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Booking.com is to set up a 10,000 sq ft office for its online hotel booking business on the seventh floor of the Monument Building in the City of London.
16-Jun-2016


Virgin Active is to sell 35 gyms to Nuffield Health for undisclosed terms, in order to focus on the expansion of its luxury Collection sites.
15-Jun-2016


Birmingham City Council is set to approve plans for a new nine-storey 178-bedroom hotel at Birmingham Airport, with the creation of 100 jobs.
14-Jun-2016


Plymouth City Council has approved plans to develop a £34m heritage centre at Tavistock Place, including museum and exhibition space.
13-Jun-2016


Club 3000 is looking to expand its chain of 14 bingo clubs with new sites of 25,000 sq ft in Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow and London.
08-Jun-2016


North Country Leisure is to invest £3m in improvements to three leisure centres in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, including a Better Extreme trampoline park.
06-Jun-2016


Twisted Bars is planning to open up to ten bars across northern England over the next ten years, having just opened Everybody's All Day Social in Guiseley.
06-Jun-2016


MK Dons has unveiled revised plans for a new football training facility at Cosgrove in Northamptonshire, including a three-storey hotel.
02-Jun-2016


City of Lincoln Council is considering plans from a local business owner to open a Bounz House trampoline park on Pyke Road, with the creation of 25 jobs.
01-Jun-2016


UK Military School is looking to create up to 250 jobs at its Merseyside-based pupil development organisation over the next five years.
31-May-2016


Enterprise Inns and Oakman Inns & Restaurants are planning to launch a chain of Hunky Dory managed pubs, with the first opening in Solihull in August.
31-May-2016


Black Country Living Museum is looking to raise £19m for the expansion of its visitor attraction in Dudley, with the creation of 60 jobs.
25-May-2016


Premier Inn is planning to create 68 jobs at a new £15m 210-bed hotel in Cardiff Bay, and is considering other sites across South Wales.
19-May-2016


Lake District Hotels is to invest £7m in the expansion of its four-star 69-bed Lodore Falls hotel in Borrowdale by summer 2017.
18-May-2016


Everton Football Club and Liverpool City Council are seeking a suitable site in Liverpool for the development of a new football stadium.
18-May-2016


Travelodge has acquired three hotels, including Days Inn in Derby and two Ramada Encore sites in Chatham and Milton Keynes, with the transfer of 60 staff.
18-May-2016


Mill Farm Sports Village is creating about 80 jobs at a new £18m leisure venue due to open at Wesham in Lancashire next month.
16-May-2016


Towan Valley Resort has submitted plans to Cornwall Council for the expansion of its Porthtowan-based holiday park, with the creation of 30 jobs.
16-May-2016


CG Restaurants & Bars is to expand its seven-strong chain of Dirty Martini cocktail bars with its first site outside London at 71 St Mary Street in Cardiff.
10-May-2016


Small Luxury Hotels of the World is to invest £12m in the expansion of its London-based hotel chain over the next five years.
09-May-2016


Curzon is to expand its London-based chain of 11 cinemas with six new sites, having secured funding of £16m from Avignon Capital.
09-May-2016


Spear Travels has acquired Broads Travel Group, the travel agency with 16 staff and two stores in Lichfield and Sutton Coldfield, for undisclosed terms.
09-May-2016


LXB Retail Properties has confirmed plans to build a six-screen Odeon cinema at its £70m leisure development in Stafford by next spring.
27-Apr-2016


Linthwaite House, the four-star hotel in the Lake District with 30 bedrooms, is to be acquired by Leeu Collection of South Africa for undisclosed terms.
27-Apr-2016


Muse Developments has submitted plans for a £50m leisure development in Preston, including an 11-screen cinema and seven restaurants.
27-Apr-2016


Land & Lakes has secured final approval for a £120m holiday village development at three sites on Anglesey, with the creation of 600 jobs.
25-Apr-2016


Jump Xtreme is to submit plans to Trafford Council to open a new trampoline park in Broadheath this year, with the creation of up to 60 jobs.
20-Apr-2016


Shearings Leisure Group, the Wigan-based firm with 46 hotels across the country, is to be acquired by Lone Star Funds of the US for undisclosed terms.
19-Apr-2016


Another Place has won approval for a £3m rebuild of Rampsbeck hotel at Ullswater by spring 2017, with the creation of 50 jobs.
19-Apr-2016


Holidaycottages has sold a 50% stake in its Bideford-based online accommodation rental business to Phoenix Equity Partners for up to £15m.
18-Apr-2016


Elvet Development is to build a £15m 81-bedroom Hotel Indigo at the Old Shire Hall in Durham by autumn 2017, with the creation of up to 60 jobs.
14-Apr-2016


Direct Ferries has secured an unspecified investment from private equity firm Livingbridge for the expansion of its London-based online ferry ticket business.
13-Apr-2016


Wings Travel Management has acquired Grosvenor Travel Management, the London-based travel management firm with 60 staff, for undisclosed terms.
13-Apr-2016


British Horological Institute is planning to develop an £8.5m Centre for Horology at Upton Hall near Newark, with lottery funding of £2.8m.
11-Apr-2016


Wesley Clover has secured support from the Welsh Government for an £80m 20,000 sq m convention centre at the Celtic Manor Resort in Newport by 2019.
07-Apr-2016


National Trust is to acquire the Shugborough Estate visitor attraction from Staffordshire County Council this October, casting doubt on the future of 91 jobs.
05-Apr-2016


Palatine Private Equity has acquired a majority stake in Verdant Leisure, the holiday park operator with four sites across the North East and Scotland.
05-Apr-2016


AirHop has secured a £6m loan from Santander to open 18 new trampoline parks across the UK and Europe by 2021, with the creation of 1,500 jobs.
30-Mar-2016


Holidaysplease is seeking acquisitions to expand the 65-strong team of homeworkers at its Birmingham-based online travel agency by up to 30.
30-Mar-2016


British Ironwork Centre is planning to expand the 60-strong workforce at its visitor attraction in Shropshire to more than 100 by next year.
29-Mar-2016


The Kennel Club is to submit plans to Monmouthshire Council for a new dog exhibition headquarters and 2,000-capacity conference centre at Chepstow Racecourse.
24-Mar-2016


Heritage Lottery Fund and Creative Scotland have awarded funding of £4.2m for the development of a new arts venue at St Peter's Seminary in Cardross.
24-Mar-2016


Aspers is planning to expand the 600-strong workforce at its casino at Westfield Stratford City in London with 400 new jobs over the next five years.
21-Mar-2016


Knowsley Council is to provide funding of £6m for a proposed Shakespearean educational theatre in Prescot, with the creation of 57 jobs.
15-Mar-2016


Doncaster Council is to consider plans from Go Bounce for a new indoor trampoline park on the Shaw Lane Industrial Estate, which could create up to 175 jobs.
14-Mar-2016


University of Birmingham is to develop a 172-bedroom hotel and conference centre called Hornton Grange by 2018, with the creation of 40 jobs.
14-Mar-2016


Accrington Stanley Football Club is planning a multi-million pound redevelopment of its Lancashire-based Wham Stadium, including a new 1,500-seat stand.
09-Mar-2016


Hilton Worldwide is to open its first Canopy hotel in the UK at Aldgate in London in 2018, having signed a franchise agreement with 4C Hotel Group.
08-Mar-2016


Mellors Group has acquired Fantasy Island, the Lincolnshire-based theme park with 50 staff, out of administration for undisclosed terms.
08-Mar-2016


Cheshire East Council has approved plans for an £8.8m refurbishment of the swimming pool at Peter Mason Leisure Centre in Congleton.
03-Mar-2016


Jump Giants is to open a 30,000 sq ft indoor trampoline park near Heathrow in West London this May, with the creation of dozens of jobs.
02-Mar-2016


Liverpool City Council is to consider proposals for a £17m investment in four new football facilities in Allerton, Fazakerley, Otterspool and Woolton.
01-Mar-2016


Oxygen Freejumping has secured funding of £10m to open seven new trampoline parks this summer, and hopes to open 30 sites in the next two years.
24-Feb-2016


Southend Council is to invest £20m in the regeneration of Southend pier over the next five years, having failed to secure private investment.
18-Feb-2016


Principal Hayley is to create 200 jobs at a new £50m five-star hotel with 227 bedrooms due to open at the Martins Bank Building in Liverpool by 2018.
15-Feb-2016


Gigs North East is to expand its Newcastle-based online music promotion business with 20 jobs in the North West, having secured a private investment.
15-Feb-2016


Bridlington Sports Centre is to create more than 40 jobs at its new £25m leisure centre due to open in East Yorkshire this summer.
15-Feb-2016


Exploris Aquarium is to create about 35 jobs at its seal sanctuary due to reopen in Portaferry this summer, having secured investment of £1.5m.
15-Feb-2016


Market Tech Holdings has won approval to redevelop the 1.8-acre Middle Yard site at London's Camden Market for a new exhibition and events venue.
08-Feb-2016


Clacton Pavilion has won approval for £1m of improvements to its seafront visitor site in Essex, including a water park and 20 jobs.
04-Feb-2016


First Class Child Care, the nursery services firm with nine sites across Yorkshire and Lancashire, has been acquired by Just Childcare for undisclosed terms.
04-Feb-2016


Leeds Rhinos has unveiled plans for the refurbishment of Headingley Stadium by 2019, including new seating and corporate facilities.
01-Feb-2016


Traveltek is planning to expand the 100-strong workforce at its East Kilbride-based online travel technology business with 200 new jobs.
26-Jan-2016


Velocity Leisure is planning to expand the 80-strong workforce at its Merseyside-based chain of leisure facilities to 150 this year.
26-Jan-2016


Sanguine Hospitality has submitted plans to develop a £10m hotel with 122 bedrooms at the former Joplings site in Sunderland by summer 2017.
25-Jan-2016


Belfast City Council has approved plans for a new hotel with 179 bedrooms on Hope Street and a 46-room expansion of Ten Square Hotel on Linenhall Street.
21-Jan-2016


Crafter's Companion is planning to relocate its County Durham-based craft supplies business and 50 staff to a new headquarters in Newton Aycliffe by March.
21-Jan-2016


St Barbe Museum & Art Gallery has secured £1.8m of lottery funding towards the refurbishment of its visitor site in Lymington by summer 2017.
21-Jan-2016


Newcastle Borough Council is considering plans to seek £4m of lottery funding for the refurbishment of Borough Museum & Art Gallery.
19-Jan-2016


Gaucho has sold a majority stake in its London-based chain of 14 restaurants to private equity firm Equistone for more than £100m.
19-Jan-2016


Accor is to expand its Ibis and Novotel chains with three new hotels by 2017, including sites in Birmingham, London Luton Airport and Heathrow.
19-Jan-2016


Away Resorts is to invest £12m in improvements to its holiday park in Tattershall, with the creation of an unspecified number of jobs.
18-Jan-2016


Jump Factory is to planning to open three trampoline parks this year and two more in 2017, with the first in Basingstoke this February.
14-Jan-2016


Cairn Group has acquired Stoke Place Country House Hotel out of administration, safeguarding more than 50 jobs at its Buckinghamshire-based boutique hotel.
12-Jan-2016


Galvin Pub Company is looking to launch a chain of 20 pubs over the next five years, starting with sites in London and Chelmsford due to open by the summer.
12-Jan-2016


Octagon Theatre has secured £4.3m of funding from Arts Council England towards a renovation of its theatre in Bolton in 2018.
12-Jan-2016


West Yorkshire Playhouse has secured funding of £6.6m from Arts Council England towards the £14m regeneration of its theatre by late 2018.
11-Jan-2016


Darlington Civic Theatre has secured funding from Darlington Borough Council for the £12m refurbishment of its historic theatre by autumn 2017.
07-Jan-2016


Southall Travel Group is to relocate the head office of its travel business to a £17m office on Dover Street in London's Mayfair by the end of the year.
07-Jan-2016


Newark & Nottinghamshire Agricultural Society is planning to create 12 jobs at its new conference facility due to open at Newark Showground in April.
05-Jan-2016


FF Fitness of Londonderry is looking to launch a franchise chain of up to 30 fitness clubs across the UK over the next three years.
05-Jan-2016