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Everards of Leicester plans to invest £1.5m in the revamp of some of its 177 pubs in 2015.
24-Dec-2014
AFC Fylde is to build a 6,000-capacity football stadium at Mill Farm, as part of the redevelopment of a 32-acre site that will create 200 jobs.
24-Dec-2014
Riviera Travel, the Burton-based provider of tour holidays and river cruises, has secured an undisclosed investment from Phoenix Equity Partners.
23-Dec-2014
Snainton Golf is investing in new training and warehouse facilities near Scarborough to support the expansion of its chain of 15 golf equipment stores.
23-Dec-2014
Sykes Cottages has secured a private equity investment that values its Cheshire-based holiday homes business at about £54m.
23-Dec-2014
Cornwall Council has approved plans for the £30m St Michaels Spa luxury hotel development in Falmouth, with the creation of 90 jobs.
22-Dec-2014
PH2O has unveiled plans for a £25m sports development in Perth, including a swimming pool and ice rink.
22-Dec-2014
Heritage Lottery Fund has awarded £3.3m for the restoration of Merkinch Welfare Hall in Inverness, Bridgford Hall in Nottingham and The Bothy in London.
22-Dec-2014
Scottish Borders Council is to provide funding of up to £3.5m to build a home for the Great Tapestry of Scotland in Tweedbank.
22-Dec-2014
Forest Green Rovers is considering plans to build a new football stadium and business park on a site by the M5 in Gloucestershire.
18-Dec-2014
Dalata Hotel Group is to acquire Moran Bewley's, the Irish hotel chain with properties in London, Leeds and Manchester, for £360m.
18-Dec-2014
Rank Group is looking into the possibility of setting up a new casino in either Belfast city centre or the Titanic Quarter, with the creation of 400 jobs.
17-Dec-2014
JD Wetherspoon is to invest £4m in two new pubs in Belfast, with the creation of 100 jobs.
17-Dec-2014
Radisson Blu Edwardian is planning a multi-million pound investment at its Manchester-based hotel, including a conference centre at the adjacent Theatre Royal.
17-Dec-2014
Lastminute.com, the London-based online travel booking service, has been acquired by Bravofly Rumbo of Switzerland for £76m.
17-Dec-2014
Travel Up Group has acquired Flying Eagles, the London-based online holiday company trading as Holidaygenie.
16-Dec-2014
Co-operative Travel Management is relocating its corporate travel business from Altrincham to a 10,000 sq ft office at the Churchgate building in Manchester.
16-Dec-2014
We Are Vertigo is expanding its Belfast-based indoor adventure centre with a trampoline arena, spa and 50 new jobs.
15-Dec-2014
WWRD is creating 50 jobs at a new Wedgwood visitor attraction due to open at its site in Barlaston next April.
15-Dec-2014
Whitbread is to expand its Premier Inn chain with 4,500 new rooms this financial year, while 230 Costa coffee stores will open worldwide and its restaurants are being refurbished.
15-Dec-2014
Camper & Nicholsons is to develop a new 400-berth marina at East Cowes on the Isle of Wight, with the creation of 250 jobs.
15-Dec-2014
Andras House has won permission to build a new £10m hotel with 139 bedrooms in Londonderry.
11-Dec-2014
Renfrewshire Council and the Paisley 2021 Community Trust are considering proposals for a new cinema and theatre, which could create up to 800 jobs.
10-Dec-2014
Bracknell Forest Council is to invest £11m in the refurbishment of Coral Reef Waterworld in 2016.
10-Dec-2014
EDI Group is planning to build a 44,000 sq ft 103-room hotel on Market Street in Edinburgh.
10-Dec-2014
EasyHotel is considering sites in Birmingham, Liverpool, London, Manchester and Oxford for the expansion of its chain of budget hotels.
10-Dec-2014
Middlesbrough Council is to seek lottery funding for the £8m restoration of the Town Hall concert venue.
10-Dec-2014
Marriott International is planning to open four Moxy budget hotels in London and Aberdeen in 2016, and they will be operated by Nordic Hospitality.
08-Dec-2014
Riley Sports Bars has been bought out of administration by private equity firm Weight Partners Capital, saving 366 jobs at 43 sites.
08-Dec-2014
Manchester City Council has secured government funding to develop a new £100m theatre and arts centre on Quay Street by 2019.
04-Dec-2014
Thomson and First Choice are to relocate a Swansea-based holiday call centre to Alexandra Road, with the creation of 33 jobs.
04-Dec-2014
Sky is to sell a controlling stake in its Leeds-based Sky Bet online gaming business to funds advised by CVC Capital Partners for an initial £600m.
04-Dec-2014
Wyndham Hotel Group is to open 20 Ramada hotels in the UK over the next ten years, in a franchise agreement with Lester Hotels.
03-Dec-2014
Urban & Civic is to invest £300m at two development sites in Manchester by 2021, including two hotels, shops and apartments.
03-Dec-2014
Sunderland Music, Arts & Culture Trust has secured a £2.4m lottery grant to transform the Old Fire Station into a culture and heritage centre by 2016.
03-Dec-2014
Gfinity is to raise £3m in a flotation on Aim to fund the expansion of its video gaming business, including a new eSports arena in London.
02-Dec-2014
Broadway Travel has acquired Travel Interaction, the online travel firm that owns the Qwerty Travel and Travel Wasp brands.
01-Dec-2014
Phoenix Community Housing has secured a £3.8m lottery grant to restore the historic Fellowship Inn in Lewisham, with the creation of 70 jobs.
01-Dec-2014
Kelham Hall in Nottinghamshire is planning to set up a new hotel and conference centre, with the creation of 80 jobs.
01-Dec-2014
Northumberland County Council is looking to invest £20m in new leisure centres for Morpeth and Ponteland.
01-Dec-2014
Federation of Sports & Play Associations is to relocate its headquarters to a larger unit at Stoneleigh Park in Warwickshire by December.
27-Nov-2014
Reebok has acquired Luta Sportswear, the London-based martial arts and boxing brand, for undisclosed terms.
27-Nov-2014
QHotels has acquired six De Vere hotels in Grantham, Hexham, Leeds, Loch Lomond, Macclesfield and Norwich for undisclosed terms.
24-Nov-2014
New Moon Pub Company is seeking funding to expand its Beef & Pudding pub brand with new sites in Chester, Liverpool and Yorkshire.
24-Nov-2014
Curzon Cinemas is to set up a 22,000 sq ft boutique cinema at the Westgate Alliance development in Oxford.
24-Nov-2014
Eventbrite, the online ticketing firm, is seeking a suitable location for a new marketing office in Manchester.
20-Nov-2014
East Ayrshire Council is to consider plans for a £450m holiday destination at Loudoun Castle, including 450 lodges, leisure facilities and up to 2,500 jobs.
20-Nov-2014
Redcomb Pubs is looking to invest up to £15m in the expansion of its London-based chain of 12 pubs to 25 sites over the next five years.
19-Nov-2014
Bewilderwood is planning to open a new £6m treehouse adventure park on a 60-acre site at Tatton Hall in Cheshire by 2017.
18-Nov-2014
Allerdale Council has approved plans to build a new £11m leisure centre at Brow Top in Workington by 2016.
17-Nov-2014
Fareham Borough Council is to consider plans for a new £7m swimming and leisure complex at Sarisbury Green.
17-Nov-2014
AFC Wimbledon has submitted plans for a new 11,000-capacity football stadium at its former Plough Lane site in London.
17-Nov-2014
Princesshay Leisure is planning a new £70m leisure and retail investment at Princesshay in Exeter, with the creation of hundreds of jobs.
17-Nov-2014
Doncaster Council has unveiled plans to open a leisure complex next to the Cast theatre in 2016, including a cinema, four restaurants and 100 jobs.
13-Nov-2014
Sports Direct is planning to develop a new chain of 200 budget gyms, with the first two sites in Liverpool and Keighley.
12-Nov-2014
Luminar has acquired the Chicago Leisure chain of eight bars from Sun Capital Partners for undisclosed terms.
11-Nov-2014
Intertain, the operator of 26 Walkabout bars and five Jongleurs clubs, is to be acquired by Better Capital for about £20m.
11-Nov-2014
Laver Leisure has submitted outline plans for a 52-hectare leisure development at the former Moneystone Quarry in Staffordshire, including 250 lodges.
11-Nov-2014
Cotswold District Council is to help fund the £1.3m refurbishment of the Corinium Museum in Cirencester.
11-Nov-2014
Griffin Travel, the global travel agency with offices in London, Lowestoft, Southampton and Aberdeen, has been acquired by ATPI Group for £120m.
11-Nov-2014
Crieff Hydro is planning to invest £5m in improvements to the Peebles Hydro and the Park Hotel in Peeblesshire over the next five years.
10-Nov-2014
Barton Grange is planning a £6m leisure development at its garden centre near Preston by 2017, including curling rink, bowling, cinema and 80 jobs.
10-Nov-2014
Dundee Museum of Transport is to relocate to the former Maryfield Tram Depot in 2017.
10-Nov-2014
Beeston Group, the Dunwich-based operator of eight holiday parks, has undergone a £12m buy-out to help fund the expansion of The Hollies park in Lowestoft.
06-Nov-2014
Enniskillen Castle has secured a lottery grant of £2.4m to fund the development of new facilities for visitors.
06-Nov-2014
Greene King is to acquire Spirit Pub Company for £774m, in order to create a combined group of 3,000 pubs.
05-Nov-2014
Essenden has acquired a bowling centre in Doncaster from the administrators of Keith Brown Properties for £0.6m.
05-Nov-2014
Creative Scotland has announced funding of £3.5m to go towards the revamp of three theatres in Ayr, Dunoon and Perth.
05-Nov-2014
The Student Hotel of the Netherlands is planning to open hotels in London, Brighton and Edinburgh, having secured an investment from Perella Weinberg Real Estate.
03-Nov-2014
Gravity Fitness is seeking sites of up to 16,000 sq ft to develop a nationwide network of trampoline parks, with the first opening in Castleford early next year.
03-Nov-2014
Third Space, the London-based operator of two fitness clubs, has been acquired by venture capital firm Encore Capital.
30-Oct-2014
National Museums Scotland has secured £1.3m from Wellcome Trust to develop six new science galleries in Edinburgh by 2016.
30-Oct-2014
Noble Inns of London is planning to develop a chain of at least ten Bad Egg diners, and has also acquired a second site for a Smokehouse gastropub.
30-Oct-2014
Mama Shelter is looking to expand its French chain of designer-budget hotels into London, following the acquisition of a 35% stake by Accor.
30-Oct-2014
Go Ape is to open a £2m Air Space indoor trampoline park in East Kilbride later this year, with the creation of 60 jobs.
30-Oct-2014
GameCity is to open a £2.5m 33,000 sq ft National Videogame Arcade in Nottingham in 2015, in order to provide a permanent gaming exhibition and create 14 jobs.
29-Oct-2014
University of Nottingham is planning to build a new £40m sports complex at its University Park campus by June 2016.
29-Oct-2014
Poldark Tin Mine, the Cornwall-based tourist attraction, has been bought out of administration by an unnamed leisure operator.
29-Oct-2014
Cambrian Park & Leisure Homes, the North Wales-based holiday lodge manufacturer with 120 staff, has been acquired by YFM Equity Partners for £3m.
28-Oct-2014
KidZania is looking to open a further two educational theme parks in London, Birmingham or Manchester over the next few years, with the creation of 900 jobs.
28-Oct-2014
De Vere is to sell the Village Urban Resorts chain of 25 hotels to US private equity firm KSL Capital Partners for about £490m.
28-Oct-2014
Canal & River Trust has secured £2m from the Heritage Lottery Fund to restore a historic canal wharf at Weavers Triangle in Burnley.
28-Oct-2014
Hawthorn Leisure has acquired Nectar Taverns, the chain of 25 pubs in the North West, for undisclosed terms.
27-Oct-2014
Mendip District Council has awarded planning permission for a £45m holiday park at Cookswood quarry in Shepton Mallet, with the creation of 120 jobs.
27-Oct-2014
Hope Technology is to submit plans to Pendle Council by the end of the year for a £2.5m full-size velodrome at Fernbank Mill.
23-Oct-2014
Scarborough Council is to consider plans from Flamingo Land to develop a visitor attraction at the Futurist Theatre site, including a roller coaster and botanical gardens.
22-Oct-2014
Arts Council England has awarded a £5.8m grant for the refurbishment of the Dome theatre and heritage venues in Brighton.
22-Oct-2014
Ticketmaster is to relocate its Manchester-based call centre and 340 staff to a 22,000 sq ft unit at Sevendale House.
21-Oct-2014
National Museums Scotland has secured lottery funding for the £3.6m transformation of two hangars at the National Museum of Flight in East Lothian by 2016.
20-Oct-2014
Young & Co has acquired the Five Eight Zero chain of four pubs in London for £10m.
20-Oct-2014
Tune Hotels is planning to open at least 25 more budget hotels across the country by 2019, as part of a £200m expansion programme.
20-Oct-2014
Sheffield City Council is planning a multi-million pound investment at the Graves leisure centre, including a new National Centre for Sport & Exercise Medicine.
16-Oct-2014
Heritage Lottery Fund has awarded £11m for the transformation of the historic ship HMS Caroline into a new visitor attraction for Belfast Harbour.
16-Oct-2014
Forestry Commission Scotland has unveiled plans for a £25m Forest & Mountain Resort at Ben Nevis, including a hotel, lodges and hundreds of jobs.
15-Oct-2014
Waverley Borough Council is to consider plans for a new polo and equestrian centre at Hurtwood Park, including a five-star 74-bedroom hotel.
15-Oct-2014
Union Hanover is planning to build a £35m 180-room Urban Villa hotel on Freer Street in Edinburgh.
15-Oct-2014
QLP is to set up a 22,000 sq ft leisure facility at Stadium Plaza in Cardiff by early next year, including ten-pin bowling, cinema and gym.
15-Oct-2014
Barrhead Travel is to create 90 new jobs at its stores in Scotland and call centre in Cumbria, including 30 apprentices.
14-Oct-2014
Loungers is to open new bars in Leicester, Letchworth, Keynsham, Stroud and Peterborough by the end of the year, and hopes to reach 100 sites by 2017.
14-Oct-2014
Cheshire Farm Ice Cream has won approval to invest £4m in the expansion of its Tattenhall-based tourist attraction by June 2015.
14-Oct-2014
Dudley Council is to consider plans from Complex Development Projects to open a £5m glassmaking museum in Stourbridge in 2016, with the creation of 23 jobs.
14-Oct-2014
Darlington Civic Theatre has secured a £5m lottery grant to go toward the £8m restoration of its historic theatre in 2016.
13-Oct-2014
LBCM Trust has secured a £3.1m lottery grant to go toward the creation of a £8m International Bomber Command Centre in Lincolnshire.
13-Oct-2014
Hartlebury Castle Preservation Trust has been awarded a £5m lottery grant to secure the future of its historic building in Worcestershire.
09-Oct-2014
Roomzzz is to open a £8m 82-bedroom aparthotel near the Olympic Park in London in 2015.
09-Oct-2014
Liverpool FC is to set up a 5,600 sq ft commercial office at the Heal's Building in London WC1.
08-Oct-2014
Basingstoke Town has unveiled plans for a new £10m football stadium at Old Common.
08-Oct-2014
Denbighshire Council has approved plans for the £4.2m expansion of the Nova sports and leisure centre in Prestatyn.
08-Oct-2014
Tunbridge Wells Borough Council is considering proposals to develop a new £25m theatre to replace the Assembly Hall.
08-Oct-2014
IMI has sold Eley and Accles & Shelvoke, the Sutton Coldfield-based suppliers of shooting equipment with 122 staff, to LDC for £42m.
07-Oct-2014
Galeri Caernarfon is considering plans to invest £4m in the expansion of its cinema and arts venue in Caernarfon.
06-Oct-2014
Preston Innovations, the Telford-based fishing equipment supplier with turnover of £17m, has been acquired by US-based Zebco Brands for undisclosed terms.
06-Oct-2014
Rother District Council is considering plans to build a new £16m sports and leisure centre in Bexhill.
06-Oct-2014
Sheffield City Council is to help fund an Olympic Legacy Park at Don Valley, including an Advanced Wellbeing Research Centre and a new rugby stadium for Sheffield Eagles.
02-Oct-2014
Reward Capital is to help fund the expansion of Lancaster-based 3-1-5 Health Clubs into a chain of 20 gyms over the next two years.
02-Oct-2014
Peel Group is planning to develop a £20m 100,000 sq ft hotel, office and film studio at MediaCityUK in Salford by 2016.
01-Oct-2014
Stanley Gibbons has acquired Mallett, the London-based antiques and art dealer, for £8.6m.
30-Sep-2014
The Langham London is to invest a further £7.5m in the refurbishment of its luxury hotel over the next year.
30-Sep-2014
British Land is to build a £40m 100,000 sq ft leisure complex at Drake Circus in Plymouth, including a 12-screen Cineworld cinema.
30-Sep-2014
Waterfront Hall in Belfast is to undergo a £30m revamp by 2016, in order to create a major new conference centre.
29-Sep-2014
Blue Rainbow Apartments, the Manchester-based operator of serviced apartments, has been bought out of administration by City Space Hotels, saving 39 jobs.
29-Sep-2014
Darwin Holiday & Leisure Resorts has acquired the ten-acre Thanet Well holiday park in Cumbria from Bridge Leisure for undisclosed terms.
29-Sep-2014
Utopian Leisure has been bought out of administration by two new companies, securing the future of 200 jobs at its Tyneside-based chain of bars and restaurants.
29-Sep-2014
Lancashire County Cricket Club is looking to raise £3m to develop a four-star 150-bed hotel at the Emirates Old Trafford ground in Manchester.
25-Sep-2014
Apex Hotels has unveiled plans for a new £35m 177-bedroom hotel and conference centre in Bath.
25-Sep-2014
Marston's is to rebuild its headquarters at Chapel Ash in Wolverhampton, with the temporary relocation of 500 staff to Coniston House.
24-Sep-2014
BRS Golf, the Belfast-based provider of IT services to golf clubs, is to create 28 new jobs over the next three years.
24-Sep-2014
Liverpool FC has won permission for the £100m expansion of its Anfield football stadium by 2016, including new seating and conference facilities.
24-Sep-2014
Greene King has made a £700m takeover approach for Spirit Pub Company, the nationwide chain of more than 1,200 pubs.
24-Sep-2014
Pure Gym is to open two new sites in Liverpool by the end of the year, with the creation of 30 jobs.
22-Sep-2014
Picturehouse Cinemas has won permission to transform part of the Trocadero in London's West End into a seven-screen cinema by next spring.
22-Sep-2014
Malmaison is planning to expand its 13 Malmaison and 15 Hotel du Vin hotels with up to five new sites for each brand.
18-Sep-2014
University of Roehampton has won approval to build a £40m library and student block, as part of the £80m redevelopment of its London campus.
18-Sep-2014
Dumbarton Football Club has unveiled plans to build a new 4,000-capacity stadium at Young's Farm.
17-Sep-2014
The Lawn Club of Manchester is looking to open a new chain of bars across the country.
17-Sep-2014
Admiral Taverns is to acquire 111 pubs from the Star Pubs & Bars division of Heineken UK for undisclosed terms.
17-Sep-2014
Wear Inns is looking to expand its County Durham-based chain of 26 pubs with the acquisition of up to three new sites over the next few months.
17-Sep-2014
Everton Football Club is to revive plans to develop a new 50,000-capacity stadium at Walton Hall Park in Liverpool.
16-Sep-2014
Speedflex is planning to expand its chain of five fitness centres by acquiring gyms across the country, starting with sites in Edinburgh, West Byfleet and York.
15-Sep-2014
Accor is planning to open a further 90 hotels across the country over the next four years, taking the total to 300.
15-Sep-2014
East Lindsey District Council is to consider plans from GN Construction for the £5m transformation of the Woodhall Spa Pump Room into a tourist attraction.
11-Sep-2014
Middlesbrough Council is in discussions with potential developers of a multi-million pound snow dome in Middlehaven, which could create up to 200 jobs.
11-Sep-2014
University of Gloucestershire is planning to develop a £1.8m performing arts centre at its Oxstalls campus by 2015.
10-Sep-2014
Salford Council is to consider plans from Howard & Seddon to develop a 132-bed hotel at Sentinel House in Eccles, with the creation of 105 jobs.
10-Sep-2014
Kersewell has won permission to build a £200m five-star golf and leisure development on a 500-acre site near Edinburgh.
09-Sep-2014
Fitness First is to accelerate its £225m revamp programme, and expects to have converted 66 UK gyms to the new format by the end of the year.
09-Sep-2014
Travelodge is to open six budget hotels in Egham, Greenwich, Llandudno, Raynes Park, Southampton and Wembley by the end of the year, with the creation of 200 jobs.
09-Sep-2014
Original Bowling Company, the chain of 43 bowling centres with 1,400 staff, has undergone a £91m management buy-out backed by Electra Private Equity.
09-Sep-2014
Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust is to open a new £1m visitor centre at Gibraltar Point Nature Reserve by 2016.
09-Sep-2014
Pure Leisure Estates is seeking permission to build 138 holiday lodges at South Lakeland Leisure Village near Lancaster.
08-Sep-2014
Hackney Council is considering plans to build a £3.5m cricket pavilion on Hackney Marshes.
04-Sep-2014
Kew Green has acquired 19 Holiday Inn hotels across the country from LRG Holdings for more than £70m.
04-Sep-2014
Birmingham City Council is considering proposals for the transformation of the Birmingham Municipal Bank building into a Museum of World Religions.
04-Sep-2014
Bodyflight has bought the Flowhouse surfing centre in Bedford out of administration, but the Castleford site has closed.
03-Sep-2014
National Botanic Garden of Wales has secured lottery funding for the first stage of a £6.7m restoration project.
02-Sep-2014
Leicester City Council is to consider plans to build a £4.2m community arena near Abbey Park, including a new home for the Leicester Riders basketball club.
02-Sep-2014
Ushaw College is planning to open a visitor attraction at its historic site in County Durham.
02-Sep-2014
Wellhouse Leisure is creating ten new jobs at its Huddersfield-based campervan manufacturing business.
01-Sep-2014
City of York Council and Greenwich Leisure have unveiled plans to build a £37m football stadium for York City by 2016, including community leisure facilities.
28-Aug-2014
Accor has acquired 13 Ibis hotels from Tritax for £71m, in order to expand its HotelInvest division.
27-Aug-2014
Oxford City Council is to consider plans for the £20m redevelopment of the Castle Mill Boatyard in Jericho.
27-Aug-2014
Churches Conservation Trust is seeking £3.4m of lottery funding to transform Holy Trinity Church in Sunderland into a community arts centre by 2017.
26-Aug-2014
Modern Art Oxford has appointed RISE to work on the £5.1m refurbishment of its gallery by 2018.
26-Aug-2014
Preston Council is to consider plans for the transformation of the Guild Hall into an entertainments and conference centre.
20-Aug-2014
St Austell Brewery is looking to recruit 40 staff for a new restaurant due to open on The Quay in Exeter in November.
20-Aug-2014
University of Manchester has unveiled plans to develop 40,000 sq ft of retail and leisure space at Manchester Business School by 2016, as part of a £50m project.
18-Aug-2014
Waystone Developments has submitted plans for the redevelopment of the former American Adventure theme park in Derbyshire, including a retirement village, hotel and 500 jobs.
18-Aug-2014
Harlequins Rugby Club is planning to expand the capacity at the Stoop stadium in Twickenham to 20,000 over the next ten years.
18-Aug-2014
Saga has acquired Destinology, the Bolton-based online tour operator with 110 staff, for an initial £20m.
14-Aug-2014
Hays Travel has acquired the business and staff of Newcastle-based Jesmond Travel for undisclosed terms.
12-Aug-2014
Premier Marinas has expanded its chain of eight marinas with the acquisition of Endeavour Quay in Gosport from Marina Projects for undisclosed terms.
12-Aug-2014
Heritage Lottery Fund is to support the £4m restoration of the Cleveland Pools lido in Bath.
12-Aug-2014
Oyster Yachts is to relocate its headquarters from Ipswich to its site in Southampton.
11-Aug-2014
Wakefield Council has secured a £3m lottery grant to improve facilities at Pontefract Castle.
11-Aug-2014
Gentoo Construction is to build a £8m holiday complex for Holiday Property Board at Lucker in Northumberland.
11-Aug-2014
Sportscotland is to help fund the development of a £9m para-sports facility at the National Sports Centre Inverclyde in Largs.
11-Aug-2014
ITC Luxury Travel, the tour operator with about 100 staff in Chester, Harrogate, Preston and Barbados, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms.
07-Aug-2014
Nuffield Health has acquired nine Virgin Active health clubs, in order to develop a nationwide network of fitness centres.
06-Aug-2014
Electra Partners is expected to acquire Eastern Parks, the operator of holiday parks in Skegness and Hunstanton, from Bluebird for £50m.
05-Aug-2014
Barleylands Farm is planning to expand the craft village at its tourist attraction in Billericay, with the creation of 15 jobs.
04-Aug-2014
Entrepology of the US is planning to develop a new chain of 12 High Heaven indoor trampoline parks in cities across the UK.
04-Aug-2014
Dorset County Museum is planning to invest £13m in the expansion of its museum in Dorchester.
04-Aug-2014
Flamingo Marketing has acquired the Buccaneer Bay visitor attraction in Newquay.
04-Aug-2014
Wolverhampton Council is planning to invest £11m in the revamp of the Civic Hall, Wulfrun Hall and Grand Theatre, with the creation of 120 jobs.
04-Aug-2014
Aberdeen City Council is seeking a contractor for the £30m redevelopment of Aberdeen Art Gallery.
24-Jul-2014
Midlothian Council has approved plans for the £3.5m redevelopment of Dalkeith Country Park, with the creation of 35 jobs.
24-Jul-2014
Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London is seeking designers for the proposed £115m Olympicopolis cultural centre, including exhibition and theatre space.
22-Jul-2014
Hogg Robinson is to open a business travel office in Great Yarmouth in September, with the creation of an unspecified number of jobs.
22-Jul-2014
Incorporate Travel Management has acquired SAT Business Travel Management of Bolton.
22-Jul-2014
Lapworth Museum of Geology has secured lottery funding to support the £2.5m expansion of its site in Birmingham by autumn 2015.
22-Jul-2014
Qbic is planning to open two new hotel pod sites a year, and is considering locations in London and other cities.
22-Jul-2014
Topland has acquired Hallmark Hotels, the nationwide chain of eight four-star properties with 600 staff, for about £75m.
17-Jul-2014
Continuum is looking to expand its nationwide network of seven cultural attractions to 15 by 2019, in order to attract 4m visitors a year.
17-Jul-2014
Hull City Council is planning to build a £42m concert venue, conference centre and 150-bed hotel in the city centre, with the creation of 500 jobs.
17-Jul-2014
Weston Castle is looking to expand its Preston-based chain of 31 pubs to 50 over the next three years.
17-Jul-2014
East Lindsey District Council is to consider plans from Teenspirit for a multi-million pound aquarium on Skegness seafront, with the creation of 25 jobs.
16-Jul-2014
University of Manchester and M&L Hospitality have unveiled plans to build a 19-storey hotel and business centre for the Manchester Business School.
15-Jul-2014
Sportscotland is to invest £20m in new sports facilities across Scotland, including a regional performance centre in Dundee.
10-Jul-2014
Travelodge is seeking up to ten sites for budget hotels in Scotland, as part of a £75m investment that will create 200 jobs.
09-Jul-2014
The Cadogan is to invest £28m in the refurbishment of its 64-room hotel in London, and will reopen as the Belmond Cadogan in summer 2016.
09-Jul-2014
Sandman Hotel Group is to invest £20m in the transformation of a former university building in Aberdeen into a four-star hotel, with the creation of 150 jobs.
09-Jul-2014
Heritage Lottery Fund is to provide £34m for the restoration of 12 historic parks and cemeteries nationwide, including £5m for Beckenham Place Park in London.
08-Jul-2014
Manchester City Council has submitted plans to develop the £10m Belle Vue Sports Village in East Manchester, including a 6,000-capacity speedway stadium.
08-Jul-2014
Gainford Hotels is planning to develop a Vermont Aparthotel on the Quayside in Newcastle by 2015, with the creation of 100 jobs.
08-Jul-2014
Mansford is to invest £2m in the revamp of the Skydome ice rink and leisure facility in Coventry.
08-Jul-2014
West Midlands Safari Park has unveiled plans for a £80m indoor waterpark and 250-bedroom hotel, with the creation of 500 jobs.
07-Jul-2014
Museum of English Rural Life has secured a £1.7m lottery grant to expand its heritage museum in Reading over the next year.
07-Jul-2014
Southampton City Council is considering seven applications for the development of a super casino.
07-Jul-2014
Durham County Council is in discussions with a local businessman about plans to develop a 70-room luxury hotel at Old Shire Hall.
07-Jul-2014
Laine Pub Company of Brighton has secured funding to expand its chain of 45 pubs with up to 20 new sites over the next four years.
07-Jul-2014
Gymbox has raised £17m to fund the expansion of its London-based chain of five fitness clubs.
07-Jul-2014
North Lincolnshire Council is to consider plans for a £7m luxury hotel at Humberside Airport, with the creation of 60 jobs.
03-Jul-2014
Aparthotels Adagio is planning to open two new hotels at Whitechapel and Stratford in London by 2018.
01-Jul-2014
Wyre Forest District Council is to consider plans from Exchange Street Properties to develop a 42,000 sq ft leisure destination at the former Brintons site in Kidderminster town centre.
01-Jul-2014
JacTravel, the London-based travel wholesaler with 22 staff, has been acquired by private equity firm Vitruvian Partners for about £80m.
30-Jun-2014
Birmingham City Council is to consider plans from Serena Hotel to develop a new four-storey 40-bedroom hotel at Ladbrooke House in Digbeth by 2015.
30-Jun-2014
Fairfield Halls has unveiled plans for the £36m refurbishment of its entertainment complex in Croydon, including a digital cinema and improvements to the Arnhem Gallery.
30-Jun-2014
TUI Travel is to merge with TUI of Germany, in order to make cost savings of £36m a year.
30-Jun-2014
Ruthin Castle Hotel has been sold out of administration to a management team backed by Kepler Capital, saving up to 100 jobs.
30-Jun-2014
Rushcliffe Borough Council is to consider plans from CPMG to build a £10m leisure centre in West Bridgford.
26-Jun-2014
Devon Wildlife Trust is to open a new £4m indoor visitor attraction in Seaton in 2015, in order to promote the geology and ecology of the Jurassic Coast.
24-Jun-2014
Portsmouth City Council has approved plans for a new 30,000 sq ft America's Cup sailing headquarters and visitor centre at Camber Docks.
23-Jun-2014
Diageo has won approval from Highland Council to open a visitor centre at Clynelish Distillery in Brora, as part of a £30m expansion.
23-Jun-2014
All England Lawn Tennis Club is planning a multi-million pound project to expand the Wimbledon tennis venue onto an adjacent golf course.
23-Jun-2014
St Giles Hotel Group is looking to invest up to £300m in a hotel, commercial and residential development in London's Blackfriars.
19-Jun-2014
Casino 36 is expected to win approval from Wolverhampton City Council for the £4m expansion of its casino on Temple Street, with the creation of up to 130 jobs.
19-Jun-2014
Turnberry Hotel in South Ayrshire is to undergo a £100m refurbishment, following its acquisition by the US-based Trump Organisation.
18-Jun-2014
Bristol Music Trust is looking to raise £45m for the refurbishment of Colston Hall.
18-Jun-2014
Blue Rainbow is looking to open at least five more aparthotels and four standalone Tea 42 restaurants, including sites in Birmingham, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester and Newcastle.
17-Jun-2014
Darlington Borough Council is to consider plans from PlanArch Design to build a five-storey 68-bedroom hotel next to the Northern Echo Arena.
17-Jun-2014
Bath Travel is to recruit up to 50 apprentices for its chain of travel agencies this year.
16-Jun-2014
Top Ten Holdings is expected to sell nine bingo clubs to Majestic Bingo.
12-Jun-2014
Citizens Theatre in Glasgow has secured £5m from the Heritage Lottery Fund to go towards a £16m refurbishment project.
11-Jun-2014
Department of the Environment NI has approved outline plans for the £250m City Quays 1 development at Belfast docks, including a hotel, offices, shops and restaurants.
11-Jun-2014
Bolton Wanderers has won approval for a £100m 300,000 sq ft sports and office development at the Reebok Stadium.
11-Jun-2014
Fuller Smith & Turner has acquired a 51% stake in The Stable chain of six cider and pizza restaurants in the South West for £7m.
11-Jun-2014
Cornwall Council is to consider plans for a new £25m spa and health resort at the Falmouth Beach Hotel site, with the creation of 70 jobs.
11-Jun-2014
Walsall Football Club is to create up to 60 new jobs by hosting more conferences and events.
10-Jun-2014
Grandstand Group is to invest £1.5m in the expansion of its conference and exhibition facilities at Stoneleigh Park over the next year, with the creation of 12 jobs.
10-Jun-2014
Starwood Hotels & Resorts is to open two hotels at the Tobacco Dock development in Wapping in 2017.
09-Jun-2014
Yorkshire County Cricket Club has unveiled plans to invest £50m in the revamp of its Headingley ground in Leeds.
09-Jun-2014
Encore Tickets is setting up a 16,000 sq ft office at 86 Fetter Lane, London EC4.
09-Jun-2014
Gloucester City has submitted plans for a new 4,000-capacity football stadium at Meadow Park.
09-Jun-2014
Hawthorn Leisure has acquired 88 pubs from R&L Properties for an estimated £25m.
05-Jun-2014
Spear Travels has acquired Neil Rankin Travel of Skipton for undisclosed terms, taking its network of agencies to nine.
05-Jun-2014
Eurocamp, the Cheshire-based camping holidays firm, has been acquired by Homair Vacances of France for about £90m.
04-Jun-2014
Heritage Lottery Fund is to provide a £4.1m grant for the expansion of the D-Day Museum in Portsmouth by 2019.
04-Jun-2014
National Museums Scotland has secured a £4.8m lottery grant to support a £14m investment in new galleries in Edinburgh by 2016.
04-Jun-2014
British Postal Museum & Archive has secured a £4.5m lottery grant to develop a new museum in London, including the former Post Office Underground Railway.
04-Jun-2014
Echlinville Distillery is investing £1.5m in the expansion of its distillery in Co Down, including a visitor centre and 15 jobs.
04-Jun-2014
Anytime Fitness is planning to expand its nationwide chain of 32 gyms to 200 sites over the next two years.
02-Jun-2014
Sandwell Council is to consider plans from AKS to set up a banqueting and conference centre in Wednesbury, with the creation of up to 50 jobs.
02-Jun-2014
Dorsett Hospitality International of Hong Kong is looking to open up to ten hotels in London.
02-Jun-2014
Amber Taverns, the Lancashire-based chain of 95 community pubs, has undergone a £80m management buy-out backed by BlueBay Asset Management.
02-Jun-2014
Eclectic Hotels is to create 70 jobs at the new King Street Townhouse hotel due to open in Manchester in early 2015.
02-Jun-2014
Marwell Zoo is to invest £2.8m in new facilities for its site in Hampshire by summer 2015.
29-May-2014
Berkeley Leisure Group has expanded its chain of 46 residential park home estates with the acquisition of four sites in Yorkshire and Cumbria.
29-May-2014
Mitchells & Butlers is expected to acquire up to 180 pubs from Orchid for more than £250m.
29-May-2014
Forest Service is to relocate its headquarters and about 60 staff from Stormont to Fermanagh by June 2015.
28-May-2014
Nottingham Castle has won lottery funding to support a £24m expansion project, including a major heritage attraction.
28-May-2014
Canterbury Cathedral has secured lottery funding for a £19m investment in restoration work and improved visitor facilities.
28-May-2014
Thomas Cook Group is to sell Altrincham-based Co-operative Travel Management to Mawasem Travel & Tourism for £13m, with the transfer of about 200 staff.
28-May-2014
JW Lees is to invest £67m in the expansion of its Manchester-based pubs business, with the creation of 1,000 jobs over the next five years.
27-May-2014
National Lobster Hatchery is looking to expand its visitor facilities and create new jobs at its site in Padstow.
27-May-2014
Delfont Mackintosh has acquired the Victoria Palace and Ambassadors theatres in London, taking its chain to nine.
27-May-2014
Ramside Hall is looking to recruit 100 additional staff at its hotel in Durham, following a £15m expansion project.
21-May-2014
Glen Mhor Hotel is planning to develop a multi-million pound brewery and visitor centre in Inverness, with the creation of 12 jobs.
20-May-2014
Punch Taverns has sold four pubs in central London to Morgana for £6.7m.
20-May-2014
Soccerworld has unveiled plans to open a £2m football complex in Carlisle by 2015, with the creation of 30 jobs.
19-May-2014
Jones Bar Group of Leeds is planning to open up to 12 Roxy bowling alleys over the next five years.
19-May-2014
Boston Borough Council is to consider plans for a new stadium for Boston United, as part of the Quadrant leisure and housing development that could create 460 jobs.
15-May-2014
Adventure Experience is planning to expand its six adventure golf courses across the country, and is currently seeking sites in Birmingham and Leeds.
15-May-2014
Playnation has acquired Fun House Leisure, the Birmingham-based operator of amusement machines, for undisclosed terms.
14-May-2014
Hilton Hotels and That Group are planning a £60m investment in two new hotels in Bournemouth, with the creation of 130 jobs.
14-May-2014
Travelodge is investing £57m in the modernisation of its 500 budget hotels.
14-May-2014
Bavarian Beerhouse is planning to expand its London-based chain of bierkellers across the UK, starting with sites in Aberdeen and Edinburgh.
13-May-2014
Ticketmaster is looking to relocate its Manchester-based online ticketing service to a new 25,000 sq ft office, and three sites are currently being considered.
12-May-2014
Wet N Wild is to reopen its water park in North Shields in July, with the creation of 56 jobs, having been bought out of administration by Serco Leisure.
12-May-2014
East Devon District Council has approved plans from Lyme Bay Leisure for a £15m boutique hotel, restaurant and spa development at Seaton Heights, with the creation of 60 jobs.
07-May-2014
Dungannon Council is planning to build a £7m 30,000 sq ft leisure and commercial centre at Railway Park by autumn 2015.
07-May-2014
Greene King has sold 275 pubs to Hawthorn Leisure for £76m.
06-May-2014
Macdonald Hotels is to invest £5m in improvements to its resort in Aviemore over the next year.
06-May-2014
Cameron Hall Developments is planning to transform Woolsington Hall in Newcastle into a five-star hotel, including a golf course and cookery school.
06-May-2014
National Army Museum has secured lottery funding for a £23m expansion project to improve visitor facilities at its site in London.
01-May-2014
Barrhead Travel is to invest £1.4m in the recruitment of 90 apprentices for its Glasgow-based chain of travel agencies this year.
01-May-2014
Flight Centre is to set up a 2,200 sq ft travel agency office at 39 Deansgate in Manchester.
30-Apr-2014
Benchmark Properties has won approval to build a £18m water park at North Bay in Scarborough.
30-Apr-2014
Portsmouth City Council is to receive plans from Ben Ainslie Racing for a new sailing headquarters in the Camber, including facilities for research, fitness and visitors.
28-Apr-2014
Huntingdonshire District Council is considering proposals to set up a new commercial operation, in order to generate more revenue from leisure, CCTV and printing.
28-Apr-2014
Liverpool FC has unveiled plans to expand the capacity at its Anfield stadium to almost 60,000 by 2016.
24-Apr-2014
Dundee Science Centre has secured funding for a £1.6m investment in new exhibition facilities.
23-Apr-2014
Tune Hotels is planning to expand its chain of five budget hotels by opening new sites in Newcastle and Canary Wharf later this year.
22-Apr-2014
Bristol City Council is in discussions with RTC Leisure about plans to develop a new £3m ice rink at Hengrove Park.
22-Apr-2014
Queen Elizabeth's Foundation for Disabled People is planning to build a £22m sport and leisure facility in Leatherhead.
17-Apr-2014
Simard, the Stockport-based owner of the Gourmet Society restaurant discount business with 40 staff, has been acquired by DIDIX of the Netherlands.
15-Apr-2014
West Berkshire Council is to consider plans to open a visitor centre at a former airbase control tower at Greenham Common.
15-Apr-2014
Chapter Arts Centre in Cardiff is planning a £6m expansion, including new galleries, cinemas and studios.
14-Apr-2014
Celtic Manor Resort in Newport has submitted plans to build a new conference centre, with the creation of up to 150 jobs.
14-Apr-2014
Inglenook Inns & Taverns is planning to expand its Lancashire-based chain of nine pubs to 22 sites by the end of 2015.
10-Apr-2014
Marston's is planning to open about five new pubs a year in Scotland, in a £15m annual investment that will create more than 200 jobs.
10-Apr-2014
Rural Retreats, the Gloucestershire-based holiday rental firm with 85 staff, has been acquired by HPB for undisclosed terms.
10-Apr-2014
Doncaster Council is in discussions with Victoria Cross Trust about plans to set up a Victoria Cross museum on a former school site in Balby.
09-Apr-2014
Z-Hotels has secured a £4m investment to open new boutique budget hotels in Glasgow and London this year.
08-Apr-2014
Aberdeen City Council is planning to build a new £107m headquarters and 125-bedroom hotel at Marischal Square by 2017.
07-Apr-2014
York Theatre Royal is to submit plans for a £4m refurbishment by the end of 2015.
07-Apr-2014
Buchanan Galleries is to open a ten-screen Showcase Cinema de Lux at its shopping centre development in Glasgow by 2017.
03-Apr-2014
St Albans Cathedral has secured lottery funding to go towards a £4.2m investment in improvements to visitor facilities.
03-Apr-2014
Auckland Castle is planning to develop a £100m historical leisure park on a 115-acre site in County Durham by 2016.
03-Apr-2014
Edinburgh Printmakers is to set up a new headquarters at Castle Mills in Edinburgh, having secured a £5m lottery grant for a visual arts centre.
02-Apr-2014
Grand Union is planning to expand its London-based chain of eight bars and restaurants with 20 new sites over the next three years.
31-Mar-2014
Bounce UK is to open a 21,000 sq ft indoor trampolining centre in Milton Keynes in May, with the creation of 60 jobs.
31-Mar-2014
Towcester Racecourse is to open a £1.5m greyhound track at its site in Northamptonshire later this year.
31-Mar-2014
Novus Leisure is to invest £20m in improvements to its London-based chain of 47 nightclubs and bars over the next two years.
31-Mar-2014
Heritage Motor Centre is to expand its Warwickshire-based museum with a new £4m building to display 200 historic cars.
27-Mar-2014
Ty Newydd Caravan Park has unveiled plans for a new holiday village at Bryn Engan Quarry on Anglesey, with the creation of 40 jobs.
27-Mar-2014
Birmingham Conservatoire is planning to relocate to a new £40m music centre and concert hall in Eastside by 2017.
26-Mar-2014
Marston's is planning to create 3,000 jobs at its Wolverhampton-based chain of pub restaurants over the next two years.
26-Mar-2014
The Theatre Royal in Dumfries has secured lottery funding for a £2m refurbishment project.
26-Mar-2014
Jupiter Hotels is to manage five former Akkeron Hotels in East Anglia, securing the future of 133 jobs.
26-Mar-2014
F&C Reit is to invest £12m in the expansion of the Riverhead area in Grimsby town centre, including a new cinema and five restaurants.
25-Mar-2014
Direct Golf has announced the relocation of its Huddersfield-based headquarters to a 100,000 sq ft warehouse in Wetherby.
25-Mar-2014
BrewDog is planning to open at least ten more bars over the next six months.
25-Mar-2014
Powys Council is planning to invest £8.8m in the revamp of Brecknock Museum in Brecon.
24-Mar-2014
David Livingstone Centre in Lanarkshire is to undergo a £12m expansion project, including a new jungle-themed adventure centre.
24-Mar-2014
Manchester Airports Group has unveiled plans to build a 350-bedroom Hilton Garden Inn hotel at the Airport City scheme, with the creation of 175 jobs.
20-Mar-2014
Essenden is looking to raise £100m to fund the expansion of its chain of 29 tenpin bowling centres through the acquisition of multi-site leisure companies.
20-Mar-2014
Minoan Group is to acquire Martin Singer Travel, the Aberdeen-based travel firm, for an initial £0.3m, in order to expand its Stewart Travel division.
18-Mar-2014
Cherwell District Council is planning to develop a £7m five-storey library, hotel and shopping centre in Bicester town centre by 2015.
18-Mar-2014
Unite the Union is planning to build a 100,000 sq ft conference centre and hotel at Eastside in Birmingham, as part of a £35m investment in the city.
18-Mar-2014
Munro's is planning to expand the 120-strong workforce at its Aberdeen-based travel firm with more than 20 new jobs this year.
18-Mar-2014
JD Wetherspoon is planning to expand its chain of 905 pubs with up to 50 new sites this year.
17-Mar-2014
Alton Towers has submitted plans to build new holiday cottages at its theme park, with the creation of up to 130 jobs.
17-Mar-2014
Castleford Tigers has unveiled plans to build a new 10,000-capacity rugby stadium at Glasshoughton by 2017, as part of a £135m development by Lateral Property Group.
17-Mar-2014
Continuum is to open a new visitor attraction at the former Coronation Street studio in Manchester from April.
17-Mar-2014
Nottingham City Council has agreed a £20m deal with Peel Group to develop a 160-bedroom hotel and 50,000 sq ft office building at Unity Square.
17-Mar-2014
Bath Council has approved plans from Groupe Partouche to develop a £14m casino and hotel in the city centre by autumn 2015, with the creation of 80 jobs.
17-Mar-2014
Hartlepool Borough Council is considering plans to develop an ice rank and auditorium at the Sports Domes in Seaton Carew, with the creation of up to 150 jobs.
17-Mar-2014
Yorkshire Agricultural Society is planning to invest £10m in the expansion of the showground in Harrogate by 2016, including a new exhibition hall.
13-Mar-2014
Milton Keynes Council has announced plans for the £7.5m expansion of Milton Keynes Museum by 2018.
13-Mar-2014
Forestdale Hotels has sold 14 hotels out of administration to St James's Hotel Group, including properties in Bath, Bristol, Cambridge and Winchester.
12-Mar-2014
TUI UK & Ireland is to create new jobs at its travel call centre in Swansea, having dropped plans to close the cruise support and sales operation.
12-Mar-2014
De Vere Group is to sell its 30 De Vere Venues conference and training centres to Starwood Capital for £232m.
12-Mar-2014
Goals Soccer Centres is to raise £11m in a share placing to fund the expansion of its 44 five-a-side football centres, with two new sites to open in the UK by 2015.
11-Mar-2014
Swallow Boats is to create up to ten new jobs at its Cardigan-based boat building business.
11-Mar-2014
Curzon Cinemas is planning to open up to 25 new boutique cinemas across the country over the next five years.
10-Mar-2014
LA Fitness is to sell 33 of its 80 gyms, as part of a restructuring arrangement through Deloitte.
10-Mar-2014
Greene King is looking to recruit 2,000 new apprentices at its Suffolk-based pubs and brewing business.
10-Mar-2014
Mitchells & Butlers is looking to recruit 1,000 apprentices at its chain of pubs and restaurants over the next two years.
05-Mar-2014
Crompton Place has submitted plans for a new cinema and restaurant complex at its Bolton-based shopping centre, with the creation of 200 jobs.
05-Mar-2014
Xercise 4 Less is planning to open a further 100 budget gyms across the country over the next five years, with the creation of 4,000 jobs.
04-Mar-2014
Travelodge is looking to recruit 80 apprentices to work at budget hotels in Birmingham, Cambridge, Glasgow, Liverpool, London and Manchester this year.
04-Mar-2014
Sportscotland has announced plans for a £2.2m investment in a new national curling centre at the Stirling Sports Village.
03-Mar-2014
Milton Keynes Development Partnership has selected Moirai Capital as preferred bidder to build a £26m indoor water park and sports village at the National Bowl, with the creation of 650 jobs.
27-Feb-2014
Barrhead Travel is to create 80 new jobs at its Glasgow headquarters and network of travel agencies across Scotland.
26-Feb-2014
Merlin Entertainments is to set up a number of Shrek visitor attractions in partnership with DreamWorks Animation, with the first 20,000 sq ft site planned for County Hall in London.
25-Feb-2014
M Club is creating 20 new jobs at its Staffordshire-based WaterWorld leisure park and health club chain.
24-Feb-2014
Aberystwyth Town is planning to invest £13m in the expansion of its Park Avenue football ground.
24-Feb-2014
David Lloyd Leisure has identified more than 20 potential sites across the country for the expansion of its chain of fitness centres.
24-Feb-2014
SportsAble is planning to invest £5m in the expansion of its disability sport centre in Maidenhead, and may consider setting up branches nationwide.
24-Feb-2014
Belfast City Council is planning to invest £105m in improvements to its leisure facilities over the next ten years.
24-Feb-2014
Darwin is planning to develop a £15m holiday village at Woodside Bay on the Isle of Wight, with the creation of 50 jobs.
24-Feb-2014
Torbay Council is in talks with Moirai Capital Investments about plans to build a £45m leisure resort at Clennon Valley, with the creation of 650 jobs.
20-Feb-2014
ARC Inspirations is to expand its Leeds-based chain of ten bars with two new sites this year.
20-Feb-2014
Icelolly, the holiday price comparison service, is planning to expand the 62-strong workforce at its new 8,000 sq ft office in Leeds to 100.
20-Feb-2014
Diageo is to invest £5m in the training of hospitality workers in Scotland over the next five years, as part of the Learning for Life programme.
19-Feb-2014
Newark & Sherwood District Council is to consider plans for the development of a £13m leisure centre to replace the Grove in Balderton by 2016.
17-Feb-2014
Museum of Zoology in Cambridge is to undergo a £18m refurbishment over the next two years.
17-Feb-2014
Preston Council is to consider proposals to open a casino at the former Fives building in Guildhall Street, with the creation of 140 jobs.
17-Feb-2014
Harvey's Foundry Trust has secured a £4m lottery grant to restore Harvey's Foundry in Hayle, Cornwall, for commercial use.
13-Feb-2014
Eclectic Hotels has submitted plans to open a 40-bed boutique hotel at 8 Booth Street in Manchester.
13-Feb-2014
Sandwell Council is in discussions with Planet Ice Property Leisure about plans to open an ice rink in West Bromwich by 2014, with the creation of 100 jobs.
13-Feb-2014
Burgess Marine has unveiled proposals to produce a luxury yacht at a shipbuilding site in Portsmouth, which could create up to 200 jobs.
11-Feb-2014
Thomas Cook is to sell Gold Medal, the Preston-based flights, hotels and car hire firm with 470 staff, to Dnata of Dubai for £45m.
11-Feb-2014
Pure Gym is to merge with The Gym Group to create a nationwide chain of 103 fitness centres.
11-Feb-2014
Harrogate Borough Council is to consider plans from 4Urban Consulting to build a £10m leisure facility at Station Parade, including a cinema and 250 jobs.
10-Feb-2014
Greenwich Leisure has bought the 95,800 sq ft Sportshouse indoor sports centre in Dagenham out of administration.
10-Feb-2014
Reader Offers, the Colchester-based cruise holiday sales firm, has undergone a management buy-out.
10-Feb-2014
Thomas Cook Group has sold Elegant Resorts, the Chester-based luxury holidays firm with 100 staff, to Al Tayyar of Saudi Arabia for £14m.
10-Feb-2014
O'Neills Irish International Sports Company is investing £3m in the expansion of its leisure clothing factory in Strabane, with the creation of 60 jobs.
10-Feb-2014
Forest Holidays is to submit plans to East Northamptonshire Council for a £11m holiday village at Fineshade Wood, with the creation of 60 jobs.
10-Feb-2014
Retallack Resort is to develop a £50m holiday village and training academy at the former Spirit of the West theme park in Cornwall.
10-Feb-2014
Marquis Motorhomes has acquired a 13-acre motorhome sales site at Dinnington near Sheffield, securing the future of 16 jobs.
06-Feb-2014
North Lanarkshire Council is planning to relocate Cumbernauld Theatre to a new £4m site at Cumbernauld Academy.
06-Feb-2014
Moto Hospitality has acquired the Leeming Bar motorway service station in North Yorkshire for undisclosed terms.
06-Feb-2014
Intertain is to convert five Highlight clubs in Birmingham, Leeds, London, Reading and Watford to the Jongleurs comedy club format.
05-Feb-2014
Go Ape is planning to open eight Tree Top Junior courses, an adventure hub in London and a Zip Trek course in Cumbria, with the creation of 100 jobs.
05-Feb-2014
Sleeperz Hotels is to open a 120-bedroom budget hotel at Dundee railway station, with the creation of 30 jobs.
05-Feb-2014
Travelodge is to invest £100m in the development of 15 new hotels across the country this year, with the creation of 1,000 jobs.
04-Feb-2014
Cerberus Capital Management has bought 32 pubs that are leased to Punch Taverns for about £30m, taking its total chain to 1,300 sites.
04-Feb-2014
New World Trading Company is planning to expand its chain of four pubs and restaurants with new sites in London, Birmingham, Glasgow and Manchester this year.
04-Feb-2014
Curzon Cinemas is to invest £6m in the expansion of its London-based boutique cinema chain, including a new site at Buckingham Gate in Victoria.
03-Feb-2014
Bedford Borough Council has approved plans for the £3m expansion of Aspects Leisure Park by 2015, with the creation of up to 60 jobs.
03-Feb-2014
Live Active Leisure is to proceed with plans for a new £25m sports centre in Perth.
03-Feb-2014
Blue Chip Holidays is looking to relocate its Devon-based self-catering holidays business and up to 60 staff to a new site in Exeter later this year.
30-Jan-2014
Sonnet 43 Brew House is looking to more than double the 250-strong workforce at its Durham-based microbrewery and leisure operations over the next five years.
28-Jan-2014
Ego Mediterranean is looking to expand its restaurant and bar chain with new sites in the Midlands and North West.
28-Jan-2014
Millington Travel is planning to expand its Leicestershire-based chain of five travel agency branches to about 12 over the next three years.
27-Jan-2014
JD Sports is planning to develop a new chain of low-cost fitness clubs, having just opened the first site in Hull.
27-Jan-2014
Oldham Council has unveiled plans to build a new £8m sports centre in Royton by 2015.
23-Jan-2014
Royal Pavilion Estate in Brighton is seeking lottery funding for a £35m revamp of its visitor facilities, with the creation of up to 116 jobs.
22-Jan-2014
Amber Taverns is planning to expand its Lancashire-based chain of 93 pubs to 100 sites this year.
21-Jan-2014
Hilton Worldwide is to invest £11m converting an office building in Glasgow city centre into an 88-bedroom Hampton hotel this year.
21-Jan-2014
Dominvs Hospitality has won permission to build a new four-star 300-bedroom Holiday Inn hotel on Aytoun Street in Manchester.
21-Jan-2014
Star Pubs & Bars is to invest £18m in improvements to its estate of 1,300 pubs this year.
20-Jan-2014
Hall & Woodhouse has secured a £20m loan to fund the expansion of its Dorset-based chain of 200 pubs over the next ten years.
20-Jan-2014
Four Pillars Hotels, the Oxfordshire-based chain of six hotels, has been acquired by US-based Starwood Capital for £90m.
20-Jan-2014
West Dorset District Council is considering plans from Habitat First Group to build a holiday park with up to 1,000 lodges at Warmwell Quarry.
16-Jan-2014
Goals Soccer Centres is to restart the expansion of its East Kilbride-based chain of 43 five-a-side football centres with a limited roll-out of new sites later this year.
16-Jan-2014
South Gloucestershire Council is to consider plans from The Wave to set up a surfing lake on a 40-acre site at Almondsbury.
16-Jan-2014
Wyre Council is to consider plans from Fleetwood Town FC for a new £4m sports centre in Thornton.
15-Jan-2014
Merlin Entertainments has submitted plans to open a new visitor attraction at County Hall in London by 2015.
15-Jan-2014
Yorkshire Wildlife Park is creating 113 jobs at a new retail village due to open at its site near Doncaster in March.
15-Jan-2014
Fitness First is to invest £250m in its global chain of fitness clubs over the next three years, including the £45m revamp of its UK sites.
15-Jan-2014
Fairline Boats is looking to create 38 new jobs at its Oundle-based luxury boat building business.
13-Jan-2014
Active Leisure Resorts is to submit plans to build a £50m holiday village and adventure park near Widdrington in Northumberland, with the creation of 700 jobs.
13-Jan-2014
Spear Travels has acquired Roy Cox Travel of Wolverhampton, creating a combined chain of nine travel agencies with 45 staff.
13-Jan-2014
JCB is planning to build a £30m golf resort on a 240-acre site in Rocester by 2018, with the creation of 100 jobs.
13-Jan-2014
Heritage Lottery Fund has awarded grants for the restoration of 15 historic parks and cemeteries, including £3.5m for Lesnes Abbey Wood in Bexley and £2.5m for Wharton Park in Durham.
09-Jan-2014
Rydon Construction has won a contract to build a £1.3m heritage centre at the Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol by the end of the year.
08-Jan-2014
Welsh Games is to open an outdoor activity centre in Pontypool in April, with the creation of up to 20 jobs.
08-Jan-2014
Virgin Active is to invest £100m in the expansion of its chain of 113 fitness clubs over the next three years.
07-Jan-2014
Exe Water Sports is planning to build a new £4m water sports centre in Exeter.
07-Jan-2014
Kew Green Hotels has acquired four Holiday Inn hotels in Brighton, East Kilbride, Leeds and Norwich from Stardon Capital Investments, and now plans to expand its chain from 30 to 60 properties.
07-Jan-2014
NRG is planning to expand its London-based chain of gyms to 15 sites by the end of 2015.
06-Jan-2014
Scunthorpe United is planning to build a new £18m 12,000-capacity football stadium by 2015.
06-Jan-2014
Central Bedfordshire Council is to consider plans for the development of a steam engines museum in Stotfold by 2015, with the creation of up to 70 jobs.
06-Jan-2014
Perth Theatre is to undergo a £15m refurbishment over the next three years.
06-Jan-2014
Powys County Council is to develop a Motte and Bailey castle tourist attraction in Welshpool this year.
06-Jan-2014
Coventry City Council is to provide funding of up to £2m to transform the 12th Century Old Grammar School into a transport museum by 2015.
06-Jan-2014
Derby County has submitted plans to Erewash Borough Council to expand its football training academy at Moor Farm.
06-Jan-2014
South Bucks District Council is to consider plans for the development of a new headquarters and training centre for GB canoeing at Dorney Lake.
06-Jan-2014
Herefordshire County Council is planning to relocate its records office to a new £8m site in Rotherwas in 2015.
02-Jan-2014