65,000 sq-ft facility will feature a 120 station fitness suite, upgraded swimming pools, playing pitches, sports hall, group exercise studios, outdoor functional training frame, library, cafe, retail outlets, trim trail and a heritage trail.

Subject to approval, construction on the first phase will start later this year, with opening scheduled in autumn 2016.

Details: www.placenorthwest.co.uk

Details: Published: 22 June 2015; Hits: 1086

Orega, the serviced-office specialists, has opened a new 24,000 sq-ft business centre in the Blue Tower at MediaCityUK in Salford. As well as a range of workstations and managed offices the complex also includes three individual meeting rooms available to hire. These include:

The ‘Tardis’ which will seat up to five delegates boardroom style.
The ‘Dr Who’ and the ‘Blue Peter’ rooms will each seat up to 15 delegates or can be combined into the ‘Boardroom’ to accommodate up to 30 delegates.

Each room includes a flipchart and markers, notepads and pens, telephone and wi-fi access with AV equipment available on request. Rooms are available to book by the hour, half-day or full-day. Refreshments are available throughout the day.

The Blue Tower is a short walk from the centre of MediaCityUK with its range of cafés, restaurants and bars plus a regular Metrolink service into the centre of Manchester.

Details: www.orega.com