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Mercure Leeds Centre opens September

Mercure Leeds Centre opens September

Mercure Leeds Centre is set to open this...

Indigo coming to Chester

Indigo coming to Chester

Construction has started on the new...

Dalata plan new Manchester Hotel

Dalata plan new Manchester Hotel

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

Dalata plan new London Hotel

Dalata plan new London Hotel

Dalata Hotel Group will be the operators of a...

New Hotel opens in Glasgow

New Hotel opens in Glasgow

  A new hotel has just opened in...

  • Mercure Leeds Centre opens September

    Mercure Leeds Centre opens September

  • Indigo coming to Chester

    Indigo coming to Chester

  • Dalata plan new Manchester Hotel

    Dalata plan new Manchester Hotel

  • Dalata plan new London Hotel

    Dalata plan new London Hotel

  • New Hotel opens in Glasgow

    New Hotel opens in Glasgow


Workspace provider Regus has just opened an Express drop-in workspace centre at Heathrow Airport’s Terminal 5. The facilities, located in Terminal 5 Arrivals, are designed for business travellers and mobile workers and include a business lounge with a range of professional co-working spaces, 'Thinkpods' - private workstations, mobile phone charging points, secure wi-fi and cloud-based printing and copying facilities.
Facilities at Regus Express can be accessed on a pay-as-you-go basis by the hour or on a monthly subscription basis.

The Express workspace is located on the Western Perimeter Road from junction 14 of the M25 or via junction 4b of the M4 and has its own separate access.

Details:   www.regus.co.uk


DoubleTree by Hilton London – Islington has just opened in Islington. The hotel, formerly Jurys Inn Islington has just completed a major refurbishment.  It is the tenth Doubletree by Hilton hotel in London and joins Hilton London – Chelsea, both operating under a franchise agreement with Jurys Inn.

DoubleTree by Hilton London – Islington currently has 229 guestrooms. From 1st October, this will increase to 372 bedrooms. The hotel will add a further 143 rooms including 66 deluxe rooms and 43 executive rooms following completion of an extension to the hotel. The hotel features more than 3,200 square feet of meeting space, a 24-hour complimentary business centre, a concierge services through the reception team and free wi-fi throughout. As well as a new restaurant, the hotel features a new executive lounge, a 24-hour fitness suite and a new London gin bar ‘Bar60’.

DoubleTree by Hilton London – Islington is located at 60 Pentonville Road, less than 300 metres from Angel tube station and half a mile from Kings Cross station and St. Pancras International with connecting high-speed Eurostar services.

Details: www.jurysinns.com


Jamaica Inn, the famous Cornwall landmark and subject of the Daphne du Maurier novel of the same name is to undergo further expansion under its new owners
Since March 2014 three new bedrooms - taking the total number of rooms to 20 - plus a new cellar have been added. An additional five bedrooms and event space to accommodate up to 220 guests is now being planned.

Jamaica Inn also features the Smugglers Museum housing a wide collection of smuggling artefacts gathered over the last 300 years.

Jamaica Inn is located halfway between Bodmin and Launceston just off the A30. Bodmin Parkway is the nearest station around a ten minute drive away.

Details: www.jamaicainn.co.uk


Construction work has begun creating a new £30 million teaching and learning building at Southampton Solent University’s East Park Terrace campus. Once completed, the new building will include dedicated teaching and learning spaces, as well as new conference facilities and exhibition space that will be available to local business.

The building will feature a spectacular atrium forming the central hub of the new block. The centre piece will be a suspended ‘pod’ housing a lecture theatre with a viewing platform above. The first stage is due for completion by the end of December 2015.

Southampton Solent University is situated in the centre of Southampton a short walk from Southampton Central station.

Details: www.solent.ac.uk


Holiday Inn Cardiff North – M4J32 has just opened. The hotel, formerly Legacy Cardiff International Hotel, has completed a total refurbishment of all 95 bedrooms and the public areas. There is a new open bar, lounge and dining area with lots of natural daylight. A new leisure club - Health Central - opens autumn 2014 with a pool, jacuzzi, sauna, steam room and fitness room.

Holiday Inn Cardiff North – M4J32 has dedicated meeting and event space with six suites; the largest - the Glamorgan Suite - seating up to 150 delegates for a theatre style meeting.

The hotel is located adjacent to the M4 motorway at Junction 32 with plenty of free parking. It is 12 minutes from Cardiff city centre and 30 minutes from Cardiff Airport.

Details: www.holidayinn.com