The Leeds City Region is set to benefit from a ‘new concept’ Motorway Service Area (MSA) at Junction 45 of the M1. Located within the Aire Valley, it will create at least 700 job opportunities, being some 400 in the construction phase and including 300 permanent new full-time equivalent jobs when the MSA opens. Subject to receiving Planning Permission next year, the opening of … [Read more...]
Room at the Inn – Premier Inn makes room for Santa
Premier Inn head office has recently received a letter from a concerned child who has been informed that Christmas will not be spent at home this year. However, there's always room at the inn for Santa and this year the UK's most loved hotel chain Premier Inn is ensuring that its youngest guests aren't forgotten by creating a space just for Father Christmas on the roof of … [Read more...]
Revolución de Cuba opens in Nottingham
Premium bar and dining operator Revolution Bars Group PLC has revealed more details about the latest addition to its fast growing brand, Revolución de Cuba. Following a £1.7million investment, the new Nottingham site opened on 9th December, located on Market Street, an up and coming area of the vibrant city centre. The launch creates over 90 new full and part-time jobs for … [Read more...]
Distinct Group buys Cromwell Hotel in Stevenage
The Distinct Group pub company has bought the 76-bedroom Cromwell Hotel in Stevenage as the business continues to grow. Distinct Group already has three London pubs: the Prince Albert in Camden; the Adam and Eve in Mill Hill; and the Three Compasses on Hornsey. However, fierce competition for good pub sites in London made a move outside London a logical next step to … [Read more...]
Leisure spending falls in November as pre-Christmas belts tighten
Many Britons tightened their belts in the run up to Christmas, with the average British household spending 8%, or £17, less on leisure in November than in the previous month, the Greene King Leisure Spend Tracker has revealed. Overall leisure spending was also down 2%, or £5, compared to this time last year. Reduced Drinking and Eating Out The month-on-month decrease was … [Read more...]