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SnOasis winter resort gets go-ahead

Plans to build a £350m winter sports resort in Great Blakenham, Suffolk, have been approved by Hazel Blears, the secretary of state for communities...

Added/updated: Wednesday 26 November 2008
Category: News summary

Source/Contact: Sports Management, 06/11/2008

2012 Olympic Park plans revealed

The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) has unveiled its plans for the London 2012 Olympic Park.  The park will also feature a ‘mini Kew Gardens’,...

Added/updated: Wednesday 26 November 2008
Category: News summary

Source/Contact: Leisure Management, 16/11/2008

The world's largest luxury floating hotel set for London Docklands

Aquiva has won planning permission to permanently moor the world's largest luxury floating hotel in London Docklands. The seven-deck boat features...

Added/updated: Wednesday 26 November 2008
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Source/Contact: Quatro Hotels Update, 20/11/2008

£115m Aberdeenshire golf course approved days after Trump’s

A £115m golf course on the outskirts of Aberdeen has been given the go-ahead by the Scottish Government, less than 48-hours after Donald Trump’s £1bn...

Added/updated: Wednesday 26 November 2008
Category: News summary

Source/Contact: Leisure Opportunities, 06/11/2008

London hoteliers facing a rough ride

London hotels are set to face the worst economic conditions in 15 years, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC).  The financial advisory...

Added/updated: Wednesday 26 November 2008
Category: News summary

Source/Contact: Leisure Opportunities, 14/11/2008

New mixed-use development for Swansea

Whitbread Group is planning a 132-bed hotel on the Swansea waterfront in Wales as part of a mixed-use development led by property company Waterstone...

Added/updated: Wednesday 26 November 2008
Category: News summary

Source/Contact: Leisure Property, 21/11/2008

Spy museum planned for London

HLL Humberts Leisure, the UK leisure property firm, is looking for a location for a new attraction called The London Spy Museum.  The project is...

Added/updated: Wednesday 26 November 2008
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Source/Contact: Leisure Opportunities, 21/11/2008

Economic downturn prompts regeneration delays

More than three-quarters of local authorities have reported delays to regeneration projects caused by the economic downturn.  A survey of 200...

Added/updated: Wednesday 26 November 2008
Category: News summary

Source/Contact: EGi, 24/11/2008

Ashwell has got the green light for its revised plans for the £800m Cb1 development in Cambridge.

The city’s planning committee granted planning permission for the Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners masterplan on the 26-acre site following two years...

Added/updated: Tuesday 21 October 2008
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Source/Contact: Property Week, 21/10/2008

Huge mixed-use scheme planned for Coventry

Coventry City Council (CCC) has unveiled its masterplan for a comprehensive redevelopment of the city centre.  Proposals for the ambitious...

Added/updated: Tuesday 21 October 2008
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Source/Contact: Leisure Management, 16/10/2008