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Mercure Leeds Centre opens September

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Indigo coming to Chester

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Dalata plan new Manchester 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

Developers Allied London have published plans for a possible "Miami-style" 200-bedroom event hotel at the former Granada TV headquarters in Manchester. It is to be called the Manchester Grande and will feature live performances at the building's four television studios.

Initial plans were to demolish the old Granada studios and rebuild on the site but the potential of this unusual studio space and its rich history has led to a change of heart. Work on the hotel is expected to start in 2016 and will be the first major development at the 13-acre plot which has now been rebranded as the St John's Quarter.

Manchester Grande will be the first hotel of its kind in the UK. The Manchester Grande will incorporate four restaurants and a number of bars, including a top-floor members club. It will be modelled along the lines of hotels in New York, Miami and the Far East, where the focus is on food and beverage as well as nightly events including major performance, music, film, theatre and arts and club events.

Details: www.thebusinessdesk.com

Details: Published: 16 October 2014; Hits: 1808

Twelve months after a £5million refurbishment at DoubleTree by Hilton, Bristol City-Centre, which also saw the hotel rebranded from a Ramada Plaza, the hotel is set to undergo a further expansion this winter.

Plans have been published to add five conference rooms along with another five bedrooms increasing the total number of rooms to 206. Work is expected to start before the end of the year.

DoubleTree by Hilton, Bristol City-Centre is located in Redcliffe Way a short walk from Bristol Temple Meads Station.

Details: www.doubletree3.hilton.com

Details: Published: 15 October 2014; Hits: 1480

Cecil Sharp House is a folk arts centre in Camden in north London. It has served as a location for films, television programmes and fashion shoots in addition to regular dance and music classes. The building has also played host to some of the biggest names in folk and popular music. The meeting spaces are available for corporate hire.

The Kennedy is the largest meeting space accommodating up to 400 delegates, with the Trefusis accommodating up to 120 people. Two smaller rooms are available for meetings, seminars, training sessions and workshops. High speed internet and wi-fi is available in all rooms.

Cecil Sharp House can provide its own in-house audio visual and PA equipment. There is also a walled garden and off street parking. Pink Food provides the catering for all events as well as running the venue's cafe service.

Cecil Sharp House is located in Regent's Park Road within walking distance of a number of London tube stations, the closest being Camden Town and Chalk Farm.

Details: www.cecilsharphouse.org

Details: Published: 14 October 2014; Hits: 1395

Hilton Hotels are launching a new lifestyle brand called 'Canopy by Hilton’. Canopy by Hilton hotels will be a selection of new-build hotels as well as converted properties. The first Canopy is expected to open next year.

According to Hilton, the Canopy brand has been developed with four key elements in mind — great neighbourhoods, comfort and design, more included value and a "positively yours" culture. Each hotel will feature the food, drink and art works of its local neighbourhood.

Of the brand's initial 11 properties, one will be in London with the balance in the United States. Hilton aims to have 100 Canopy hotels open or in the pipeline within five years.

Canopy by Hilton is Hilton Worldwide's 12th brand.

Details: www.canopybyhilton.com

Details: Published: 15 October 2014; Hits: 1403

Aberdeen City Council has granted approval for the new £107million Marischal Square scheme in the centre of Aberdeen.

The new development will replace the historic St Nicholas House office with a new-build combination of offices, shops, restaurants and a new hotel - with Marriott Residents Inn selected as the preferred tenant for the hotel.

Construction is expected to start on-site in February 2015 with a completion date planned for 2017.

Details: www.marischalsquare.co.uk