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Kent County Council has announced that VolkerFitzpatrick has won the contract to build a £10m velodrome near Dartford.
23-Dec-2010
HMV is to acquire the Ritz nightclub in Manchester, subject to winning approval for a multi-million pound investment in improvements to the live music venue.
23-Dec-2010
Gulliver's World is to start work on the development of a 90-bedroom hotel at its theme park in Warrington, which will create 55 jobs when open in 2011.
23-Dec-2010
Capita Group has acquired BSI, the hotel booking and meetings management agency with 300 staff in Taunton, London, Nottingham and Cheadle, for £42m.
23-Dec-2010
The Weather Lottery is to acquire Devil Fish Poker for £0.3m, in order to expand its online gaming operations.
23-Dec-2010
Denbe Weston, the Cardiff-based events management firm, has undergone a management buy-out backed by Finance Wales.
22-Dec-2010
Hull City Football Club is seeking a suitable location for a new training ground and academy, having dropped plans to open a site in Melton.
21-Dec-2010
Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council has approved outline plans from the Tin Hat Regeneration Partnership for the £80m regeneration of a ten-acre site in Hinckley by 2014, including a cinema, bowling alley and bus station.
20-Dec-2010
Eton Group has sold its five hotels in London, Leeds and Edinburgh out of administration to Westmont Hospitality of the US for about £55m.
16-Dec-2010
Young & Co has acquired the London-based Geronimo chain of 26 managed pubs for £60m.
16-Dec-2010
The Villa has unveiled plans for the £4m expansion of its hotel near Preston, in order to benefit from The Open golf tournament at nearby Lytham in 2012.
15-Dec-2010
Albyn Housing Society and the Calman Trust are planning to build a £16m hotel in Inverness to provide hospitality training, with the creation of 57 jobs by 2014.
14-Dec-2010
Britannia Hotels has acquired the 130-bedroom Russ Hill hotel near Gatwick, and will invest £10m in its refurbishment.
14-Dec-2010
Doncaster Council has secured a £2.1m lottery grant to go towards the development of a new performance venue by 2013.
14-Dec-2010
St Modwen has submitted plans to Sandwell Council for a new development at Birchley Island in Oldbury, including a casino, 80-room hotel and offices.
14-Dec-2010
Calthorpe Estates and Wylam Investments have won planning permission to develop a 200-bedroom hotel and leisure complex at Edgbaston Mill in Birmingham by 2012.
13-Dec-2010
Bromley Council is seeking an English Heritage grant to invest £3m in improvements to The Priory local museum.
13-Dec-2010
Pendle Borough Council is to consider plans from Halton Homes to build a £6m holiday village with 55 lodges at Park Close Quarry in Salterforth.
13-Dec-2010
Sanguine Hospitality is planning to develop a £30m 285-bedroom Hampton by Hilton hotel at Cumberland House in Birmingham by 2012.
13-Dec-2010
Attraction World, the Birmingham-based supplier of theme park tickets, has undergone a £6.9m management buy-out backed by Maven Capital Partners.
13-Dec-2010
Torbay Council is to consider plans from a consortium of investors to develop a £8m cliff-top holiday complex at Fishcombe Cove, including eight lodges and the creation of 25 jobs.
13-Dec-2010
Redtooth, the Derbyshire-based operator of pub quizzes and poker leagues, has undergone a management buy-out backed by Strategic Corporate Finance.
13-Dec-2010
Blackpool Council is to consider plans for the £1m expansion of the Sands venue, with the creation of 40 jobs.
09-Dec-2010
The Gym Group has secured £20m from Bridges Ventures and HSBC to expand its chain of 14 budget gyms to 50 over the next two years.
08-Dec-2010
Enterprise Inns has raised £8.9m from the sale of eight pubs in London.
08-Dec-2010
Cornwall Council is to consider plans for the development of a £2.2m holiday camp for disabled people at South Treviddo Farm near Liskeard.
08-Dec-2010
D&D London is to expand outside London with the opening of two restaurants at the Trinity shopping development in Leeds in 2013.
08-Dec-2010
Queens Park Rangers is looking into the possibility of building a new 35,000-capacity football stadium at the BBC Television Centre site in West London.
07-Dec-2010
Pembrokeshire Marine Group is to invest £5m in the expansion of Milford Haven marina, including new lock gates and 250 berths.
07-Dec-2010
Grand Union is planning to expand its London-based chain of 12 bars to 20 over the next two years.
06-Dec-2010
Bangor University has secured £27m of funding to go towards the development of the £37m Pontio arts and innovation centre, including a theatre, cinema and the creation of 100 jobs.
02-Dec-2010
Admiral Taverns has bought about 190 pubs that were previously owned by the Piccadilly Licensed Properties division of Active Asset Investment Management.
02-Dec-2010
University of Worcester has submitted plans to build a £10m sports arena in Hylton Road by 2012.
02-Dec-2010
Andras House is to submit plans for a £10m 139-bedroom hotel in Londonderry, with the creation of 80 jobs.
02-Dec-2010
Tate Britain is to proceed with plans for the £45m refurbishment for its London art gallery, including a new main entrance at Millbank.
01-Dec-2010
Grosvenor Casinos is to create 13 jobs at a new £1.3m casino under development at Ranelagh Street in Liverpool.
01-Dec-2010
Vue is to include an eight-screen cinema in the proposed £35m redevelopment of Dolphin Square shopping centre in Weston-super-Mare.
01-Dec-2010
University of Nottingham has unveiled plans to open a £20m 200-bed hotel on University Park by 2012.
01-Dec-2010
Sheffield Wednesday Football Club is to be acquired by UK Football Investments for a nominal sum.
30-Nov-2010
Holidaybreak is to acquire a 50% stake in Meininger Holding, the German student and school tour accommodation group with 250 staff, for £31m.
30-Nov-2010
Sceptre Leisure has acquired the operations of RV Smith (Leisure) for £1.2m, including 925 amusement machines at 277 sites.
29-Nov-2010
Praesepe is to acquire a further 14 gaming centres from the Noble Organisation for £2.3m, taking its total chain to 96.
29-Nov-2010
Travelodge is to create 150 jobs at six new hotels due to open in Chichester, Horsham, Lancaster, London, Maidenhead and Paignton in December.
29-Nov-2010
Bournemouth Borough Council is in discussions with private pension fund AP Bond Children's Settlement about proposals for the £100m redevelopment of the Winter Gardens site, including a hotel, cinema and apartments.
29-Nov-2010
Manchester City Council is to relocate the Cornerhouse cinema and the Library Theatre Company to a new £19m art centre at First Street.
25-Nov-2010
Ping Europe, the golf equipment supplier, is seeking permission for a two-storey office extension at its site in Gainsborough, which could create 46 new jobs.
24-Nov-2010
Parkdean is looking to more than double its chain of 24 holiday parks over the next five years.
24-Nov-2010
Angus Council has awarded outline permission for the development of a £55m golf resort at Forbes of Kingennie, which could create 200 jobs.
24-Nov-2010
Mitchells & Butlers is planning to expand its chain of 1,600 pubs by opening more than 50 new-build pubs a year.
24-Nov-2010
Keele University has submitted plans to build a £15m 150-bedroom hotel on its campus by 2012.
24-Nov-2010
Hull City Council has approved plans for the development of a new £6.5m North Stand at the Hull Kingston Rovers rugby stadium by 2012.
24-Nov-2010
Mountgrange is to help fund a £100m investment by Raag Hotels in the creation of a chain of 15 budget hotels in London under the Tune brand by 2017.
23-Nov-2010
Heritage Lottery Fund has awarded a £2m grant to the Charles Dickens Museum in London's Doughty Street, and will also support House Mill in Bromley-by-Bow, Castle Drogo in Exeter, the Railway Preservation Society of Ireland and a heritage centre in Dunfermline.
22-Nov-2010
Mori is planning to expand its London-based chain of Japanese-style restaurants to up to ten sites over the next two years.
22-Nov-2010
The Coniston Hotel in Skipton is to create 42 new jobs, having won planning permission to develop 20 new bedrooms and other facilities.
22-Nov-2010
Expotel has acquired Venues Event Management, the Swindon-based conference organiser with 95 staff, for undisclosed terms.
22-Nov-2010
De Vere is to create up to 70 new jobs at its hotel in Blackpool next year, as part of a £8m refurbishment programme.
22-Nov-2010
Paddy Power is planning to expand its UK chain of 115 betting shops to 150, and expects to create 810 new jobs over the next three years.
18-Nov-2010
Science Oxford has selected Foster & Partners to design a £30m science and enterprise visitor centre for Macclesfield House in Oxford.
18-Nov-2010
Southend Borough Council has awarded a contract to ADP to build a new £27m art gallery and library in Southend by 2013.
18-Nov-2010
Arntz Belting has unveiled plans to redevelop its 12-acre site in Londonderry, including a new hotel, research facilities and the creation of up to 800 jobs.
17-Nov-2010
MWB Group Holdings is planning to set up a new chain of up to four Bistro du Vin & Bar restaurants in London, and will then expand across the country.
16-Nov-2010
Travelodge has agreed contracts worth £24m to develop two new 200-bed hotels near the MEN Arena in Manchester and the NEC in Birmingham, with the creation of 100 jobs.
16-Nov-2010
The Restaurant Group is planning to expand its chain of 380 restaurants with up to 27 new sites next year, with half under the Frankie & Benny's format.
15-Nov-2010
Accor is planning to expand its chain of 144 UK hotels with a further 100 sites by 2015, with most being under the Mercure and All Seasons brands.
11-Nov-2010
Devilfish Gaming of Altrincham is to sell its online poker business to an unnamed company for £0.3m.
11-Nov-2010
Square Bay is planning a £30m development in Brighton's New England Quarter, including a hotel, shops, offices and housing.
11-Nov-2010
Vermilion & Cinnabar is seeking permission to set up a £3m banqueting suite at its restaurant in Manchester's SportCity, in order to host events for up to 800 people.
10-Nov-2010
Living Ventures is planning a multi-million pound expansion programme to increase its North West chain of restaurants from 17 to about 25.
10-Nov-2010
Gravesham Borough Council is considering plans to build a new £1.5m museum and visitors' centre in Gravesend.
10-Nov-2010
Marriott International is planning to set up a new boutique hotel at the 193-bedroom Berners Hotel site near London's Oxford Street.
10-Nov-2010
InterContinental Hotels Group has confirmed plans to open 37 new hotels across the country, as part of a £500m investment programme that will create 3,000 jobs over the next four years.
09-Nov-2010
Huddersfield Town is looking to build a new multi-million pound football training centre at its current Syngenta site.
09-Nov-2010
Vue Entertainment, the chain of 68 cinemas, is to be acquired by private equity firm Doughty Hanson for about £450m.
08-Nov-2010
Loch Lomond Seaplanes is looking to set up a seaplane service for visitors to Cardiff Bay in 2011, with the creation of 20 jobs.
08-Nov-2010
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) is considering plans to set up a new headquarters and museum at Albert Dock in Liverpool.
08-Nov-2010
Living Ventures has acquired five restaurants in Manchester, Liverpool, Cheadle Hulme and Alderley Edge from Paul Heathcote for undisclosed terms.
08-Nov-2010
Globe Consultants is working on plans for the development of a multi-million pound marina and hotel complex at Cherry Willingham near Lincoln, which could create 50 jobs.
08-Nov-2010
Denbighshire County Council has approved plans for the £2.6m renovation of the Apollo cinema complex in Rhyl, with the creation of 15 jobs.
08-Nov-2010
Heritage Lottery Fund has awarded a £1.8m grant to go towards the £3.6m redevelopment of the Glasshouse, the former Royal Doulton factory in Stourbridge.
04-Nov-2010
Greenwich Council has approved plans to build a 452-room hotel and apartment complex at London's O2 Arena site.
01-Nov-2010
AFC Bournemouth is looking to expand its Dean Court football stadium with a new stand and hotel complex.
01-Nov-2010
North Somerset Council is in discussions with Leisure Dome about plans to build an indoor ski centre and leisure attraction on a former airfield in Weston-super-Mare.
01-Nov-2010
The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) is to relocate its Edinburgh office to a 12,000 sq ft unit at Lochside View.
28-Oct-2010
Blackburn Rovers Football Club is to be acquired by Venkateshwara Hatcheries of India for £46m.
28-Oct-2010
QHotels is planning to invest £4.3m in the development of 46 new bedrooms and spa facilities at the Crewe Hall hotel in Cheshire, with the creation of 32 jobs.
26-Oct-2010
Creative Scotland is to relocate its Edinburgh office to a 13,000 sq ft unit at Highcross's Waverleygate scheme early next year.
25-Oct-2010
Portsmouth Football Club is to be sold out of administration to Balram Chainrai, Levi Kushnir and Deepak Chainrai.
25-Oct-2010
Woodham Golf & Country Club in Newton Aycliffe has unveiled plans for a £17m four-star 75-bedroom hotel and conference centre, with the creation of 90 jobs.
25-Oct-2010
Pure Gym is to create 20 jobs at a new £1m gym due to open in Southampton next month, as part of a strategy to open 25 new sites by the end of 2011.
21-Oct-2010
Gatwick Airport has reached agreement with Shiva Hotels to open a new 192-bedroom Hampton by Hilton hotel at its North Terminal by 2012.
21-Oct-2010
WWF-UK has unveiled plans to set up a new headquarters and visitors' centre for its conservation charity in Woking town centre.
21-Oct-2010
National Railway Museum in York is to invest £21m in the development of a new exhibition in its Great Hall over the next few years.
18-Oct-2010
Bristol Airport has won permission to build a 251-room hotel by 2012, with the creation of 140 jobs.
18-Oct-2010
LGV Capital has backed a management buy-out at Amber Taverns, and now plans to expand the Preston-based chain of 56 community pubs.
14-Oct-2010
Timpson Group is to merge its Chester-based lighting business LSS with Out There Events to create a combined events management group based in Manchester.
13-Oct-2010
North Lincolnshire Council is to consider revised plans from Orchard Caravans to develop a holiday park called Mill View at Kirton-In-Lindsey, including 49 lodges.
12-Oct-2010
Total Fitness has been acquired by a management team for undisclosed terms, and £5m will be invested in the expansion of its chain of 24 clubs.
11-Oct-2010
Marston's is planning to open 20 new pub-restaurants in 2011 and 25 in 2012, but up to 100 tenanted pubs could close.
07-Oct-2010
Plymouth City Council has unveiled proposals to invest £12m in improvements to Central Park, including an outdoor theatre, lake and cycle track.
06-Oct-2010
Roadchef is planning to open 15 new roadside Days Inn budget hotels for the Wyndham Hotel Group.
06-Oct-2010
Legacy Hotels & Resorts is to acquire the 100-bedroom Novotel Hotel in Plymouth for undisclosed terms.
06-Oct-2010
Blakes Hotel is to invest £2.5m in the refurbishment of its London-based boutique hotel, having been bought out of administration for £20m.
04-Oct-2010
Swindon Town Football Club is planning to invest £20m in improvements to the County Ground, in order to increase the capacity and provide new roofing.
04-Oct-2010
The Heritage Lottery Fund has awarded £10m for the restoration of parks in Maidstone, Telford, Derbyshire, Wigan and Lanarkshire.
04-Oct-2010
Sol Melia of Spain is planning to open a 173-room ME hotel at Holborn in London in 2012.
04-Oct-2010
Carpet Museum Trust has secured a £1.9m lottery grant to develop a 14,000 sq ft carpet museum at Stour Vale Mill in Kidderminster.
04-Oct-2010
Roomzzz is planning to expand its Leeds-based chain of four luxury aparthotels with six new properties over the next three years.
30-Sep-2010
Derry City Council is to recruit 20 staff to form a new City of Culture Company, in preparation for Londonderry's City of Culture status in 2013.
30-Sep-2010
Bavarian Beerhouse is planning to expand its chain of two London restaurants with franchised outlets across the country.
28-Sep-2010
The Heritage Lottery Fund has announced funding of £15m for four heritage projects, including the William Morris Gallery in London, Cromford Mills in Derbyshire, York Minster and the Aerofilms archive in Swindon, Edinburgh and Aberystwyth.
28-Sep-2010
Copeland Borough Council is to consider plans for the £2m expansion of the Port Haverigg Holiday Village near Barrow.
28-Sep-2010
Burnley Football Club has submitted plans to build a new £2m training centre at Gawthorpe.
28-Sep-2010
Mitchells & Butlers is planning to invest £200m in the expansion of its pub and restaurant chain next year, including the acquisition of single sites and small chains.
27-Sep-2010
Dunham Leisure, the Scottish holiday parks operator, has undergone a management buy-in backed by private equity firm RJD Partners.
27-Sep-2010
Etap is planning to develop a new 125-bed hotel at Kings Point in Reading.
27-Sep-2010
Wildwood Golf & Country Club in Surrey has submitted plans for a £30m investment in a new 84-bedroom hotel and lodges, which would create 150 jobs.
27-Sep-2010
Chester Zoo has won council approval to develop a £225m Heart of Africa Biodome, including a hotel and underwater exhibition centre.
27-Sep-2010
Brighton & Hove Albion has won planning permission to include a museum, offices and larger shop at its new £93m football stadium due to open in Falmer in September 2011, with the creation of an additional 20 jobs.
23-Sep-2010
Warner Leisure is seeking permission to expand the Alvaston Hall hotel in Nantwich, including 68 new rooms and 35 jobs.
23-Sep-2010
Hollywood Cinema has bought four cinemas in Dereham, Fakenham, Norwich and Yarmouth out of administration, securing 40 jobs.
22-Sep-2010
Accrington Stanley is considering plans to build a new football stadium in Church.
21-Sep-2010
Broxap has acquired Edwards Sports Products, the Dorset-based manufacturer of sports equipment with 27 staff, for £1.2m.
21-Sep-2010
Nando's is to acquire Clapham House Group, the owner of 53 Gourmet Burger Kitchen and The Real Greek restaurants, for £30m.
20-Sep-2010
Mitchells & Butlers is to acquire 22 Ha Ha Bar & Grills from Bay Restaurant Group for £20m, and will convert most of the sites to its All Bar One and Browns formats.
20-Sep-2010
Giraffe is planning to expand its chain of 37 cafe-themed restaurants with five new sites by January 2011.
20-Sep-2010
Toptable, the London-based restaurant reservation website, is to be acquired by OpenTable of the US for £35m.
20-Sep-2010
Aberdeenshire Council is to consider plans for the development of a £100m golf resort at the Inchmarlo Golf Centre in Deeside, including a luxury hotel and housing.
15-Sep-2010
Eclectic Clubs & Bars is to invest £1.8m opening three new bars in Norwich, Oxford and Manchester by the end of the year.
15-Sep-2010
Nexus Community is to merge with Greenwich Leisure to create a combined group operating more than 100 leisure centres across South East England.
15-Sep-2010
Individual Restaurant Company is looking to raise funds to expand its chain of 22 Piccolino and 11 Restaurant Bar & Grill sites.
14-Sep-2010
Citizen M is planning to open two London hotels next year, including a 209-bedroom property near Tate Modern and a 384-bedroom property at Tower Hill.
14-Sep-2010
Richoux is planning to expand its Zippers and Frankie's Easy Diner restaurant brands with new sites in Bexhill and High Wycombe.
14-Sep-2010
Ice Factor has secured funding to start opening franchised ice-climbing adventure centres across the country, starting with a site in Inverness.
13-Sep-2010
High Peak Borough Council and Derbyshire County Council have agreed a deal with Nestle that will lead to the development of a £32m hotel and spa at the Crescent building in Buxton.
13-Sep-2010
Roses Theatre is looking to invest up to £3m in improvements to the facilities at its theatre in Tewkesbury.
13-Sep-2010
Southend Airport has won permission to build a 129-bedroom hotel and conference centre at Harp House Roundabout.
09-Sep-2010
SA Brain has agreed a £20m credit facility with Lloyds TSB to fund the expansion of its 260 pubs and hotels in Wales and the West of England.
09-Sep-2010
Butterfly Hotels will soon start recruiting 30 staff for a new 115-room Ramada Encore hotel due to open in Leicester next spring.
09-Sep-2010
National Museums Northern Ireland is to invest £3m in the refurbishment of Cultra Manor, in order to improve its facilities for public events and corporate hire.
09-Sep-2010
Mitchells & Butlers is to sell a further six London pubs to Faucet Inn, the operator of 20 pubs.
08-Sep-2010
Lifestyle Living Group has acquired three caravan parks in Lincolnshire out of administration for £3m.
08-Sep-2010
Praesepe is to acquire eight gaming centres in Scotland, the North West and the Midlands from the Noble Organisation for £1m.
08-Sep-2010
JD Wetherspoon is looking to recruit up to 1,000 school-leavers for its pub chain over the next 12 months.
07-Sep-2010
Escape Travel is to set up a travel call centre in New Malden in November, with the creation of 16 jobs.
06-Sep-2010
Whiston Hall is to invest £10m in the creation of a 60-bedroom hotel and leisure complex at its Staffordshire mansion by the end of next year, with the creation of 50 jobs.
06-Sep-2010
EasyGroup is planning to set up a nationwide chain of EasyGym fitness clubs, in partnership with Fore Fitness.
02-Sep-2010
Orchid Group has sold the Bel and The Dragon chain of four pubs in Cookham, Godalming, Reading and Windsor to Longshot for £4m, and Longshot aims to develop a chain of up to 50 sites.
31-Aug-2010
Planet Ice has been selected to develop a new ice rink at Cardiff's sports village by February 2012.
31-Aug-2010
Lloyds TSB has agreed a £6.2m credit facility with Amber Taverns to expand its Lancashire-based chain of 56 pubs to 110 by 2014.
31-Aug-2010
Montcalm Hotels is to open a 235-bedroom luxury hotel on London's Chiswell Street in June 2011.
31-Aug-2010
Birmingham City Council has approved plans for the expansion of Perry Barr's Alexander Stadium in time for training for the 2012 Olympics, including a new 5,000-seater stand.
31-Aug-2010
South Tyneside Council is planning to develop a new £1.5m waterfront park in South Shields, and expects to appoint a contractor next spring.
26-Aug-2010
Liverpool City Council has approved plans for the development of a new £11m Premier Inn on Hanover Street, as well as two other hotel projects on Dale Street and Stanley Street.
26-Aug-2010
Pure Gym is planning to expand its chain of seven fitness centres with up to 45 new sites over the next three years, and is seeking suitable locations of up to 20,000 sq ft.
25-Aug-2010
Zouk Tea Bar & Grill is planning to expand its Bradford-based restaurant chain with new sites in London, Liverpool and abroad.
25-Aug-2010
Merlin Entertainments is to build a new £18m 150-bedroom themed hotel at the Legoland theme park in Windsor by 2012, as part of a £30m investment at the site.
24-Aug-2010
Birmingham City Council has approved plans from Manor Park Developments for the £75m 25-storey Queensgate development near the Mailbox, including a 259-bedroom hotel.
23-Aug-2010
Paddy O'Shea's of Darlington is planning to open a nationwide chain of pubs and clubs, and is currently considering properties in Blackpool, Brighton, Hull, Sedgefield, Teesside and Washington.
23-Aug-2010
TUI Travel has acquired the Manchester Academy of English for £3m, with the transfer of 40 staff.
23-Aug-2010
Crystal Palace, the London-based football club, has been bought out of administration by the CPFC 2010 consortium.
23-Aug-2010
Lifehouse is recruiting up to 250 staff for a new hotel and spa resort due to open in Thorpe-le-Soken, Essex, in December.
23-Aug-2010
Mitchells & Butlers has sold 333 pubs to private equity firm TDR Capital for £373m, including 52 Scream bars, 71 Bar and Venues, 75 town pubs and 67 community pubs.
23-Aug-2010
Parkside Centre Trust has raised £8m to transform The Foxlowe in Leek into a community arts and heritage centre.
23-Aug-2010
Xercise 4 Less is planning to open up to 15 budget fitness centres across Yorkshire over the next five years, with the creation of up to 300 jobs.
23-Aug-2010
Cambridge Arts Theatre is planning a £5m expansion programme, including a new restaurant and larger foyer.
19-Aug-2010
Hakkasan is to open its second London restaurant at Bruton Street in Mayfair in November.
18-Aug-2010
Leeds Rhinos is to invest £10m in improvements to Headingley Stadium, including a new video screen and catering facilities.
18-Aug-2010
Defra is to commission a survey of the Rhydymwyn Valley wartime weapons production site near Mold, which could lead to the development of a new tourist attraction.
18-Aug-2010
Rezidor Hotel Group has confirmed plans to develop a 208-room Radisson Blu Hotel at East Midlands Airport by 2012.
17-Aug-2010
The Ashmolean Museum is planning to invest a further £5.2m in the expansion of its museum in Oxford.
16-Aug-2010
Salford Reds is to submit plans to build a new £26m rugby stadium in Barton by 2012.
16-Aug-2010
Rivington Street Ventures is to acquire Presentation Matters, the London-based events management firm, for up to £0.3m.
12-Aug-2010
InterContinental Hotels Group has unveiled plans to expand its chain of 255 hotels in the UK with 35 new properties over the next three years, with the creation of 3,000 jobs.
11-Aug-2010
Cantina Laredo of the US is planning to open up to 35 restaurants in the UK and Ireland, having just opened the first in London's Covent Garden.
11-Aug-2010
Rice Faster Food Outlet is seeking investment to fund the nationwide expansion of its Manchester-based chain of five restaurants.
10-Aug-2010
Mitchells & Butlers has sold its 24 Hollywood Bowl bowling centres to AMF Bowling for £39m.
10-Aug-2010
Birmingham City Council has approved plans from Hotel La Tour to build a nine-storey 174-bedroom hotel at City Park Gate in Eastside, with the creation of 100 jobs.
09-Aug-2010
Wychavon District Council is to receive plans from Sir Bert Millichip Sports to build a £70m community sports village on an 84-acre site at Hindlip, near Worcester.
05-Aug-2010
Everton Football Club has announced plans for a £9m office and retail development at its Goodison Park stadium in Liverpool.
04-Aug-2010
Lifestyle Living Group has acquired the Yorkshire Dales holiday park in Leyburn for more than £2.5m, and will invest £10m at the site.
04-Aug-2010
Rank Group is planning to invest £50m in new casinos in Birmingham, Liverpool, Manchester, Scarborough, Stockton, Birkenhead, Edinburgh, Reading, Southend and the West Midlands over the next few years.
04-Aug-2010
Mendip District Council has approved plans to transform Cookswood Quarry in Holcombe into a £10m holiday park by summer 2011, with the creation of 65 jobs.
03-Aug-2010
Hays Travel has acquired Ripon Travel, the operator of travel agencies in Ripon and Knaresborough.
02-Aug-2010
Then Hospitality has submitted plans to the Lake District National Park Authority to develop a 44-bedroom hotel at the former Moota Motel near Cockermouth, with the creation of 42 jobs.
28-Jul-2010
Heritage Lottery Fund is to provide funding of £2.9m to restore Newbridge Memorial Hall in South Wales.
27-Jul-2010
Six Piers has unveiled plans to invest £8m in improvements to Blackpool's South Pier, in order to create a 45,000 sq ft family entertainment centre and up to 30 jobs.
27-Jul-2010
Roar Betting has sold seven of its South East-based betting shops out of administration to Paddy Power and Ladbrokes.
27-Jul-2010
Redefine International is to acquire a portfolio of five Holiday Inn hotels in London from The Splendid Hotel Group for £106m.
27-Jul-2010
Churchill Contract Services has bought St James Security and Touchline Event Management out of administration, saving 878 jobs in Gateshead, East Kilbride and Surrey.
26-Jul-2010
Sibelco is to sell its 420-acre Moneystone Quarry in Staffordshire to Laver Resorts for the development of a holiday village, including a hotel, villas and hundreds of jobs.
26-Jul-2010
LateRooms is to relocate its Manchester-based online accommodation business to a 36,000 sq ft unit at the Peninsula Building near Cheetham Hill in October.
26-Jul-2010
Attractive Partners, the Alcester-based dating agency with 18 staff, has been acquired by Manex Leisure.
22-Jul-2010
SHOKK, the Manchester-based chain of fitness centres for young people, is planning to start opening franchised gyms in the US and the Far East.
21-Jul-2010
Morden Hall Park in London has secured a lottery grant to help fund a £2.5m restoration programme to create an environmental park and visitor centre.
21-Jul-2010
Rochdale Pioneers Museum has secured a £1.5m lottery grant to upgrade its Greater Manchester-based Co-operative movement museum.
21-Jul-2010
Lifestyle Living Group has bought the Redhill park homes site in Watton, Norfolk, out of administration for more than £3m.
21-Jul-2010
Sleeperz Hotels is looking to set up budget hotels on land owned by Network Rail in Newcastle, Birmingham, Liverpool and Manchester.
20-Jul-2010
Wychavon District Council is to consider plans from AKS Karting to develop an indoor go-kart track at a former Morganite manufacturing site in Norton near Worcester, with the creation of 13 jobs.
20-Jul-2010
Worthing Borough Council is to consider revised plans from Hanson Capital Management for the £150m redevelopment of Teville Gate, including a 100-bed hotel, a cinema, 260 flats and the creation of 1,000 jobs.
20-Jul-2010
Drake & Morgan is to open a 13,200 sq ft bar called the Folly at 41 Gracechurch Street in London in October.
20-Jul-2010
Barr Construction has won a contract to build a new £44m rugby league stadium and supermarket in St Helens by the end of 2011.
20-Jul-2010
Hays Travel has acquired Ryedale Travel, the Thirsk-based chain of five travel agencies, for undisclosed terms.
19-Jul-2010
Travelodge is to acquire 52 hotels from Mitchells & Butlers for £75m, with the transfer of 430 staff, and will create a further 115 jobs as part of a £10m investment in the properties.
19-Jul-2010
Sanguine Hospitality Management is planning to raise up to £100m to develop 16 hotels, with the creation of more than 500 jobs.
19-Jul-2010
Wright Foundation Research Charity is looking to recruit 100 young people in Liverpool to train as instructors for its Exercise4Life fitness programme.
15-Jul-2010
Royal Bank of Scotland has acquired the closed Great Leighs racecourse in Essex for undisclosed terms.
15-Jul-2010
Moddershall Oaks is to create more than 20 jobs with the expansion of its health spa and events venue in Staffordshire later this year.
15-Jul-2010
Whitbread is to invest £7m in a series of green initiatives at its hotels, pubs and shops, including solar panels and automated lighting systems.
14-Jul-2010
Conwy County Council is considering proposals from the Capita Symonds consultancy to boost tourism and renewable energy in North Wales by building seven new visitor centres, two piers and an offshore tidal power plant.
14-Jul-2010
Derry City Council is to consider plans from Ardtullagh Holdings for the development of a new cinema and restaurant complex in Londonderry, with the creation of more than 200 jobs.
12-Jul-2010
Aberdeen Football Club is seeking permission to replace Pittodrie stadium with a residential development, in order to relocate to a new £40m stadium in the south of the city.
12-Jul-2010
Principle Leisure has unveiled plans to open new coffee shops, bars and gastropubs in the North East, with the creation of about 44 jobs.
12-Jul-2010
Sanguine Hospitality is planning to open a 154-bedroom Days Inn hotel on James Street in Liverpool in 2011.
08-Jul-2010
Shearings is planning to expand its chain of 50 hotels with up to ten new sites over the next three years, having just acquired the Charlecote Pheasant Hotel near Stratford-upon-Avon.
08-Jul-2010
Aspers is planning to create 30 new jobs at its casino in Newcastle, and is also looking to open new casinos in Newham, Bournemouth and elsewhere.
08-Jul-2010
Birmingham City Council has approved plans from Realis Estates to build an 88-bed Travelodge hotel and Tesco Express store in Carrs Lane.
07-Jul-2010
Cloverleaf Restaurants is planning to expand its Blackburn-based chain of pub restaurants from ten to 25 over the next five years, having secured a new £30m bank facility.
06-Jul-2010
Heritage Lottery Fund has announced funding of £6m for the restoration of four parks in Wallsend, Dudley, Leeds and Burnham-on-Sea.
06-Jul-2010
Greene King is planning to expand its chain of 888 managed pubs by opening more than 200 outlets over the next five years, including Hungry Horse and Old English Inns.
05-Jul-2010
Goals Soccer Centres has won permission to build a £2.2m football centre at Hewett School in Norwich.
05-Jul-2010
The British Postal Museum & Archive (BPMA) is set to secure a £2.5m lottery grant to help fund a new £19m postal museum in Swindon.
05-Jul-2010
Giraffe is planning to expand its chain of restaurants from 37 to 50.
01-Jul-2010
Benmore Group is planning to build a £200m leisure park on a 50-acre site in Speke by 2012, including a cinema, gym, hotels and the creation of 300 jobs.
30-Jun-2010
Great National Hotels of Ireland is expanding its hotel reservations and online marketing service into the UK, having just signed up four properties in Wolverhampton, Warley, Kenilworth and Staffordshire.
30-Jun-2010
Lifestyle Living Group is to invest £10m in improvements to the 120-acre Haveringland Hall Country Park in Cawston, Norfolk, having just acquired the site from Green Parcs.
30-Jun-2010
Wandsworth Council has approved plans from Oak Trading Company to build a 70-bedroom eight-storey hotel in Clapham Junction.
29-Jun-2010
Dawson & Sanderson is planning to expand its Newcastle-based chain of 22 travel branches and its new online travel operation, with the creation of 40 jobs.
29-Jun-2010
Development Securities is planning to expand the 21,000-seat Manchester Evening News Arena with new retail concessions and possibly a budget hotel on top of the car park.
29-Jun-2010
Lloyds Banking Group is said to be considering plans to consolidate a number of northern offices and up to 2,000 staff onto one large site in the Manchester area.
29-Jun-2010
JD Wetherspoon is to create 550 jobs at 12 new pubs due to open in July, as part of a £12m expansion plan.
29-Jun-2010
TripAdvisor has acquired Holidaylettings.co.uk, the Oxford-based online travel firm, from Rightmove for undisclosed terms.
28-Jun-2010
Fabric has sold its London-based nightclub out of administration to one of its former investors, securing the future of 100 jobs.
28-Jun-2010
Opex Group has secured a £2m investment from Octopus Capital for Enterprise to fund the expansion of its Newport-based events support business.
23-Jun-2010
Stockport County Football Club has been sold out of administration by Leonard Curtis to a local consortium for undisclosed terms.
21-Jun-2010
Haven Holidays is to invest £10m in improvements to Pwllheli's Hafan Y Mor holiday park, with the creation of about 40 jobs.
21-Jun-2010
Suffolk Coastal District Council is to consider plans from the Britten-Pears Foundation to set up a £1.9m Benjamin Britten museum in Aldeburgh.
16-Jun-2010
Brasserie Blanc is expanding into the pub market with the acquisition of two former Massive Group pubs in Teddington and Weybridge.
15-Jun-2010
Wheelers of St James's is to form a joint venture with pub company Powder Train to set up a chain of up to 15 restaurants across the South of England.
14-Jun-2010
Greene King is to expand its Hungary Horse and Eating Inn pub-restaurant chains with the £5.3m acquisition of four outlets in Aberdeen, Nottingham and Northampton from Punch Taverns.
14-Jun-2010
Silent World Aquarium is seeking funding to set up a new £2m tourist attraction in Tenby.
14-Jun-2010
Wychavon District Council is to consider plans from Eagle One to invest £20m in a new tourist attraction at Evesham Country Park.
14-Jun-2010
Cineworld and Arts Alliance Media have announced a £30m deal to install digital projection facilities in the Cineworld cinema chain over the next three years.
14-Jun-2010
Tasty has raised £2m in a share placing to fund the expansion of its Dim-T and Wildwood restaurants.
10-Jun-2010
Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company (ADNEC) is to set up a £50m 252-room Aloft hotel at the ExCeL exhibition centre in London by 2012.
09-Jun-2010
The Heritage Lottery Fund is to invest £17m in 54 heritage training projects across the country, in order to encourage young people to work in conservation.
09-Jun-2010
Boisdale is to open a new £2.7m restaurant at Canary Wharf in London next year, with the creation of 125 jobs.
09-Jun-2010
Manchester City Council is to consider plans from Britannia Hotels to transform the former London Road Fire Station into a 227-bedroom four-star hotel.
08-Jun-2010
Sunseeker International has sold a majority stake in its Poole-based yacht manufacturing business to a consortium led by FL Partners for £25m.
07-Jun-2010
Swindon Town Football Club has appointed the Frank Whittle Partnership to develop plans to rebuild the County Ground.
03-Jun-2010
Salmon Harvester Properties is planning to build a £15m 130-bedroom hotel in Vauxhall, London SW8, by late 2011.
02-Jun-2010
Teignbridge Council is to consider plans from J&P Sheldon for the £6m redevelopment of the former Dairy Crest site on the Broadmeadow Industrial Estate, including a 60-bed hotel and business units.
02-Jun-2010
Jongleurs is planning to open six comedy clubs in Cambridge, Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle, Nottingham and Sheffield this year, in a joint venture with Novus Leisure.
01-Jun-2010
Be At One is planning to expand its London-based chain of ten bars to 30 over the next five years.
01-Jun-2010
Pure Gym has secured £10m of private equity funding to expand its chain of five gyms.
01-Jun-2010
Aspers has unveiled proposals to set up a casino at the new Westfield Stratford City shopping centre in London by 2012.
01-Jun-2010
Manchester City Football Club is to invest £1.5m in improvements to the hospitality facilities and executive boxes at the City of Manchester Stadium.
01-Jun-2010
Blackpool Football Club is to proceed with plans for the development of a new East Stand at its Bloomfield Road stadium.
27-May-2010
Lancashire County Council is drawing up plans to build an £8m youth club in Preston city centre, having also proposed similar centres in Wigan and Blackburn.
27-May-2010
Highland Council is to consider plans from Jacobite Cruises for the development of a new £2.5m harbour and visitors' centre at Brackla on Loch Ness.
26-May-2010
Aston Marina is to expand the 27-strong workforce at its new £3.1m marina at Stone in Staffordshire with ten new staff by the end of the year.
26-May-2010
Bristol City has acquired an additional 14 acres to expand its football academy and training centre at Failand.
26-May-2010
Harewood House Trust is forming a partnership with design agency Logistik to improve the leisure and retail facilities at Harewood House near Leeds, in order to attract more visitors and create jobs.
26-May-2010
Cineworld is to restart its expansion programme by opening a new nine-screen cinema at the Wembley City centre in London in 2013.
25-May-2010
Haringey Council is to consider plans from Aedas Architects for the development of a £2m five-a-side football centre in Finsbury Park.
25-May-2010
Staniforth Architects has drawn up plans for the development of a four or five-star 150-bed hotel and conference centre at the former Southgates bus depot in Leicester.
20-May-2010
Travelodge is to create 185 jobs at seven new hotels due to open in Chester, Dundee, Edinburgh, Horsham, London, Newcastle under Lyme and Northampton this summer.
19-May-2010
The Football Association has won planning permission from East Staffordshire Borough Council to build the St George's Park national football training centre in Burton-upon-Trent.
19-May-2010
International Slavery Museum has won planning permission for the £6m expansion of its museum in Liverpool by 2012.
17-May-2010
Salmon Harvester has won approval for a £50m retail and leisure development at Spinning Jenny Way in Leigh town centre, including a Tesco supermarket and Cineworld cinema.
13-May-2010
MWB Group Holdings is planning to restart the expansion of its chain of 12 Malmaison and 15 Hotel du Vin hotels, and is particularly interested in Aberdeen, Durham, Chichester, Guildford, Knutsford and Salisbury.
13-May-2010
Development Securities is expected to acquire the 21,000-capacity Manchester Evening News Arena from GE Real Estate and Capital & Regional for more than £60m.
12-May-2010
Truma UK is seeking permission to extend its caravan accessories factory at Foston in South Derbyshire, with the creation of more than 20 jobs.
11-May-2010
Parkdean is investing £10m in improvements at its nationwide network of 24 holiday parks this year.
11-May-2010
Abbotsford House, Sir Walter Scott's historic home in the Scottish Borders, is to undergo a £10m refurbishment programme, including a new visitors' centre.
11-May-2010
Hotelplan UK is to acquire Ski Esprit and Ski Total for about £25m, in order to expand its Inghams ski travel business.
10-May-2010
Virgin Active is looking to expand its chain of 187 health clubs with new sites in Bristol, Guildford, Italy and South Africa.
10-May-2010
Coplan Estates has submitted plans to build a £30m 187-bedroom hotel in Barking, Essex.
10-May-2010
Punch Taverns is to convert its nine remaining Old Orleans restaurants to a new brand called West Coast Grill.
10-May-2010
Clapham House Group is to raise £2.2m in a share placing to fund the expansion of its Gourmet Burger Kitchen restaurant chain.
10-May-2010
Inspired Gaming, the gaming machines and software supplier, is to be acquired by private equity firm Vitruvian Partners for £134m.
05-May-2010
Tossed is planning to expand its London-based chain of seven restaurants to 25 by 2013, having raised £1.5m of venture capital from Beringea.
04-May-2010
BSkyB is planning to relocate its Sky Bet sports betting division and more than 150 staff from Harrogate to a new 15,000 sq ft office at 2 Wellington Place in Leeds.
04-May-2010
Travelodge is to invest £62m in the development of 13 new budget hotels, including sites in London, Aldershot, Birmingham, Cambridge and Huddersfield, with the creation of 350 jobs.
04-May-2010
Charlton House Hotel, the Somerset-based luxury hotel, has been bought out of administration by Bannatyne Group for about £3m.
04-May-2010
G Casino is planning to expand its chain of 11 casinos to 20 by the end of 2012.
29-Apr-2010
Roseberry Leisure is planning to build an £8.5m hotel, a 90,000 sq ft supermarket and a 3,000-capacity arena on the site of the Rainton Meadows arena near Sunderland, with the creation of 600 jobs.
29-Apr-2010
Jurys Inn is creating 60 jobs at a new hotel central reservations office opening in Birmingham this week.
29-Apr-2010
Norwich City Council is to consider plans from Sportspark to build a gymnastics stadium at the University of East Anglia.
28-Apr-2010
Mid Suffolk District Council is to consider plans from Suffolk County Council for the development of a £4.7m creative centre for young people in Stowmarket.
28-Apr-2010
Goals Soccer Centres is planning to open at least six new five-a-side football venues next year.
28-Apr-2010
Reigate & Banstead Borough Council is planning a £3.4m refurbishment for the Donyngs leisure centre in Redhill this year.
27-Apr-2010
East Sussex County Council is planning to build a £19m historical archives centre at Woollards Field in Falmer by 2013.
27-Apr-2010
Camelot, the National Lottery operator, is setting up a 5,000 sq ft administration office at the King's Business Park in Knowsley.
26-Apr-2010
TUI is to create 45 new jobs at its travel call centre and retail outlets in Coventry and Warwickshire.
26-Apr-2010
Cheltenham Borough Council has approved plans for the £3m refurbishment of the Everyman Theatre.
26-Apr-2010
Falkirk Council is to support plans from Aurora Hotels for the £40m redevelopment of the Glenbervie House hotel in Larbert, including a conference centre, spa and the creation of up to 500 jobs.
22-Apr-2010
Waterworld is to invest a further £7m in improvements to its leisure attraction in Stoke-on-Trent by 2011, including new restaurants and fitness centres.
22-Apr-2010
Westminster City Council is to consider plans from Corbin & King Hotels to develop an 85-bedroom boutique hotel on Balderton Street in Mayfair.
22-Apr-2010
Sceptre Leisure of Preston has sold its betting terminal rental division to Global Draw for £3.7m.
21-Apr-2010
Whitbread has unveiled plans to build a £12m 186-room Premier Inn at Hanover Street in Liverpool, with the creation of 50 jobs.
21-Apr-2010
Johnson Health Tech UK is planning to expand the workforce at its Stoke-based exercise equipment business from 63 to 90 by the end of 2011, and will relocate to a larger site in Trentham Lakes by next March.
20-Apr-2010
Worthing Borough Council has unveiled plans to build a new £17m leisure centre and swimming pool by 2013.
20-Apr-2010
Encore, the ticketing agency, has been acquired by its founders backed by private equity firm Isis for about £20m.
19-Apr-2010
Principal Hayley is to create 150 jobs at the former Central Hotel at Central Station in Glasgow city centre in September, following a £20m refurbishment.
19-Apr-2010
InterContinental Hotels Group is planning to open 36 new hotels in the UK over the next three years, with the creation of 3,500 jobs.
15-Apr-2010
Ladbrokes is to sell its Italian betting business to Cogetech for £4.6m.
13-Apr-2010
The Welsh Assembly has announced a £17m investment in three new water sports centres in Swansea Bay, Pembrokeshire and Aberdaron and other facilities to improve the coastline.
13-Apr-2010
Hampshire County Council is to consider plans for the development of a £6m Runways End Youth Activity Centre in Farnborough, which is expected to open by summer 2011.
13-Apr-2010
Chesterfield Football Club is to create about 130 jobs when it opens its new £13m stadium and conference centre at Whittington Moor in July.
12-Apr-2010
Slough Borough Council has approved plans for the development of a £17m education centre in the town centre by 2012, including a library and cultural facility.
12-Apr-2010
Aberdeen City Council is to invest £5.4m in the restoration of the 44-acre Duthie Park.
08-Apr-2010
Whitbread is investing £42m in the development of nine Premier Inn hotels in Scotland over the next two years, with the creation of 420 jobs.
07-Apr-2010
All Leisure Group is to base three cruise ships at Portsmouth ferry port from spring 2011.
07-Apr-2010
Crich Tramway Village has secured £1m to build a new exhibition and learning centre at its tourist attraction in Derbyshire.
07-Apr-2010
Stadium Management Company is considering plans to build a new £20m 150-bedroom hotel and business centre next to the KC Stadium in Hull.
07-Apr-2010
Gymbox is to raise £3.6m to fund the expansion of its chain of three fitness clubs.
06-Apr-2010
Irvine Bay Regeneration Company has agreed a £9m deal with Peel Holdings to expand the marina at Ardrossan, including new offices and shops.
06-Apr-2010
Museum of Liverpool, the new £72m museum due to open in 2011, has secured a further £3.4m to develop four additional exhibition spaces to focus on Creative City, Global City, People's City and Port City.
06-Apr-2010
Isle of Wight Council is to invest £8m in improvements to leisure centres and sports facilities over the next three years.
06-Apr-2010
Greater London Authority is to help fund the development of a £19m steel tower visitor attraction called the ArcelorMittal Orbit at the Olympic Park in East London by 2012.
01-Apr-2010
Heritage Lottery Fund has announced £13m of funding for the restoration of six parks in London, Darlington, Oldham and Stoke-on-Trent.
01-Apr-2010
Wolverhampton Wanderers is working on proposals to invest up to £40m in the expansion of its Molineux football stadium, in order to increase capacity to 40,000 and add a hotel and conference centre.
01-Apr-2010
Merlin Entertainments has won a contract to operate a waxworks museum, dungeon and the Tower Ballroom in Blackpool, following the £40m acquisition of the Tower, Winter Gardens and Golden Mile by Blackpool Council.
31-Mar-2010
Praesepe is to acquire Beacon Entertainments, the Loughborough-based operator of 26 Showboat gaming centres and six Beacon bingo clubs with 500 staff, for £5m.
31-Mar-2010
Newark & Sherwood District Council has secured development funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund for the creation of a £4.4m English Civil War museum in Newark.
30-Mar-2010
Grand Leisure is to invest £1.7m in the expansion of the Riverside and Bridgend holiday parks in Northumberland over the next two years, with the creation of ten jobs.
30-Mar-2010
Princess Yachts is to submit plans to build a £45m factory at Devonport's South Yard in Plymouth, with the creation of 200 new jobs.
29-Mar-2010
FC United is looking to build a new 5,000-capacity football stadium at the Ten Acres Lane sports centre in Newton Heath, Manchester.
29-Mar-2010
Charterhouse Leisure is planning to expand its chain of four Coal Grill & Bar restaurants to 16 by the end of 2011, starting with sites in Exeter, Bristol and Guildford.
29-Mar-2010
Anglesey Council is planning to invest up to £2m in the refurbishment of Beaumaris Pier, in order to attract more visitors.
29-Mar-2010
Torbay Council has approved plans for the development of 108 timber holiday homes at the Byslades touring park in Paignton, which will create 24 jobs.
29-Mar-2010
Queen of the South has unveiled plans for the £17m redevelopment of Palmerston Park in Dumfries, including a 6,000-capacity football stadium, a cinema and bowling alley.
29-Mar-2010
Camelot, the National Lottery operator, is to be acquired by the Ontario Teachers' Pension Fund of Canada for £389m.
29-Mar-2010
Sunseeker International is to create 50 new jobs at its yacht building operations on Portland over the next 18 months.
29-Mar-2010
Wyndham Hotels has been unveiled as the operator of Bayscape's £60m 200-bedroom 32-storey hotel due for completion on Cardiff's waterfront in 2013, with the creation of up to 190 jobs.
25-Mar-2010
Leeds City Council has awarded outline planning permission for the development of the £80m 13,500-capacity Leeds Arena on Claypit Lane by 2012, which will create up to 500 jobs.
24-Mar-2010
One North East is to help fund the development of a £1m children's adventure park at Union Hall Farm in Durham this spring, with the creation of at least 15 jobs.
23-Mar-2010
Newham Council in London is seeking a developer and operator for a new casino of up to 37,000 sq ft, and a number of potential locations are being considered.
22-Mar-2010
Comic Relief is to set up a 26,500 sq ft charity headquarters at 89 Albert Embankment in London.
22-Mar-2010
Mitchells & Butlers is said to be looking to open hundreds of pubs in shopping centres and retail parks under its Harvester and Toby Carvery brands.
22-Mar-2010
Cambridge City Council is looking to develop a multi-million pound ice rink at a location yet to be confirmed.
22-Mar-2010
Great Yarmouth Borough Council has unveiled plans to build an £8m arts centre at St George's Chapel by 2012.
22-Mar-2010
Humberside Airport has submitted plans to build a 100-bedroom hotel at its Kirmington airport, which would create 30 jobs.
22-Mar-2010
Partick Thistle has unveiled plans for the £20m redevelopment of its Firhill football stadium in Glasgow, including 100 flats, office and retail space.
22-Mar-2010
East Riding Council is to consider plans for the development of a £5m theatre and business centre to replace the Floral Hall in Hornsea.
22-Mar-2010
City of Edinburgh Council has identified a suitable location in the city centre for the main headquarters of the new cultural agency Creative Scotland, which will start operating this summer.
18-Mar-2010
London Borough of Tower Hamlets has approved plans from Aitch Group to build a 252-bedroom hotel at Limehouse by 2012.
18-Mar-2010
Sand-le-Mere Caravan Park is to invest £3.7m in the expansion of facilities at its site in East Yorkshire, including a new swimming pool and entertainment centre.
18-Mar-2010
Southampton City Council has approved plans for the development of a £15m heritage museum at the Civic Centre.
17-Mar-2010
Heritage Lottery Fund has awarded £4.4m for seven heritage projects across London, including Sir John Soane's Museum, Brixton Windmill, George Padmore Institute, Forty Hall, Honeywood House and Severndroog Castle.
16-Mar-2010
West Norfolk Council has approved plans to expand the Woodlakes Caravan & Camping Park at Stow Bridge with 138 log cabins.
16-Mar-2010
Busaba Eathai is to open two more Thai-style restaurants at Panton Street and Hoxton Square in London this spring.
15-Mar-2010
Jodrell Bank Observatory has submitted plans to Cheshire East Council to build a 10,000 sq ft discovery centre.
15-Mar-2010
East Riding Council is in discussions with Yorkshire Forward and Bridlington Harbour Commissioners about proposals to develop a £50m marina in Bridlington.
15-Mar-2010
Strikerz is looking to franchise its Bolton-based junior football academy business across the country.
15-Mar-2010
Derbyshire County Council is to invest £4m in the merger of the Derbyshire Records Office with the Local Studies Library at a new enlarged centre in Matlock by 2013.
15-Mar-2010
Manchester City Football Club is considering plans to relocate its training ground from Carrington to a 60-acre site on Ashton New Road.
15-Mar-2010
Thomas Cook has acquired Think W3, the owner of the Essential Travel online travel services business, for undisclosed terms.
11-Mar-2010
Hallmark Hotels is planning to double its chain of four-star hotels to ten over the next two years, and will increase the 25-strong workforce at its recently-acquired Elizabeth Hotel in Hull to more than 100.
11-Mar-2010
Waltham Forest Council is to unveil plans for the £5m refurbishment of the William Morris Gallery in Walthamstow.
11-Mar-2010
Essenden is forming a partnership with Lucky Voice to open karaoke rooms at some of its 38 bowling centres, as part of a strategy to offer all-round entertainment venues.
10-Mar-2010
Wrexham Council is in discussions with the North Wales Wildlife Trust about the possibility of transforming Minera Quarry into a caving tourist attraction.
10-Mar-2010
Travelodge is to acquire the Micklegate Ramada in York, the Best Western Stansted Manor in Essex and the Hanover Hotel in Edinburgh, in a £14m investment.
09-Mar-2010
Baker Tilly has sold the Caesar's World chain of 106 amusement arcades out of administration to a buyout vehicle called Minmar (929).
08-Mar-2010
Heron International has submitted plans to build a five-star 190-bed hotel and 120 luxury apartments in the City of London, as part of the £500m Heron Plaza development.
08-Mar-2010
The National Trust is to invest £3m in improvements to the Stackpole heritage and environmental centre in Pembrokeshire over the next two years, with the creation of up to 14 jobs.
08-Mar-2010
Oxford University is to submit plans for the £78m renovation of the New Bodleian Library over the next five years, in order to create a new visitor attraction for the public.
08-Mar-2010
Salop Leisure is to expand the Shrewsbury headquarters of its caravan sales business this year, with the creation of at least 18 jobs.
08-Mar-2010
Craigavon Borough Council is planning to build a new £30m leisure centre at Craigavon Lakes, in order to replace three existing properties.
04-Mar-2010
Chelsfield has won planning permission to build two luxury hotels in London, including a 75-room hotel at the Park Lane Mews site and a 240-room hotel on Shepherd's Bush Green.
03-Mar-2010
Wiltshire Council has approved plans from MHJ for the development of a multi-million pound 248-berth marina near Rowde by 2011.
03-Mar-2010
Pure Gym is planning to open seven budget gyms this year, including sites in Sheffield, Birmingham, Glasgow and Southend.
03-Mar-2010
The Heritage Lottery Fund has announced initial support for a £8.7m grant for the expansion of St Fagans open-air museum near Cardiff, as well as £7m for the Piece Hall monument in Halifax and £6.3m for the Science Museum in London.
02-Mar-2010
Orchid Group is planning to expand its chain of 288 pubs and restaurants to 500, and is particularly interested in the acquisition of distressed assets.
01-Mar-2010
Fylde Council is to consider plans for the £5m redevelopment of the historic Lytham Hall, including holiday accommodation and conference facilities.
01-Mar-2010
Cornwall Council is to consider plans for the £15m expansion of the holiday park at Little Trevarrack in Carbis Bay, including 119 new holiday homes.
01-Mar-2010
Macdonald Hotels & Resorts is to open a 120-bedroom hotel at the former Caleys department store in Windsor this summer.
25-Feb-2010
Abode Hotels is planning to double its chain of boutique hotels to 15 over the next few years, and is particularly interested in cultural locations such as Oxford, Salisbury and London.
25-Feb-2010
Stockton Council has approved plans from Jomast for the multi-million pound redevelopment of the Globe Theatre into a leading performance venue.
24-Feb-2010
Puma Hotels has won planning permission to build a 107-bedroom lodge hotel next to the Harrogate International Centre.
24-Feb-2010
Pendennis of Cornwall has acquired Devonport Yachts, the Devon-based builder of superyachts.
24-Feb-2010
Hoseasons, the Lowestoft-based cottage and boating holidays firm, has been acquired by Wyndham Worldwide of the US for £39m.
23-Feb-2010
Travelodge has announced plans to invest £60m in the development of ten new budget hotels in London, Manchester, Andover, Bristol, Camberley, Cannock and Liverpool, with the creation of 300 jobs.
23-Feb-2010
London Town is to undergo a pre-pack administration through PricewaterhouseCoopers, with about 200 pubs going to Anglo Irish Bank and a further 150 to a new vehicle.
22-Feb-2010
Ruby Tuesday of the US is planning to open a chain of franchised restaurants in the UK, with the first opening in Cardiff in June.
22-Feb-2010
Deckers Group, the Rochdale-based restaurant and hotel operator with 370 staff, has secured a £13m funding package to expand its pub and wholesale drinks operations.
22-Feb-2010
Matlock Town Council is to consider plans from Halldale Properties for a £75m hotel, cinema, offices and car showroom development at Halldale Quarry.
22-Feb-2010
Fylde Council is to consider plans for the development of a new £15m sports village on a 27-acre site at Wrea Green, including a new home for AFC Fylde.
22-Feb-2010
East Lindsey District Council has approved plans for the development of a £7m entertainment complex at Grand Parade in Skegness by summer 2011, with the creation of 50 jobs.
22-Feb-2010
Premier Sport of Norfolk is planning to expand its nationwide franchised network of 300 sports coaches with 200 additional people.
18-Feb-2010
Norton Grange Coastal Village is creating up to 100 new jobs, following the refurbishment of its hotel in Yarmouth on the Isle of Wight.
18-Feb-2010
Aberdeen City Council is looking into the possibility of building a new £10m storage facility for museum artefacts and artworks.
18-Feb-2010
East Devon District Council is to consider plans from Doulton Estates to build a four-star 160-bed hotel next to the Flybe training academy at Exeter International Airport.
18-Feb-2010
Playtech has acquired Virtue Fashion, the Channel Islands-based online bingo company, for up to £36m.
16-Feb-2010
Calderdale Council is to consider plans from the owner of the Casa Hotel in Brighouse to build a holiday village with 18 log cabins overlooking Cromwell Lake.
16-Feb-2010
Hilton is to invest £20m in the transformation of the food areas at 16 hotels into airport-style executive lounges by 2011.
16-Feb-2010
Nottinghamshire County Council has unveiled plans to open a new £5.2m visitors' centre in Sherwood Forest by 2012.
15-Feb-2010
The Bar Group has sold eight of its London-based bars to a new company called Orange Sun Bars in a pre-pack administration, and a buyer is being sought for the remaining nine outlets.
15-Feb-2010
Telford & Wrekin Council is to consider plans for the development of a £2.2m tennis centre at Oakengates Leisure Centre.
11-Feb-2010
Jurys Inns is to invest £9m in the expansion of its chain of 30 hotels in 2010, including new sites in London and improvements to existing properties.
11-Feb-2010
Sanguine Hospitality is planning to open a new £20m 148-bed four-star Indigo hotel on Fenkle Street in Newcastle by February 2011.
11-Feb-2010
Ryedale Folk Museum is seeking permission for a £2m extension at its museum near Pickering in North Yorkshire.
10-Feb-2010
Park Plaza Hotels has won planning permission to set up a 350-bedroom Art'otel near Hoxton Square in London in 2012.
10-Feb-2010
Burnley Football Club has unveiled plans for the redevelopment of its Turf Moor stadium, including a "football university" and a concert venue.
09-Feb-2010
Wyre Borough Council has approved plans for the £4m redevelopment of Fleetwood Town's football stadium, including a new three-tier stand and the creation of up to 80 jobs.
08-Feb-2010
Malmaison is seeking a suitable location in Aberdeen's West End for a new Hotel du Vin luxury hotel with up to 40 rooms.
08-Feb-2010
Marriott is to operate a 185-bedroom Courtyard by Marriott hotel and conference centre at the £100m Manor Mill development in Hull, with the creation of 400 jobs.
08-Feb-2010
Haven Holidays is to invest £5m in improvements to its four holiday parks in North and West Wales.
04-Feb-2010
Noble Foods is seeking permission to transform an egg production plant at Seamer in North Yorkshire into a 100-caravan holiday and leisure park.
03-Feb-2010
Wycombe District Council is considering plans to invest in the development of a new football and rugby stadium in Booker for Wycombe Wanderers and London Wasps.
01-Feb-2010
Rotherham United has acquired a former foundry site in the town centre to build a new £20m football stadium.
01-Feb-2010
Liverpool Football Club is to set up a new commercial headquarters of up to 30,000 sq ft at 20 Chapel Street in Liverpool city centre.
01-Feb-2010
Whitbread is planning to open 60 pub restaurants and a further 13,300 hotel rooms over the next four years.
01-Feb-2010
NetPlay TV is to relocate the headquarters of its interactive gambling business and up to 13 staff from Lancaster to London.
01-Feb-2010
Sportech has acquired SGR, the US pari-mutuel betting firm, from Scientific Games Corporation for up to £51m.
28-Jan-2010
Greene King is to expand its chain of 2,500 pubs with the acquisition of eight outlets from Punch Taverns for £16m.
28-Jan-2010
Wyre Council is to consider plans from Simmo Developments to build a four-storey hotel and leisure facilities at the former site of Fleetwood Pier.
28-Jan-2010
Southampton City Council is seeking a developer to build a snow sports centre at the Town Depot site, including shops, bars and other sporting activities.
27-Jan-2010
The Heritage Lottery Fund has awarded a £3m grant for the development of new £18m facilities at the Giant's Causeway in Northern Ireland.
25-Jan-2010
Islington Council is considering plans for the £16m refurbishment of Ironmonger Row Baths, the historic bath house in Finsbury.
25-Jan-2010
Leicester City Council is to consider plans for the £12m transformation of the area around Leicester Cathedral, including a public square to host concerts.
21-Jan-2010
Cruise118 is to recruit a further 40 sales staff at its travel business in Chorley.
20-Jan-2010
Peterborough City Council is planning to build a concert hall and sports village at Peterborough United's football ground, having bought the site for £8m.
19-Jan-2010
Sanguine Hospitality is considering plans to build a new conference centre and theatre in Chester, which would benefit its £28m Doubletree by Hilton Hotel.
19-Jan-2010
Braidwater has submitted proposals to Denbighshire County Council to build an 80-bedroom hotel in Rhyl.
19-Jan-2010
Southampton Football Club has won planning permission for the transformation of its Staplewood training ground in Marchwood, including new facilities for players and administrative staff.
18-Jan-2010
Birmingham City Council is to consider plans from Panther Securities for the development of a £70m hotel, casino and apartments complex in Holloway Head.
18-Jan-2010
Knowsley Council has unveiled plans for the development of a new £16m leisure centre in Huyton, including two swimming pools and a fitness suite.
18-Jan-2010
Simply Heathcotes is looking to restart the expansion of its restaurant chain next year, opening up to five new outlets in partnership with property group Bruntwood.
18-Jan-2010
Southampton City Council is to consider plans from Warburg Property Development to build a £10m ice rink and conference centre at St Mary's, with the creation of up to 200 jobs.
18-Jan-2010
Manchester City Council is to shed 66 jobs at the Urbis exhibition centre, in preparation for its redevelopment as the National Football Museum by next summer.
13-Jan-2010
Colchester United has won permission to set up a new football training ground in Tiptree.
13-Jan-2010
The Victoria & Albert Museum is planning to open a £47m museum in Dundee by 2014, which could attract up to 130,000 visitors a year.
12-Jan-2010
Fitness4less has appointed Christie & Co to find suitable locations to open budget health clubs, and is particularly interested in Birmingham, Brighton, Cardiff and London.
11-Jan-2010
Westminster City Council has approved plans from Criterion Capital to develop a new 495-bed pod hotel at the Trocadero complex by 2012.
11-Jan-2010
Travelodge is planning to invest £115m in the development of 26 new budget hotels this year, with the creation of more than 500 jobs.
07-Jan-2010
Rugby Football League is considering plans to relocate its PR staff to MediaCity UK in Salford.
07-Jan-2010
Zolfo Cooper has sold most of the 12 pubs of Bradford-based Suburban Style Bars out of administration to Cal Management, securing 40 jobs.
07-Jan-2010
Bath Rugby Club is planning to build a new £50m 20,000-capacity stadium at an undisclosed site by 2015.
06-Jan-2010
Complete Football is seeking permission to build a £3m football training centre at the Highfield Sports Ground in Nottingham.
05-Jan-2010
Weatherworld expects to submit plans later this year for the development of a £50m weather and climate change visitor attraction in the Exeter area.
05-Jan-2010
PHSC has acquired Quality Leisure Management, the Gloucestershire-based leisure services firm, for £0.2m.
01-Jan-2010
DW Sports Fitness is looking to expand its chain of 58 gyms to 100 by opening ten new sites a year.
01-Jan-2010