The Leisure Management Report

Friday 08 August 2008

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07 Aug 2008
Sector Skills Council appoints first CEO
The Alliance of Sector Skills Councils (SSCs), which represents all 25 sector skills councils in the UK, has appointed its first chief executive since its formation in April 2008. more

07 Aug 2008
£30m five-star eco hotel planned for Newquay
Cornwall may become home to a new ecologically sustainable five-star hotel complex if the developer, Roseland Peninsula Homes, is successful in its planning application. more

07 Aug 2008
Dubai World acquires stake in Cirque du Soleil
Dubai World has announced that it has bought a 20 per cent stake in the world-renowned circus company, Cirque du Soleil. more

07 Aug 2008
HLF funding bid for castle restoration plan
A Welsh preservation trust is bidding for lottery money to help fund the multi-million pound restoration of Cardigan Castle in Ceredigion, west Wales. more

07 Aug 2008
Renaissance pubs to open fifth London site
Privately owned pub group, Renaissance Pubs, will open its fifth site in Battersea later this month. more

07 Aug 2008
Whitbread continues with expansion plans
Hotel operator Whitbread has today announced a £100m plan to develop nine new Premier Inn hotels at locations across the UK. more

07 Aug 2008
Rhyl regeneration scheme scrapped
A scheme to regenerate one of the poorest districts in Wales has been scrapped due to lack of support for the initiative. more

07 Aug 2008
Jersey hotel's gym revamp complete
Hilwood Resorts & Hotels has completed a £1.5m revamp of the health and fitness club at the Grand Hotel Jersey. more

07 Aug 2008
Maze stadium decision ‘imminent’
Sports minister, Gregory Campbell, has announced that he will be making a decision about the proposed Maze Stadium and leisure village in Belfast, Northern Ireland, within the next few weeks after two years in the planning. more

07 Aug 2008
Goals to open three more sites in 2008
Five-a-side football centre operator, Goals Soccer Centres, is to open three more sites in Tolworth, Dudley and Northampton by the end of 2008. more

Renaissance pubs to open fifth London site
Privately owned pub group, Renaissance Pubs, will open its fifth site in Battersea later this month. more

Whitbread continues with expansion plans
Hotel operator Whitbread has today announced a £100m plan to develop nine new Premier Inn hotels at locations across the UK. more

New Derbyshire leisure park given go ahead
A new multi-million pound leisure and retail park in Swadlincote has been given the go ahead by South Derbyshire District Council. more

Whitbread continues with expansion plans
A scheme to regenerate one of the poorest districts in Wales has been scrapped due to lack of support for the initiative. more

Construction begins on £30m Cornwall resort
Sir Robert McAlpine has started building the £30m Cornwall Hotel Spa and Estate in Tregorrick, near St Austell, Cornwall. The resort is in close proximity to both the Eden Project and the Lost Gardens of Heligan. more

London facing drop in tourist numbers
Quarterly figures released by Visit London have shown a downturn in the number of tourists visiting the city. more

Kids 'unfamiliar' with UK seaside towns
New research claims that one in ten children have never been to a UK beach. more

Barnsley Premier Leisure promotes Roberts
Barnsley Premier Leisure's commercial manager Steve Roberts has been promoted to head of business development. more

Jersey hotel's gym revamp complete
Hilwood Resorts & Hotels has completed a £1.5m revamp of the health and fitness club at the Grand Hotel Jersey. more

Rhyl regeneration scheme scrapped
A scheme to regenerate one of the poorest districts in Wales has been scrapped due to lack of support for the initiative. more

£30m five-star eco hotel planned for Newquay
Cornwall may become home to a new ecologically sustainable five-star hotel complex if the developer, Roseland Peninsula Homes, is successful in its planning application. more

Pier regeneration plans to move forward
Plans for a £39m regeneration of Mumbles Pier near Swansea are expected to take a step forward today. more

Merlin to sue London Bridge Experience operator
Merlin Entertainments has taken legal action against the operator of a new London attraction, accusing it of copying one of its own attractions. more

HLF funding bid for castle restoration plan
A Welsh preservation trust is bidding for lottery money to help fund the multi-million pound restoration of Cardigan Castle in Ceredigion, west Wales. more

Anglesey castle restoration complete
A restoration project to save Castell Aberlleiniog in Anglesey, North Wales has been completed. more

New chair for Yorkshire Dales authority
Kevin Lancaster has been appointed as the new chair of the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA). more

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